http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T09:30:04Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ski%20Resorts http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/15563/4896 <![CDATA[<img src="http://hotelchatter.com/files/1425/rustyparrot2.jpg" class="top"> <p>The confusingly named <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rusty+Parrot+Lodge+And+Spa/ian/218254">Rusty Parrot Lodge &amp; Spa</a></b> (Who ever heard of a lodge being named for a tropical bird? In Wyoming?) is welcoming the new <b><a href="http://www.tram-formation.com/">Jackson Hole Mountain Resort</a> Tram</b>, an engineering feet years in the making: <blockquote><p>Two years in construction, the new tram is one of the most expensive and technically challenging aerial trams in the U.S. Twice the size of the original, the new tram will carry 100 passengers and cover 4,139 vertical feet--the longest continual vertical rise for a ski lift in North America--in nine minutes to the crest of the Tetons where untracked powder awaits.</p></blockquote> <p>Right then. A ten-minute ride scaling a mountain so that you can plummit down it. abigailmschilling 2008-11-04T16:08:55-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/3/72733/2165 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/VillaRokaBulgaria.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>NYT columnist Matt Gross's latest expedition has been a skiing holiday in, of all places, Bulgaria. In particular, he set out to figure out whether the ski resort area of Bansko, the biggest in the country, was about to make skiing in Bulgaria famous.</p><p>The answer: possibly not. Amidst tales of queue jumpers in the lines for the ski lifts, and resort staff who groom away all the good powdered snow, Gross did manage to get in some good snowboarding, but it didn't sound all that great. What did look cute was the hotel he stayed in, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Villa+Roka/local/1006"><b>Villa Roka</b></a>, all modern and trendy-looking and with a spa center including solarium, sauna and steam bath.</p><p>The best part amandak 2007-12-03T09:27:17-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/29/152829/93 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/sony_psp.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Visitors to <a href="http://vbcrp.com/VBCRP/"><b>Vail Beaver Creek Resort Properties</b></a> in Beaver Creek, Colo. this ski season may not have to hit the slopes at all. That's because the resort properties are offering guests a free Sony PlayStation Portable system when they book a stay at one of the resorts. This sort of takes care of a Christmas present for a gamer in your family doesn't it?<p> The deal lasts until April 13 and room rates vary based according to properties. At <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Pines+Lodge/ian/136777"><b>The Pines Lodge</b></a>, the PSP package starts at $175 per night with a seven-night minimum stay. Other hotels include the <b>Inn at Beaver Creek</b> and <b>Trapper's Cabin</b> as well as luxury condominiums -- Bachelor Gulch Village, SaddleRidge ced138 2007-11-30T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/13/125127/42 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ArabelleGuest_copy.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Vail is getting a little bit of Aspen-esque luxury digs for its snow bunnies with money.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Arrabelle+At+Vail+Square/ian/261355"><b>The Arrabelle at the Vail Resort</b></a> will open on January 5, 2008. A RockResort, The Arrabelle is the first new ultra-luxe resort to open in Vail in 25 years. <br> <blockquote><p> &nbsp;Anchoring a new destination called Vail Square, a European-inspired village that will fuse new energy into the region, The Arrabelle will offer guests an exceptional vacation experience with 36 luxury rooms and 50 condominiums, fine dining at Centre V, a RockResorts spa, personalized services such as the Ski Nanny, and a true ski-in/ski-out experience with a location just steps away from Vail Mountain. </blockquote></p><p>Ski Nanny? Apparently the nanny will watch kids juliana 2007-11-13T13:14:14-05:00 39.642812 -106.39038 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/