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HotelChatter - Tag: starwood hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T21:29:36Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood%20hotels Seville: The Hotel Pool Scene in Seville is Taking Off http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/104441/67 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/alfonsopool.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/9373/0631/hotels/The_Alfonso_XIII_May_Be_Seville_s_Grandest_Hotel_But_Its_Wifi_is_Less_Than_Grand">Yesterday</a> we lamented about the lack of decent WiFi at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alfonso+Xiii,+The+Luxury+Collection/ian/141165">Hotel Alfonso XIII</a> in <a herf="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/seville%20hotels">Seville</a>. Today were going to tell you about its pool. Why? Because we noticed this weekend that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Pool%20Scenes">pool scene</a> in Seville is really taking off. But as with most hotel trends, the newer and hipper places do it best. When the Alfonso XIII was built, back in the 19th century, they preferred to stick turrets and stuff on hotel roofs, rather than pools so because of the gorgeous façade of the place, theres not exactly room to stick a tub up there. Thus the pool is in the traditional, round-the-back-of-the-hotel position. It's a nice size with juliab 2009-11-18T11:58:56-05:00 Starwood To Cram in More Westin Hotels Before 2010 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/3819/0053 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/westinbona_room.jpg" class="top"> More Westin Heavenly Beds for Everyone!If you're into <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/westin hotels">Westin Hotels</a> and white tea scents then you'll be happy to know that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood hotels">Starwood Hotels</a> plans on opening six Westin Hotels before the year is out. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091117-715495.html">The WSJ</a> reports: <blockquote>The company, based in White Plains, N.Y., will cut the ribbon on two new Westins--one near the Washington Dulles Airport and the other in Orlando--on Thursday. The rest, built from the ground up, will open in China and India by the end of the year.</blockquote>Mickey Mouse and Westin? That sounds so dirty. And so good. But there's already a Westin in Orlando near Disney World called <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1767">The Westin Imagine Orlando</a>. The newest Orlando hotel juliana 2009-11-18T08:29:29-05:00 Seville: The Alfonso XIII May Be Sevilles Grandest Hotel, But Its Wifi is Less Than Grand http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/9373/0631 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/alfonso.jpg" class="top"> Relaxing weekends never pan out the way you planned them do they? And our trip to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/seville%20hotels">Seville</a> this weekend was no exception. Leaving aside the whiplash from the crashy landing on Sunday night (thanks Ryanair) and the fact that we didnt partake in enough cerveza sessions, we spent much of the two days seething about the dire internet situation at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alfonso+Xiii,+The+Luxury+Collection/ian/141165">Hotel Alfonso XII</a>, where we were shacked up. Switching on the laptop as is our wont on arrival at a hotel, we were sad to see no WiFi networks showing. Yes there was an ethernet cable, but our 'pooter lacks the requisite hole. We called reception, who told us not to worry, that there juliab 2009-11-17T10:06:09-05:00 San Francisco: More Hotel Workers in San Francisco Go On Strike, This Time at The Palace http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/11/02437/810 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/palacegardencourt.jpg" class="top"> Do not expect this scene today at The Palace Hotel.Over the weekend, hotel workers from the union, Unite Here, staged a three day strike in front of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hyatt+San+Francisco/ian/106066">The Grand Hyatt San Francisco</a> to protest the contract negotiations that have been ongoing. The workers have been working without a new contract since August and the main sticky point, as ever, is the issue of health care. Hotel workers have repeatedly gone on strike over contract negotiations in the last few years but rarely does it ever happen back to back at different hotels. Last night, hotel workers at the famed <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Palace+Hotel/local/61">Palace Hotel</a> which is part of Starwood's Luxury Collection, began a <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/10/BU911AI303.DTL&type=business">three-day strike</a> as well, juliana 2009-11-11T09:28:03-05:00 Chicago: What It's Like Riding Around in The W Hotel's Free Car Service http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/9/53415/4387 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/acura.jpg" class="top"> When you stay at one of the W Hotels, take advantage of its Acura Experience, a complimentary car service. Of course, there are limitations; the car will only bring you within a five-mile radius of the hotel. That may not seem like a lot, but if you are directionally challenged, it's helpful to have someone drive you to a destination. And if you're arranging for a rehearsal dinner, you can save money on renting a trolley and instead transport your wedding party in the free seven-seat vehicles instead. We tried out the car service for ourselves at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Chicago+City+Center/local/466">W Chicago - City Center</a> at an opportune time, when it was raining. Our ride was silver with Jennifer Kester 2009-11-09T09:14:24-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/