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Soak and Stare at The Eiffel Tower from Plaza Athenee

Where: 25 Ave Montaigne, Paris, France, 75008

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.

Whenever you stay in Paris, wherever you stay, having a view of the Tour Eiffel is probably at the top of your Parisian wish list. Well, if you have more money than Bill Gates you want the best view a hotel has to offer, then you should consider this suite at the Plaza Athenee where you can gaze at the Eiffel in all its grandeur, naked, from your suite's bathtub.

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Centara Bangkok's Circular Soaking Tub Would Round Out Our Week

Where: 99 Rama 1 Road, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330

We don't know about you, but we feel like it's been a long week. And one of our favorite ways to unwind at week's end? A soak in the tub. One of the first things we do when entering a hotel room is to duck into the bathroom to check the shower/bath situation. Tubs—or rain showers and extra jets in shower-only setups—usually elicit whoops of glee. So when we saw this photo of the tub from a guest room at the Centara Grand Bangkok we swooned. We may have seen bigger tubs in our hotel travels, but this one is just so damn cute in its roundness. (All that space around it is pretty appealing, too.)

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About That Bath at Hotel 1000

Where: 1000 First Avenue [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98104

Over the weekend we spent a few days in Seattle checking out the city's coffee shops, fish markets and, of course, the hotel scene. This week we'll be putting forth our reviews and observations on Seattle's hotels, of which there are plenty. Got any questions or suggestions? Let us know.

Yesterday we gave you the full review of the Hotel 1000 in Seattle but we don't feel as if we spent enough time talking about the tub. Yes, we want to talk more about the tub. This is a free-standing bathtub where the controls are on the wall to the left and the water pours down from the ceiling. It's soooo cool.

At first, we had no idea how to work this thing. When we peered in there was only a drain but no hot or cold handles. Then we spotted the control on the wall and we moved it. A large splat happened behind us and we jumped. That's when we realized the noise was coming from the ceiling.

It took a few tries to get the water temperature right but once we did, we poured in the bubbles and waited until the tub was full. Then we just relaaaaaaxed.

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In the Year 2025 :: Hotel Bathtubs Will Mold To Your Bodies and Other Experimental Stuff

These bathtubs are no longer allowed in the year 2025.

Hotel Interactive has an interesting story about (cue loud announcer voice) the future of hotel technology!

According to the report, last year the design firm Getty's and the Hospitality Design Group rounded up 100 industry "experts" to come up with 1,000 technological ideas that could be popular by 2025, some of which sound intriguing and others that are downright wacky.

Starting today and into next week, we'll examine some of these ideas and encourage you to weigh in on their viability, because if you don't speak up, you could wind up with a toilet in your hotel room that dissects the contents of your pee. (For reals.)

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