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HotelChatter Readers Share Summer Vacation Stories (Pt. II)

We’re back with Part Two of "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," with six more readers chiming in on where they went to unwind this summer. It's encouraging to see so many travelers taking advantage of vacation deals and airfare discounts. Sure beats a “staycation,” right?

· "Last month, I had a fabulous vacation in Micronesia’s Kosrae Island (one of just four states in Micronesia located about halfway between Honolulu and Sydney airports). The island is the most untouched I've ever seen and the natural beauty is breathtaking—above and under the water. I stayed at Pacific Treelodge Resort, which is owned by husband/wife team Mark Stevens and Maria Fanelli. Both Mark and Maria are dive instructors and great tour guides. Rates were about $100/night in a fully air conditioned bungalow (two rooms per structure). There's an adjoining hotel restaurant that literally serves the catch of the day (breakfast and lunch were a flat rate of $5; dinner could be $10-$20 depending on what you ordered). The hotel was literally across the street from a beautiful, scenic beach."
Shelley Pfaendler, NYC

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HotelChatter Readers Share Summer Vacation Stories (Pt. I)

Call us vacation voyeurs, or maybe we’re just nosy. Regardless, we put out an APB to our dear HotelChatter.com readers for the first installment of "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" and you replied in spades. Thank you. Here’s a post-play hotel report from seven of you valued readers and jetsetters.

(If you haven't joined in on the conversation yet, tell us where you stayed this summer, and what you loved/loathed about your hotel experiences.)

· "I stayed at Point Lookout Resort in Northport, ME. The first time this place has been open to the public. It's a former MBNA Bank corporate retreat on 400 acres in the Mid-Coast region of Maine. All accommodations are private cabins, but I describe them as 'business casual' because they're decorated like a luxury hotel room with leather chairs, polished pine floors/walls/ceilings and screened porches. My favorite parts: the private beach (and the grassy path leading to it, past an old orchard full of birds when I was there), the walking trails through the shady woods/over a stream, and the Summit which has a panoramic view of Penobscot Bay and the islands. I bet it will be gorgeous in the fall. Lots of local places to explore: shops and galleries in Camden, also great restaurants and lobster shacks. Best of all—we paid just $175 a night for a cabin to ourselves.
Stephanie Seacord, Newfields, NH

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This Week in HotelChatter Commenting...Will Thompson LES Open On Time?

· Jonequest has us worried over whether or not Thompson LES will open on time.

just tried to book a july 25th reservation through thompson's website ... the earliest date they're accepting reservations is now august 1.

And here we go again. Six Columbus, anyone?

· TonyT puts in his guesses for the new hotel brand that will take over the St. Regis Fort Lauderdale:

I heard Ritz-Carlton.

Blackstone already submitted plans to turn Bahia Mar into Waldorf=Astoria. Conrad is an interesting thought. Maybe taking over an existing property would be easier though.

I can't imagine how unhappy unit owners are now at the former St. Regis.

· PBB is jealous of Bill Marriott's sombrero.

· ChrisMike624 offers up his take on the Marriott Aruba Pool.

I was staying next store at the Aruba Resort and Stellaris Casino Resort, but we spent a few days at the pool at the Surf Club because it's so awesome. But yeah, there were some people getting their drink on, but nothing even remotely resembling spring break... Unless you're used to spring break sunday rehabs at the Boca Raton retirement center.

· Centerfield13 wonders about the ethics behind the Clarendon Hotel's Bikini Check-In.

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