http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T21:20:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Overwater%20Bungalows http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/27/1422/33764 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Neuchatel_Over_Water.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We get a bit tingly when we see pictures of a hotel that look as gorgeous as this one. This over-lake wonder is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Palafitte+Neuchatel/ian/212994"><b>Hotel Palafitte</b></a> near Neuchâtel in French-speaking Switzerland, in the north-west of the country.<p>What makes us even more tingly is when it sounds like our high expectations might actually be fulfilled. Nearly every <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g188066-d269013-Reviews-Hotel_Palafitte-Neuchatel.html">guest review</a> of this place is overloaded with glowing adjectives and phrases like "One of Europe's best experiences" or "truly one of the most fantastic hotels".<p>There are rooms--they call them "pavilions"--both on the shore and over the lake, but if you're going all the way to Switzerland you've got to stay with the water lapping under you, right? That amandak 2009-01-27T09:59:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/8/203353/781 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/annie0007/stories">Annie0007</a> is taking a trip to an exotic island only accessible by helicopter or boat. Enjoy.</i><p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/vahineisland.png" class="imgborder"><p>Bid me Bon Voyage, folks. No annie0007 2008-10-09T16:05:41-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/24/134042/31 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/nickscove_cottage.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> Is a bungalow that is over mud much of the time still and overwater bungalow? Yes. After years of neglect, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nick%27s+Cove+and+Cottages/local/925"><b>Nick's Cove & Cottages</b></a> were recently reborn as luxury <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Overwater%20Bungalows ">overwater bungalows</a>. Rooms come with that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed6WKq1UmCk"><i>Downeaster Alexa</i></a> feel, with decks, wood floors, fireplaces and new flat-screen TVs. iPod docking stations, in-room spa and massage service, and free WiFi complete the cabins. <p> Since we are in the midst of a four month stretch of months ending in "r", which allegedly means Northern California crab is at its tastiest, this is as good a time as any to annoint Nick's Cove and Cottages amongst our list of overwater bungalow destinations. <p> An markj 2007-10-24T13:46:27-05:00 38.176687 -122.90149 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/10/11838/8585 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ll_fiji.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>The luxury <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/LikuLiku+Lagoon+Resort+/local/228"><b>Likuliku Lagoon Resort</b></a> in Fiji didn't quite make its planned opening in February, but finally on April 15 just gone its doors opened to guests. These guests, it should be mentioned, should be couples only. That's the stated target audience, so don't forget your partner.</p><p>Reviews from some of the first guests are overwhelmingly positive. From a simple "we can't wait to return" right through to a "we wept when we left", there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with Likuliku. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly, the food is fantastic, and the location is heavenly. And one couple mentioned how pleased they were to have warm chocolate cookies delivered to their room every day. amandak 2007-05-10T09:09:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/24/41537/8044 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p> In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/amandak/stories">Amanda K</a> picks out her first choice for a Samoan getaway. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/samoan_beach.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>I hope I'm right in thinking that Samoa is one amandak 2007-04-24T13:25:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/