Earlier this year when swine flu first erupted, 280 people were quarantined at the MetroPark Hotel in Hong Kong, we lightly dubbed it a Swine Flu Hotel. But now we have a real Swine Flu Hotel.

Hotel Sinaia, a resort in the mountains of Sinaia, Romania, has been closed after 40 Romainian and foreign law students attending a conference caught the dreaded H1N1 virus.

Health state secretary Adrian Streinu-Cercel says 40 people were hospitalized Sunday in Bucharest, suffering from medium to severe forms of the flu.

]]> juliana 2009-11-02T08:04:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/31/0617/93820 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same region and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quoted here were captured on July 31, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/hilton_bucharest.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>If you're heading to Bucharest, Romania, you can easily spend two weekend nights for less than $300, starting with this week's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/31/0118/72450/hotels/Good_Rate_A_143_Deal_at_the_Rembrandt_Hotel_Bucharest">Good Rate</a> at the Rembrandt Hotel. If that's full, you're not hurting for choices though: European site <a href="http://www.booking.com">Booking.com</a> lists 21 hotels for under $150 a night for a August 17 to 19 and Expedia lists 15. <p>Then there's the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/ATHENEE+PALACE+HILTON+BUCHAREST/ian/135560"><b>Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest</b></a>, where the lowest rate we could find for Tim L. 2007-07-31T11:11:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/31/0118/72450 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quotes here were captured July 31, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/rembrandt_bucharest.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>A couple of months back <i>National Geographic Traveler</i> raved about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rembrandt+Hotel/ian/252118/"><b>Rembrandt Hotel</b></a> in Bucharest, Romania, saying the boutique hotel "has brought long-needed sanity to the city's inflated hotel prices." Then we look on TripAdvisor and it's also the #1 rated hotel there. <p>The 15 rooms are all a bit different, ranging from smallish ones with a "matrimonial bed" to spacious "business rooms." Rates are a max of 117 Euros ($159) on weekends and top Tim L. 2007-07-31T11:10:53-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/