http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T16:07:51Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Underwater%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/18/20751/0000 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Great_Barrier_Reef_Fish.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>We are big fans of Queensland's incredible <b>Great Barrier Reef</b> and since we keep reading that it's kinda threatened by human activity and global warming, we're not really sure that we like the idea of the floating hotel called <b>Reefworld</b> that the UK <i>Times</i> reported about on the weekend.</p><p>They're saying that Reefworld will be the world's first "fully eco-friendly floating hotel" and includes eight underwater guestrooms. The bathrooms will have glass walls so all the fish will be able to see what you're up to in there! The plan is to combine it with a research facility, and also power the whole thing using solar panels and its own turbines and "underwater trickle-charge generators".</p><p>It sounds a bit amandak 2008-05-19T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/24/23419/9605 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/instanbul_underwater.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Planned <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Underwater%20Hotels"><b>Underwater Hotels</b></a> Poseidon (Fiji) and Hydropolis (Dubai) are getting some more competition.<p>Istanbul has announced its own plans for an underwater hotel which will open in 2010, the same year the city will be taking over as the Capital of Culture. From <a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/istanbul-underwater-hotel-7-floors-7-stars-below-sea-level">TrendHunter</a>:<blockquote><p> The underwater hotel is being built on the ruins of a historical 1930s tobacco factory and will have restaurants, exhibition halls, and rooms all with sea view rooms.<p>It will be interesting to check-in and check-out the underwater hotel rooms and facilities, as local experts suggest that the underwater visibility of the Istanbul Bosphorus Strait (which is the body of water that links the Black Sea, to the north, with the Sea of Marmara, juliana 2008-02-25T09:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/13/174455/03 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/DEN_firewall.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>&#183; <b>Britney Spears</b>: Can she just give up her parental rights now? The trainwreck claimed to be too sick for a deposition in a child custody case but <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2007/12/13/sick-britney-rolls-till-2am/">went out later that night</a> to the <b>Four Seasons</b>.<p>&#183; <b>Hotel WiFi Hell</b>: Brother site <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/12/13/124716/98/travel/Denver+Airport%2C+Hotels+Censoring+the+Web"><b>Jaunted</b></a> reports that the DIA airport blocks some websites and even more shockingly, HotelChatter is a blocked site at some Drury and Comfort Inns. Whatever, our Trapper Keeper is cooler than yours.<p>&#183; <b>Airport Hotels</b>: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22220098/">Forbes</a> has put together a list of the world's best. Not on the list? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/yotels"><b>Yotels</b></a>.<p>&#183; <b>Hotel Sick</b>: You probably shouldn't drink from those <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/12/11/beware-about-drinking-out-of-your-hotel-room-glasses.aspx">hotel room glasses.</a> <p>&#183; <b>Underwater Hotels</b>: We still don't believe any of these pbb 2007-12-13T17:46:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/23/101835/470 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/macau_hardrock.png" class="imgborder"/><p> Since <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/Macau">Macau </a> is doing everything they possibly can to recreate the Las Vegas strip on their own Cotai Strip, it's no surprise that a <a href="http://www.hardrock.com"><b>Hard Rock Hotel</b></a> will open there as part of the City of Dreams complex. What is surprising is this <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Underwater%20Hotels">Hydropolis</a> trend might have legs:<blockquote><p>The City of Dreams development is planned to feature an underwater- themed casino and four luxurious hotels, including Hard Rock Hotel, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency and the Crown Towers, among other features. The development is planned to open in two phases, with the first phase (which is planned to include the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Macau), expected to be opened late 2008.</blockquote></p><p>Ok, so it's not juliana 2007-01-23T10:25:43-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/15/01059/6638 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cliffside_hotel.jpg"><p>We mentioned this hotel last week in our PM Linkage but we decided that it really deserves a closer look.<p><a href="http://www.thecoolhunter.net/travel/WATERWORLD---China/">The Cool Hunter</a> reported that the Atkin's Architecture Group was the winner of an international design competition with their resort hotel complex that is built within a natural water-filled quarry in Songjiang, China.<blockquote><p>[T]he 400 bed resort hotel is uniquely constructed within the natural elements of the quarry. Underwater public areas and guest rooms add to the uniqueness, but the resort also boasts cafes, restaurants and sporting facilities.<p>The lowest level runs with the aquatic theme by housing a luxurious swimming pool and an extreme sports center for activities such as rock climbing and bungee jumping which will be cantilevered over juliana 2007-01-15T09:50:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/