http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T11:35:44Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP%20Hotel%20Reviewer%20Series http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/10/145718/374 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/454/josh_flagg_mamounia.jpg"> <p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/vipreviewlogo.jpg"> <i>Our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP%20Hotel%20Reviews"><b>VIP Hotel Reviews Series</b></a> is back. For those of you with goldfish memories, this is the series in which we hand-pick experts in the travel and media worlds and beyond to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. From time to time, we'll feature a hotel review from said VIPs about their favorite leisure or business hotels. <p>Our next VIP reviewer is Beverly Hills manse lister <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/jdf3524"><b>Josh Flagg</b></a>. Josh is a Los Angeles real estate agent, star of <a href="http://www.BravoTV.com/million-dollar-listing">Bravo!'s Million Dollar Listing</a>, and an avid traveler. He has vacationed with his family in all the top resorts and hotels of Europe America and the Middle East. In 2011 Josh jdf3524 2011-03-16T08:54:28-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/20/105056/14 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/jamesnewyork_gerenford.jpg" class="top"><p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/vipreviewlogo.jpg"> <i>We've got yet another installment of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP Hotel Reviews"><b>VIP HOTEL REVIEWS</b></a>! Every so often, we'll invite an expert in the travel and media worlds, and beyond, to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Pay attention: These invited guests are skilled at what they do and they don't mess around when it comes to their hotels.<p>Today's VIP guest is <b>Geren Lockhart</b></a>, the designer behind fashion label <a href="http://www.gerenford.com">Geren Ford</a>. Based in LA but with frequent trips to NYC for fashion events, Geren has slept around quite a bit...in NYC hotels, that is. But we think she's ready to settle down. And the lucky man is named James.</i><p> During their opening month of juliana 2010-10-21T17:58:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/5/103837/9133 <![CDATA[<p><p><i>It's back! We have decided to rev up our popular <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP%20Hotel%20Reviewer%20Series">VIP Hotel Reviewer Series</a> again, except VIP is sooo last decade. This time around, in light of all the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/private%20sales">private hotel sales</a> popping up, we're calling this series, <b>THE INVITED</b>.<p>Every so often, we'll invite an expert in the travel and media worlds, and beyond, to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Pay attention: These invited guests are skilled at what they do and they don't mess around when it comes to their hotels.<p>Our first invited guest is <b>Sean O'Neill</b></a>, the deal-hunting senior editor at <a href="http://www.budgettravel.com">BudgetTravel.com</a> who has detailed for HotelChatter his very own budget pick in Manhattan. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/davinicbed.JPG" class="top"><p><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Da+Vinci+Hotel/ian/163775"><b>The Da Vinci Hotel</b></a><p> juliana 2010-02-08T16:00:14-05:00 40.7656430 -73.983001 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/10/172232/512 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/314_cannes.JPG" class="top"><p><i>The 3.14 Hotel overlooks the storied Carlton Intercontinental hotel.</i><p><i>For most of us, heading to <b>Cannes</b>, the land of celebrities, yachts and movies, is a pipe dream. Probably something we could only do when we're old and have saved up enough money. But we'll be old then. Thank god we can live vicariously through <a href="http://www.jetsetlife.tv">Jet Set Life's</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/JetSetLife"><b>Kimberly Murgatroyd</b></a> who gives us yet another hotel review. This time, it's the funkee (in a French accent) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/3.14+Hotel/ian/242910"><b>3.14 Hotel</b></a>. Enjoy.</i><p>Coming of the heels of my St. Tropez vacation, I headed to Cannes for a six-night stay at the kitschy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/3.14+Hotel/ian/242910"><b>3.14 Hotel</b></a>. I chose this hotel primarily for it's prime location and said to be unique design concept. juliana 2009-08-10T17:28:09-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/4/232536/9676 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/xvbeaconbend.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>Once again, <a href="http://www.jetsetlife.tv">Jet Set Life's</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/JetSetLife"><b>Kimberly Murgatroyd</b></a> returns with another <b>VIP Hotel Review</b>. You may recall her last visit to the exotic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/12/155942/727/hotels/Jet_Set_Girl_Dines_Next_to_Nobu_at_The_Belvedere_Hotel_in_Mykonos">Belvedere Hotel</a> in Mykonos, Greece. This time she's landed stateside to revisit the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fifteen+Beacon/ian/153529"><b>XV Beacon Hotel</b></a>. Enjoy.</i><p> Maybe I keep returning to Boston's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fifteen+Beacon/ian/153529"><b>XV Beacon Hotel</b></a> because I'm a true New England girl at heart, or maybe it's that XV Beacon just gets what operating a luxury boutique hotel is all about. When you first walk into this, turn-of-the-century federalist meets modern hotel, there is an immediate feeling of warmth and a definite welcoming vibe. <p>Without a doubt, what makes this hotel so welcoming is the extraordinary staff that has juliana 2009-08-05T16:54:59-05:00 42.3584070 -71.061971 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/