http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T09:24:51Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Tides%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/16/1148/0704 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tidesrivieramayabeach.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><b><i>UPDATE:</b> We got the full details from <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/10/16/10369/786/travel/Conde+Nast+Traveler%27s+Readers%27+Choice+Awards%3A+We+Came%2C+We+Saw%2C+We+Hit+Dan+Humphrey%27s+Dad">Jaunted</a> and it turns out One & Only tied with The Tides (heh) for Best Mexican Resort. One & Only also snapped up the Best Atlantic resort category as well. Not quite an Amy Winehouse stash of awards but a respectable Britney Spears MTV Music Awards showing perhaps.</i><p> Last night was the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards and our bro <a href="http://www.jaunted.com"><b>Jaunted</b></a> did an excellent job twittering the whole awards show. Seriously, he twittered like every major award.<a href="http://twitter.com/Jaunted"> Check it out.</a><p>Two things of note for hotel geeks: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Tides+Riviera+Maya/ian/198703"><b>The Tides Riviera Maya</b></a> won Best Mexican Resort with Kor Hotels <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/nick%20clayton">Nick Clayton</a> stepping up to accept the award. juliana 2008-10-16T11:43:31-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/23/14733/4870 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/korhotellogo.png" class="imgborder"> <p>We<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/27/17484/4397/hotels/Hotel_News_Briefs_NYLO_Hotel_Warwick_s_Message_in_a_Bottle"> mentioned briefly </a>a few weeks ago that <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kor%20Hotels">Kor Hotels</a></b> -- who own the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Viceroy%20Hotels">Viceroy</a></b> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Tides%20Hotels"><b>Tides</b></a> brands -- have sold 50% of the company to <b>Mubadala Development Company</b>, a business development and investment firm headquartered in Abu Dhabi. <p>We received confirmation of the partnership today. Word from the official press release: <blockquote><p>Kor will increase its presence in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia under the partnership, with premier business and resort developments planned to open in Abu Dhabi by 2012. Already a rising presence in several sought-after locations, Kor will soon expand its distinct collection with the unveiling of its newest hotels and resorts, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/29/174647/18/hotels/Snapshots_Kor_Hotels_Doing_More_Good">Viceroy Anguilla</a> and <a Jenna 2008-09-23T14:08:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/8/71834/09236 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/jalousie_Plantation_St_Lucia.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>One door closes, another door opens: the <b>Jalousie Plantation</b> is going to close up in early summer 2009, but hold your breath for a year and it will reemerge as <b>The Tides Sugar Beach</b> in 2010. It sounds like it could be worth the wait, too.<p>The setting for this resort is in the Valley of the Pitons, a World Heritage listed site thanks to its many acres of rainforest and perfect white beaches. The developers will spend over $100 million on the renovation including setting up a spa complex and restaurants with locally grown food to give it that little sustainable touch.<p>This the first "Tides" resort in the Caribbean, but they're already operating in Mexico and Florida amandak 2008-09-08T09:40:56-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/23/999/56380 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/tides_zihua.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Do you love Mexico? Do you love Yoga? Then maybe you should consider signing up for the Yoga Retreat series at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Tides+Zihuatenajo/local/766"><b>Tides Zihuatanejo</b></a> which is taking place from October 3-7, 2008. (Or if you can't stand yoga and its yoginis, then you may want to hit up the resort another week.) <p>The retreat is being led by celebrity instructor <a href="http://store.exercisetv.tv/s-59-tom-morley.aspx">Tom Morley</a>, one of LA's hottest yoga instructors who has taught such celebs like Reese Witherspoon and Helen Hunt.<blockquote><p>For over 10 years, Morley has redefined the traditional approach to yoga by adapting the practice to individual preferences. Morley draws from a range of yoga styles (such as vinyasa and yin), breathing exercises, meditation, partner yoga and juliana 2008-07-23T09:35:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/8/154448/9653 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/q_n_a.jpg"><i><b>HotelChatter Questions:</b> In which, the intrepid HotelChatter editors and our hotel maven readers answer hotel questions that pop into our inbox. Have a question for us? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send it along</b></a>. Think you have a better answer than we gave, or better yet, want to give a vote of confidence to our answer? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/8/154448/9653/hotels/What_s_The_Best_Room_to_Book_at_the_Tides_Zihuatanejo_for_Honeymooners_#postform">Comment away</a>.<p></i>A curious HotelChatter reader is pondering a stay at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Tides+Zihuatenajo/local/766"><b>Tides Zihuatanejo</b></a> for his honeymoon and was interested to know which suite would be the best to book: the Lagoon suite or the Beach suite? Here are his questions:<blockquote><p>Looking to do a honeymoon at the tides in Zihuatanejo in August of this year and I have a couple of questions: How does the juliana 2008-07-08T16:37:54-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/