HotelChatter - Tag: WASP Hotels

Newport: Bauble-Ogling Instead of Leaf-Peeping at The Viking

ChristineM — 2008-09-19T09:30:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/vikingbubbles.png" class="imgborder">Let's face it: Leaf-peeping can get a tad tedious. Which is why we there was a certain twinkle in our eyes when we heard about the jewelry component--namely two handcrafted Angela Moore bracelets--of the "Baubles, Bubbles and Best Friends" package available at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Viking-A+Noble+House+Hotel/ian/136608">The Viking Hotel</a> in Newport, Rhode Island, not far from the other leaf-peeping locales in New England. The chilled bottle of champagne and $100 spa credit that are also included aren't too shabby either. For a total cost of $399 per room, nightly, the hotel also tosses in a tour of three of Newport's famed mansions, which we suspect is where the "best friend" bonding part of the deal comes in (we could do

Falmouth, Cornwall: A "Civilized" Green Hotel for Brits in the Country

amandak — 2008-07-09T09:30:13-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/budockvean.png" class="imgborder"> The Green Travel Award nominations at the UK Times often include some of those rustic, roughin' it, super-green types of eco-hotels where you can't flush the toilet or need rubber boots to get to the dining hall. But recently they suggested something much more civilized: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Budock+Vean+Hotel/local/1277">Budock Vean Hotel</a>, a country hotel near the Helford River in Cornwall, southwest England.The Budock Vean (which has a kind of a subtitle: "The Hotel on the River") is a 59-room four-star hotel, complete with a 9-hole golf course, swimming pool, sauna, spa and tennis courts, but it's also good at being green. For example, it is careful to support local industry: 80% of the hotel's expenditure goes in to the

Pebble Beach: Bagpiper Entertainment at the Inn at Spanish Bay

juliana — 2008-07-07T09:15:12-05:00

You don't need to pony up the dough for a room at the expensive Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, Calif. to enjoy the beautiful coastal view and a sunset serenade from a Scottish bag piper at dusk.

We hit up the hotel's Lobby Lounge on Saturday night where vacationing golfers and their families gathered around one of the four fire pits on the back terrace. Here you can take in the killer views of the Pacific Ocean and the second hole of the Links at Spanish Bay.

Miami: Cipriani Miami Update :: Blair Waldorf Will Love It

Jenna — 2008-06-10T11:35:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ciprianibedroom.jpg" class="imgborder"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Cipriani+Miami/local/1247">The Cipriani Ocean Resort and Club Residences</a> in South Beach, the snooty-chic 209-room beach resort and private condo development, seems to still be on track for completion in mid-2009. The 24-month construction project (which involves the restoration and revamp of the old Saxony property) will feature crazy Miami city and ocean views and some pretty baller amenities when all is said and done: <blockquote>600 feet of pristine beachfront, a spa, fitness center, outdoor bar and grill, beach cabana food and beverage service, three swimming pools, a signature world famous Cipriani restaurant and as well as a grand ballroom.</blockquote> We can't imagine room rates will be easily stomached by those of us whose idea of a splurge

Kennebunkport: The Cottages at Hidden Pond in Maine Opening Next Month

juliana — 2008-06-03T16:30:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hiddenpondroom.png" class="imgborder">The newest edition to the Orchid Hotels and Resorts family is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hidden+Pond/local/1239">Hidden Pond</a> in Kennebunkport, Maine. Normally, we don't go further north than Manhattan when we travel the Eastern Seaboard but we are actually contemplating a stay here at Hidden Pond when it opens in July.The hotel is actually made up of 14 cottages complete with full kitchens, king beds, flat-screen TVs, large screen porch, gas fireplaces and even an outdoor shower. (There's an indoor bath too.)Some more on the cottages:<blockquote>Natural fabrics, an inviting screened-in porch, a gas fireplace set in river stone, clever little kitchens and floor to ceiling windows that allow nature inside ... enjoy all of this by day and then retreat to the