http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T09:46:49Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Vermont%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/22/205334/330 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/whitebarnoct07.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Fall-Foliage-Hotels"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fallfoliagemap2.jpg" align="right"></a><i>The White Barn Inn, Maine</i><p>Yesterday was the first official day of fall...still plenty of time to book a leaf-peeper getaway. <a href="http://www.ushotelsgroup.com/">The US Hotels Group</a> just announced two getaways at their upscale New England resorts, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+White+Barn+Inn/local/680"><b>The White Barn Inn</b></a> in Kennebunkport, Maine (where the Bush parents call home), and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Windham+Hill+Inn/local/1344"><b>The Windham Hill Inn</b></a> in West Townshend, Vermont.<p> <p>Between September 22nd and October 18, and starting at rates of $1100 per person, you get two nights accommodations, dinner for two each night, breakfast and afternoon tea, and er, <i>driving maps</i> of the area. <p> Rooms at the <a href="http://www.windhamhill.com/"><b>The Windham Hill</b></a> come with fireplaces, jacuzzis, and decks -- while <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+White+Barn+Inn/local/680"><b>The White Barn Inn</b></a>, annie0007 2008-09-23T14:20:04-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/15/211426/065 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mtsnowvermont.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Fall-Foliage-Hotels"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fallfoliagemap2.jpg" align="right"></a>Yea, we took high school French...so we know that "Vermont" en francaise means "green mountain."<p><p> <p>But those rolling green hills won't stay that way for long. According to the <a href="http://www.vermontvacation.com/seasons/report.asp">Vermont Vacation's Foliage Report</a>, the wet weather New England has been having will translate to a spectacular palette of autumn hues.<p><p> <p>This website's pretty cool, too - they even tell you <a href="http://www.vermontvacation.com/seasons/lodging_fore.asp">what regions of the state</a> are most likely to have available lodging. (Hint: The weekend of October 10-12 is nearly a statewide blackout of rooms.)<p><p> <p>So where to spend some time leaf-gazing? Ironically, a good stop is at <a href="http://www.mountsnow.com/">Mount Snow</a>, at the sprawling <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mt+Snow+Grand+Summit+Resort/ian/194601"><b>Grand Summit Hotel</b></a>. &nbsp;Predominantly known for skiing, it's annie0007 2008-09-16T13:55:42-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/4/133333/5759 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cortinainnn.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> During today's lesson you may get a bit choked up, find your body temperature rising and a shiver shooting down your spine. If you haven't guessed already, we're talking about Legionnaires disease, symptoms of which include coughing, high fever and chills. <p> Similar to pneumonia, Legionnaires was first identified in 1976 and got its name after a spate of guests at what is now the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Philadelphia/ian/122660"><b>Park Hyatt Philadelphia</b></a>--who happened to be attending an American Legion convention--contracted the disease. It was later discovered the bacteria spawned from the hotel's cooling tower. <p> Why should you care? Because Vermont's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Cortina+Inn+And+Resort/ian/131095"><b>Cortina Inn & Resort</b></a> was <a href="http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080404/NEWS/80404006">closed</a> yesterday after water tests showed evidence of the bacteria, confirming it jennm 2008-04-04T15:30:23-05:00 43.664527 -72.843198 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/6/72813/03147 <![CDATA[<p><i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. &nbsp;We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i><p><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Killer_View_Blueberry_Hill_Inn.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>This sounds like a perfect weekend getaway: heading up into the Green Mountain National Forest, near Romance Mountain, to a place with amandak 2008-03-06T09:23:29-05:00 43.918518 -73.018196 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/22/105450/807 <![CDATA[<p><b>[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same region (or this time, around the same activity) and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quoted here were captured on January 22, 2008 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]</b> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/white_mountains2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Ski-Hotels-2008-Map">Go Straight to our Ski Hotels 2008 Map</a></b> <p>Skiing is hard enough without having to sort through math problems ahead of time. That's why we like this one-page rundown of <a href="http://leisure.travelocity.com/Promotions/0,,TRAVELOCITY|4469|hot_main,00.html?WA1=03010&amp;WA2=174293548&amp;WA3=13507850&amp;WA4=0&amp;WA6=387922">Northeast ski deals from Travelocity</a>. Most are simple "ski and stay" packages at quality hotels and resorts around Stowe, Lake Placid, and Stratton. <p>To see how many restrictions we would run into, we ran a few Tim L. 2008-01-22T11:48:36-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/