http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T03:25:06Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Thailand%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/7/154754/1032 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/twin_palms.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Thanks to HotelChatter Flickr Pool Member <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/l_stegall/425367976/in/pool-hotelchatter/">Lisa Stegall</a> we have an inside look at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Twinpalms+Hotel+Phuket/local/552"><b>Twinpalms Resort</b></a> in Phuket, Thailand. Lisa writes:<blockquote><p>We stayed at the Twinpalms Resort on Phuket, Thailand in September 2006. The hotel's main lobby is a beautiful open air pavilion surrounded by water and also has a gorgeous pool that free flows beyond the main pool itself and winds around by the various buildings containing guest rooms. Some lower level rooms have direct access to the water. The rooms and baths were very nice. I would definitely stay there again. This view shows part of the water feature surrounding the main pavillion. The bar is on the left. </blockquote></p><p>The hotel is also a juliana 2007-05-07T15:55:35-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/4/41539/56960 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tsongai_baycottages.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>We might be stuck at home this week, but that doesn't stop friends of HotelChatter from traveling, and friends Clare and Rick have been soaking up sunshine and saltwater on the idyllic Thai island of Ko Samui. Having got a tip on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/TONGSAI+BAY+COTTAGES+++HOTEL/ian/119098"><b>Tongsai Bay Cottages and Hotel</b></a>, they don't seem to be regretting booking in here at all:</p><blockquote><p>We flew in on Wednesday and have already made ourselves at home ... which isn't hard when you're staying at a place like Tongsai Bay. This resort came highly recommended and after only two nights I can appreciate why. For my part this is the nicest place I've ever stayed. Tongsai Bay is gorgeous; so much so that amandak 2007-05-04T09:11:16-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/9/123839/4606 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/charlotte_church.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>UK TV presenter and singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Church">Charlotte Church</a> who wowed everyone in the late 1990s with her young age and classical voice is all growns up and out now.<p>The singer is four months pregnant and decided to have a hen party at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/RAYAVADEE/ian/143926"><b>Rayavadee Resort</b></a> on the Phra Nang peninsula in Thailand. According to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=447421&in_page_id=1773">Daily Mail</a>, Charlotte has spent nearly <b>100,000 pounds</b> on the trip which included her girlfriends.<p>Most likely the girls shacked up in a few of the 77 pavillions (starting at $520 a night) that line the beach at this resort. Aside from sunbathing and swimming, the resort offers snorkeling, scuba diving, fish feeding and sea canoeing.<p> So what did Charlotte do there?<blockquote><p>She juliana 2007-04-09T12:51:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/21/164345/208 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/shanghai_inn.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Shanghai, Bangkok, Free WiFi.<p>What could these three words have to do with one another? Well, at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Shanghai+Inn/local/397"><b>Shanghai Inn</b></a> in Bangkok's Chinatown you can stay in "chic chinoise" (four poster beds and "jeweled-tone walls", so says <a href="http://nationalgeographic.com/traveler/">NG Traveler</a>) while accessing the hotel's free wireless internet. And for only $67 a night!<p>Of course, it sounds too good to be true and it is. Reviewers say the hotel is fun to look at but not to stay in. For starters, it seems the staff has some problems with their indoor voices:<blockquote><p>The staff is incredibly loud: shouting, laughing, talking into walkie talkies, etc. The cleaners started pushing trolleys from 5 in the morning and made terrible noise with plastic juliana 2007-03-21T16:53:12-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/31/11133/4701 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/devi_dhehi_1.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p><i>[<b>Ed. Note</b>: Experienced traveler and Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/GEOmbfl">GEOmbfl</a> rarely gets excited when checking out new places but the <a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/chiangmai/"><b>Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevei Resort</b></a> in Thailand has shaken him up. He offers up his semi-conscious review...er we mean semi-stream of consciousness review below.</i> <p>The moment when you get into the gold cart and are taken to the reception, I was in awe from the moment I arrived. Before I even stepped into the property I knew this was going to be the nicest place I have ever stayed. I am pretty fortunate in my life and get spoiled by the ability to see a lot and travel so a lot of times I arrive and leave places, GEOmbfl 2007-01-31T13:43:21-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/