http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:30:55Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Nobu http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/27/104954/558 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/oneonlycapetown.jpg" class="top"><p> Lovers of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/one%20and%20only%20resorts"><b>One & Only Resorts</b></a> (mainly the famous and the wealthy) will be thrilled to know that the resort group's newest location is opening <b>April 4th</b> in Cape Town, South Africa.<p><b>One & Only Cape Town</b> is described as a "urban chic waterfront resort" in the heart of Victoria & Alfred Waterfront which will have killer views of Table Mountain and Signal Hill. The crescent-shaped, seven-storey Marina Rise building will house but more accommodations and the One & Only Spa can be found on two private islands in the middle of the waterway.<blockquote><p> Generous interior spaces are adorned with fabrics and furnishings recalling the warm, muted tones of Africa&#146;s savannahs, with bright splashes of colour paying juliana 2009-01-27T11:04:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/30/13343/7206 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/nobuwaikiki.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>Sigh, <a href="http://www.noburestaurants.com/waikiki/index.html">Nobu</a> Restaurant: if only we were able to dine with you and indulge in your delicious cuisine without feeling our wallets go empty while our stomachs filled up. <p>Oh wait! Now we have another option. <p>Nobu Waikiki (inside the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Waikiki+Parc+Hotel/local/217"><b>Waikiki Parc Hotel</b></a>) has just launched a "European-style pre-dinner feature" called Apertivo to be served in the Lounge at Nobu: <blockquote><p>Among his 21 globally-based restaurants, Chef Nobu has hand-selected Nobu Milano and Nobu Waikiki to celebrate this sophisticated pre-meal European-dining tradition. Available Monday through Friday from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Aperitivo will feature a tasting trio of the chef's selections of the day, served with a choice of a Nobu cocktail.</p></blockquote> <p>The price? $18 Jenna 2008-07-30T13:04:24-05:00 21.2782580 -157.83068 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/8/42557/84658 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/nobuwaikiki.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>[Ed Note: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/ASalkever">Alex Salkever</a> is the founder and editor of <a href="http://www.hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama.com</a>, a travel blog covering Hawaii.]</i><p> <a href="http://www.noburestaurants.com/waikiki/index.html">Nobu</a> opened inside the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Waikiki+Parc+Hotel/local/217"><b>Waikiki Parc Hotel</b></a>, a poor but not inelegant sister to the Halekulani, in June of 2007. Yet unlike the other Nobus across America, the food at this outpost got tepid reviews from local writers. <p>When I asked a friend who works there what the deal was, she told to me the chef was still feeling out the local purveyors and had not really localized the menu. <p>The restaurant had done well with tourists but locals took a lot longer to come around. So I waited and waited. And finally dove in two weeks ago. ASalkever 2008-07-09T11:30:14-05:00 21.278092 -157.83059 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/