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Hotel Coverage: Hotel Vitale
Who's Going Where and Doing What in the Hotel Industry: April 2013
Today we're introducing what will hopefully be a monthly feature, listing recent management announcements at notable hotels. We know that a lot of you dear readers work in hotels and we know that you're curious as to who's gone where and when. (You naughty little gossipers, you!) As always,...
April 10, 2013
5 Vital Things to Know About San Francisco's Hotel Vitale
We closed out 2012 with a one-night hotel stay in San Francisco and while we tried to do the right thing by our budget, we couldn't help but splurge on the Hotel Vitale in the Embarcadero. This JDV Hotel has been a fave of HotelChatter's for nearly a decade,...
January 02, 2013
Golf in the Desert or a Stay By the Bay Are All Options Thanks to These Hotel Deals
Deals: you want 'em, and surprisingly, everyone has 'em. Take a look at some of the latest hotel deals going around the internet today from booking sites, social media sites, flash sale sites and more. Don't forget to scroll down to see the HotelChatter-approved deal either. Who knows? You...
July 10, 2012
Now That HotelTonight is Live, What Kind of Deals Does it Have?
The other week we speculated about a new mobile booking site to enter the ever-crowded hotel booking market called HotelTonight. Well, just in time for your last-minute panic attacks about getting a hotel room for New Year's Eve, the site has officially launched. (But since it's a mobile booking...
December 21, 2010
San Fran Hotels Get Cheap for the Easter Bunny
So Easter weekend is upon us and if you are looking for a last-minute getaway, fake that you're Catholic and that you need to take off Good Friday for an Easter Vigil and head to San Francisco.We looked at rates on Expedia.com for Friday to Monday and rates are looking...
March 19, 2008
The Best San Francisco Hotels Not In Tourist-Trapped Union Square
San Francisco possesses one of the world's most head scratching hotel scenes. The majority of top hotels here are located in an area of town called Union Square. Tourists drool over this area because of its many shops and proximity to the Powell and Hyde cable car. However, San...
November 28, 2007
How is Hotel Vitale Aging?
Last week we made our triumphant return to San Francisco's Hotel Vitale. Long time readers may remember we followed this hotel through most of its ground up construction and opening back in 2005. Soon thereafter, this hotel became one of our all time favorite hotels. So how is Vitale...
October 15, 2007
Best Hotels for Fireworks in San Francisco
Fourth of July is just two weeks away so in case you are headed to a big city for some fireworks fun, we'll be taking a look at hotels with prime fireworks views. Have a favorite hotel for gawking at bombs bursting in air? Send it our way.The fireworks in...
June 21, 2007
Second JDV Hotel Accused of Racial Profiling
A HOTELCHATTER EXCLUSIVEAnd now we interrupt your regularly schedule hotel infotainment programming, with some breaking news where we get all serious and stuff. Sorry for the buzz kill.Last fall, the Hotel Vitale in San Francisco, a JDV Hospitality hotel, was hit with a very public accusation of racial profiling...
March 28, 2007
Hotel Vitale's 'Locals Only' Offer
Calling all Bay Area residents. We bet your day in, day out view of the Bay Bridge will feel a lot better when you are sitting in a luxe hotel suite.Take a mini-getaway by staying at the Hotel Vitale on Sunday nights. Special rates are offered for locals only...
December 21, 2006
Chip Conley Apologizes for Racial Profiling at Hotel Vitale
Speaking of Chip Conley, we didn't realize that his Hotel Vitale had gotten into hot water last week with a racial profiling incident. (Jeez we head to Amsterdam for four days and we miss the good stuff.)According to newspaper reports, Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o, an English and Comparative Lit...
December 08, 2006
Room With a Killer View: Hotel Vitale
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...
August 31, 2006
Fake Writers Like the Maritime
As we last reported, fake writer/person JT Leroy is a fan of the Hotel Vitale in San Francisco but now we hear that he/she/they are fans of the Maritime Hotel in New York.The movie version of the story "The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things", written by Leroy has been...
