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Killer View
Room With a Killer View :: Radisson SAS Edinburgh
October 2, 2008 at 10:31 AM | 0 Comments
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. 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 HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. 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.
We've already sent kudos the way of the Radisson SAS Edinburgh because they're doing a bunch of nice green stuff. But, as all the best home shopping networks say: there's more!
The Radisson in Edinburgh also has truly incredible views. This killer view was from one of the loft rooms--guest Robin said they couldn't remember the room number, but "it felt like a long way from reception". We would happily accept a long hike from the lobby to our room if the reward is this kind of view.
This hotel is on the "Royal Mile" in Edinburgh and is between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, so you're already in the thick of things. Average room rates are close to $300 but at least you won't need to pay for too many taxis.
[Photo: Robin Kearney]
Celebrity Scoop
Harry Potter and the $2,000 Hotel Room
July 21, 2008 at 10:39 AM | 0 Comments
Oh, Harry Potter fans. We smiled when we passed by the bookstore the night you were all camping out for the midnight release of book 7, costumes and all. And we like to think we were very understanding when you retreated to a quiet spot to read the book for the next 20 hours. And then we tolerated our Google newsfeeds with a good attitude as they were flooded by the news that a certain characters' sexual preference was revealed.
But even we, as supporters of crazy Harry Potter fanpeople worldwide (even though some of us at HotelChatter haven't read a single one of the books), think this is a little much.
See, room 552 at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland is where author J.K. Rowling finished the very last book in the series back in January of last year. The hotel renamed the 180 square-foot room in her honor, and now, according to the Telegraph, Harry fans fly in from all over the world to stay in the legendary room.
