http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T01:29:30Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Peter%20Greenberg http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/20/224815/236 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/yurtglow.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>While staying a night or two in a yurt might be more commonplace as you transit through Mongolia on the Trans-Mongolian Express, you don't need to head to such exotic spots to do so. In fact, according to a tip from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Peter%20Greenberg">Peter Greenberg</a>, you can overnight in a yurt--those tent-like affairs typically used by wandering Mongolians--at Big Sur in California.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Treebones+Resort/local/1074"><b>Treebones Resort</b></a> in Big Sur has 16 yurts and all of them are a lot more luxuriously equipped than their Mongolian counterparts. Some of them have an ocean view and all of them have queen-sized beds, electric lighting, a heater and hot and cold running water. They even have polished wooden floorboards, which is much amandak 2008-01-22T09:15:01-05:00 36.075822 -121.59760 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/19/6505/2797 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/LenoxBoston.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Green-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lenoxhotel_story.jpg" align="right"></a> <p>Another tip from the Peter Greenberg list of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/12/63834/366/hotels/Peter_Greenberg_Says_Rancho_La_Puerta_s_Definitely_Green">"they're really green"</a> hotels has come our way in the form of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Lenox+Hotel+Boston/ian/114173"><b>Lenox Hotel</b></a> in Boston.</p><p>We've mentioned the Lenox before and complained about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/17/10340/1942/hotels/Hot+Tip%3A+Slow+Elevators+Are+Deal+Killers">slow elevators</a> but now we've got a reasonable excuse for them. You see, the Lenox Hotel, says Peter Greenberg, was one of the first places to offset the air pollution and carbon emissions of 100 percent of its electricity. We figure that it might be trying to use a little less electricity to reduce the emissions and they've set the elevators to the slowest setting. It's still faster than using the stairs, but they're an alternative.</p><p>The Lenox is amandak 2007-11-19T10:22:10-05:00 42.349130 -71.079434 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/12/63834/366 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/rancholapuerta2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Green-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/rancholapuerta_story.jpg" align="right"></a> <p>A recent <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Peter%20Greenberg">Peter Greenberg</a> spot on the Today Show website said something loud and clear that a lot of us probably already think: all those hotels who crow about being environmentally friendly because they don't wash our towels every day aren't really green, they're just saving money.</p><p>Greenberg's attack on hotels that pretend to be green goes on, but then he names a few that he really believes are doing a good eco-friendly job. A stand-out is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/"><b>Rancho La Puerta</b></a> in Tecate, Mexico. This Baja California destination is found on 3,000 acres in a valley just an hour's drive from San Diego, and it gets plenty of thumbs up for being particularly amandak 2007-11-12T09:30:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/11/111741/216 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/greenberg_tempe_mission_palms.jpg"> <p> As our little brother in travel arms <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/6/11/102612/811/travel/Peter+Greenberg+Pays+Dearly+For+His+Excess+Baggage+">just told you</a>, <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Peter%20Greenberg"><b>Peter Greenberg</b></a> was on NBC's Today Show this morning, calling out a couple Arizona hotels for piling on the "resort fees". The most egregious offender? The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Tempe+Mission+Palms/ian/138483"><b>Tempe Mission Palms</b></a> where Peter was subject to a $9.75 "hospitality fee". Guess some hotels feel their guests should pay extra for general hospitality. How lame. <p> Though <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/3/18/124124/399/hotels/Fear_The_Wrath_Of_Regis">Regis Philbin</a> was the main stream media trailblazer in drawing attention to hotels where tips and fees are built into your bill, many times unknowingly, Greenberg did a great job moving the ball forward this morning. The important thing is to call out these hotels by name, so markj 2007-06-11T11:25:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/22/114315/209 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/greenberg_hoteltheft.png" class="imgborder"/><p>The Today Show's travel detective <a href="http://petergreenberg.com/">Peter Greenberg</a> reported live today from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hyatt+DFW/ian/233515"><b>Grand Hyatt</b></a> at the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport about hotel theft. And he doesn't mean, people stealing your valuables out of your hotel room. No, he's talking about hotel guests that make off with more than just the shampoo and conditioner provided by the hotel. <p>Apparently, hotel guests steal up to $100 million a year worth of hotel goods, according to the American Hotel &amp; Lodging Association. A general manager at a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Holiday%20Inns"><b>Holiday Inn</b></a> told Greenberg that a couple once requested a room near the parking lot because they were moving and wanted their U-haul to be close to the room. The next day juliana 2007-05-22T11:50:03-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/