March 01, 2006
Fake Writer JT Leroy "got it on" at Hotel Vitale
If you haven't heard about the fake writer JT Leroy, then hit up Gawker who has some great coverage of the whole incident.The crew over there also discovered a short about a break-up that JT Leroy supposedly went through. And one of his/her rendevouzs took place at the Hotel Vitale...
January 18, 2006
2005 Awards: Best Newcomer
HotelChatter 2005 Award :: Best Newcomer Lots of competition in this category, but let's face it, San Francisco was in dire need of a great downtown hotel. Not everyone wants to stay in the middle of Union Square, and Hotel Vitale gives SF a quintessential downtown boutique hotel. We...
December 29, 2005
It's Real, And It's Spectacular
Some of you might be ogling Conde Nast Traveler's December "Room WIth A View" from Hotel Vitale and thinking the worst. Well, if you think this photographic view from room 808 is as airbrushed and digitally enhanced as your run-of-the-mill Playboy Playmate, think again. We were at San Francisco's...
December 06, 2005
National Geographic Traveler's SF Hotel Picks
National Geographic Traveler spotlights some of San Francisco's best hotels in this month's issue. Some of the featured include the Hotel Vitale , the Hotel Des Arts and the Carlton Hotel The latter of which serves complimentary wine in their lobby. Also recommended is Elements, located in the Mission...
September 26, 2005
The NY Times Reviews Hotel Vitale
So yesterday the New York Times Travel Section finally caught up with us, and reviewed San Francisco's latest boutique hotel, Hotel Vitale.--hey they can't be everywhere ya know? But we are glad they made it out to this hotel and it seems they liked it as much as we...
June 20, 2005
Hotel Vitale Is Worth The Trip
Late last week, we were lucky enough to stay at Hotel Vitale. Our advice? Ignore the fact that the Chronicle says the outside design of this hotel is a complete disaster. Sure it looks a bit like a convalescent home, and your can tell Howard Roark didn't design it,...
May 05, 2005
Hotel Vitale Mail Bag
After reading yesterdays SF Chronicle story, we asked for Hotel Maven commentary on Hotel Vitale and here is what we have so far: · I got a personal tour of Vitale last week. The rooms and interior are drop dead gorgeous with some of the most unique window architecture I've...
April 22, 2005
Hotel Muni Gets Harsh Review From SF Chronicle
Naturally, when a newspaper reviewer has trouble finding the front door of a hotel he is about to review, he is going to be hard pressed to give said hotel a spectacular review. Needless to say, John King, columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle is not a fan of...
April 21, 2005
Hotel Vitale Highlights & Questions
By now you know we recently toured San Francisco's newest hotel, and we are happy to report they are officially open. Oh, and hey THOR, get this, Hotel Vitale said they were going to open in March of 2005 and they did--imagine that. The Vitale opening was low key,...
March 16, 2005
Viewlicious: Circular Suite At Hotel Vitale
Hotel: Hotel Vitale Floor: 8th Floor Room Number: 816 Current Price: $599 a night Square Footage: 645 SQ FT Highlights: Flat screen TV, soaking tub overlooking the bay, James Bond blinds. Question: Is there a view better than this one? Go Straight To HotelChatter The Hotel Vitale Photo Shoot ...
March 15, 2005
Opening Deals At SF's Newest Hotel
We were lucky enough to get a tour of Hotel Vitale last Friday, and let us be the first to tell you, it is gorgeous. On the other hand, like most things of beauty, it is not cheap. Our advice? Get in on one of the opening deals. Hotel Vitale...
March 15, 2005
Hotel Vitale: Exclusive Photos
Two exclusives in one day? Yup. Though this one we have been holding on to for a bit. Last week, in the midst of our West Coast swing, we were able to get our hands on some photos of Hotel Vitale, which doesn't even open until March 9. We...
January 25, 2005
New SF hotel aims for March 2005 open
Meanwhile, on the left coast, Yvette the Hotel Matchmaker is at it again, as her parent company is closing in on opening its first ever ground up hotel. Hotel Vitale, located near the Embarcadero Center, is summing itself up with two words: "luxury, naturally". Why as soon as we...
