HotelChatter - Tag: Winter Hotels

Montreal: Montreal is Cold Chillin' with its Snow Village

Chanize — 2012-01-09T14:55:53-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/snowvillageext.jpg" class="top"> Last winter <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Get%20INTO%20the%20Cold">we proved </a> we dont wuss out when it comes to the cold, so when we heard about Montreals new <a href="http://www.snowvillagecanada.com">Snow Village</a>, we strapped on our snowshoes (ok, not really), and headed to the Great White North.Montreals latest attraction is a five minute ride from the downtown area on Sainte-Hélène island. This area hosts an annual winter festival in its Parc Jean-Drapeau, but this year it goes over the top with the addition of the Snow Village, three giant igloos forming a ice hotel complete with restaurant, bar, conference center, and chapel to rival Quebec Citys famous seasonal structure. It opens this evening and is set (hopefully!) to remain in place until its

Balea Lac: Get Down with Dracula at Romania's Rebuilt Ice Hotel This Season

Heidi Atwal — 2012-01-04T09:30:02-05:00

Eerily sculpted headboards adorn rooms at the Balea Lac Ice Hotel

It's been over a year since we last reported on an ice hotel, which we took as a sign that the kitschy travel trend had seen its final day pass. But rounding out this unusually mild winter season is news about the latest contender in (relatively) cheap and chilly accommodations: Romania.

The Balea Lac is one in a series of European icy lodgings that are rebuilt to compensate for melting and other seasonal changes. Temperatures inside top off at a spine-tingling 35 degrees Fahrenheit, though rest assured, every stay includes a "specialist sleeping bag" and some furs.

London: The Berkeley Hotel Reopens Their Rooftop Cinema With a Winter Twist

Heidi Atwal — 2012-01-02T11:30:02-05:00

One of London's ongoing summer events, a Rooftop Film Club hosted at a popular Hoxton bar, inspired something of a cult-like fervor among local film buffs. Piggybacking on Londoners' love of all things cinema and all things, uh, rooftop, is the Berkeley hotel, who is transplanting the concept from East to West and taking full advantage of their posh terrace climes (not to mention outdoor lamp heaters).

Woosh, Woosh! Get Your (Apres) Ski On at These Three Euro Resorts

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-08T16:18:42-05:00

While it's possible to find passable skiing conditions any time of year, depending on location, it's winter time that ski aficionados spend the year anticipating with zeal. Europe, with its bounty of snowy climes, is home to some of the world's best and most exclusive ski chalets—locations that provide near perfect powdery conditions for "woosh-wooshing" downhill.

We've sussed out some of the continent's most luxurious ski hotels for this feature; they're places you can kick back with spiked hot cocoa if you so choose, yet still get you up close and personal with slopeside action. Take note, Jonny Moseley-types.

Savoie: More 'Buzz'-worthy Bee News From a Hotel in the French Alps

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-01T13:38:42-05:00

Slough off dry winter skin after a day of skiing with some honeyed help

Bees, the hottest in hotel trends? The insects have been creating a lot of, ahem, buzz on the hotel news circuit, with many a locale housing beehives to make honey on-site. But they're not just being used to produce jars of sweet stuff for kitchen use: at Hotel de Charme les Airelles in the French Alps, five hives are kept as a resource for Spa Valmont for Les Airelles. And no, the little stingers aren't being used to give guests' lips an Angelina Jolie-esque fullness.