December 15, 2004
Partner Reviews: Hotel Vitale
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Order the Warm ACME Sourdough Bread with Avocado and Sunny Side Up Eggs for breakfast from Room Service it's incredible. -
Ahi tuna is fantastic; duck not so great. -
On the Embarcadero, right across the street from the Ferry Building, this super-holistic hotel has a full menu of spa treatments for both vacationing and business travelers. -
Roof is chill view is greay -
Roof deck is really great. -
They do decent Negronis in the bar. Ask to have it served in a whiskey glass though. -
Their free coffee in the lobby is honestly some of the best drip coffee I've had -
Check out their free yoga class 7-8am weekdays -
Explore the Waterfront District and Unwind at the spa -
Super-clean modern style, with loads of spa services and slick boho design touches that make going home seem like such a bummer. Check out the views from the roof deck. -
Go-to hotel in San Francisco; expensive, but worth the price. Access to the endless roofdecks can be had from the corridors on 7th or 8th floors. -
Nice hotel. Great room service -
Some of the nicest staff in the city. -
Milk and cookies from room service are amaaaazing- delivered right out of the oven -
Fresh body products in rooms are amaaaazing! -
Roof deck overlooking the ferry building and bay - 3am - amazing... -
Gym is small but well maintained. -
Panorama Suite is amazing. Rooftop soaking tubs are the bomb. But avoid douchebags @ happy hour downstairs -
get massage at hotel vitale's spa, soak in a outdoor tub and relax your cares away -
Enjoy the views of the bay from their rooftop lounge. -
Go to Cafe Americano and have a large Americano (one of the best hotel coffees around)
wonderful
Great service, Comfortable Beds, Great Location and Love the Little details. Hotel is well thought out, service is great and you can not beat the location.
Beautiful Hotel and Location
My wife came into the City over the Thanksgiving weeked for a "date night." We chose Hotel Vitale after reading about it on Citysearch and were not disappointed. The service was great and we were upgraded to a room with 180 degree views of the Bay! What a surprise. The room was spacious, spotless and of couse the view from the Ferry Building to the Bay Bridge. Check out the roof while you are staying there as well. We'd be back for sure.
Enjoyed my stay
Hotel Vitale is a great place to say. Maybe they have one employee who is rude? Which hotel doesn't? I read what the author said, "emotional violence", what a ninny, grow up, and have a whiskey. As for the hotel: the beds are nice and clean, and the staff is a bit distant, but this is on Mission so they have lots of nutjobs out and about so take the time to get to know them, like you should do at any hotel, or any new environment; the more intrest you take in other, the more they will in you. Simple, really.
Don't support this prejudiced hotel
I am so glad I found out about the incident whereupon the prejudiced Hotel Manager ignorantly demanded that N'gugi wa Thiong'o leave the premises of this Hotel. This blatant display of racism is despicable and I'm so grateful didn't book my vacation at this hotel! It's very sad that websites continue to recommend it thusly despite this appalling information.
Quality of Service Varies
Just so you know, on Nov. 10 2006 NYU literature professor and author N'gugi wa Thiong'o was staying at this hotel while on tour promoting his new Random House novel when a hotel staffer ordered him to leave the premises, even after he protested that he was a registered guest (and a rather esteemed one at that). There are several news articles about the incident, which are easy to find.
Hotel Vitale is a classic.
I will start off by telling you that I stayed in one of their suites. I found that the room was beautifully lit and decorated with simple furniture yet it was very stylish. The room had a spacious bathroom, a dining table that could fit five, a couch that could fold out into a bed, wireless internet, a desk with drawers, a chair to sit comfortably at the desk, a flat screen televsion, a nice bedside Clock CD/Radio that played "White noise" if you need to relax, and a KING bed. The room was very well kept. The hotel offers beautiful views of the Port of San Francisco and the Bay Bridge. It is right along the Embarcadero so entertainment and Fisherman's Warf are very close. You can even venture onto the roof top where there is grass and chairs to admire the scenes of San Francicso. I do admit that the room service menu is limited, but I order the freshly made chocolate chip cookie and milk and I was very satified. In all I had a good experience at this hotel and would definitely go back.
Ruined Vacation
The hotel is noisy, because it is next to the Embarcadero (a six lane highway). After requesting a quiet room, I was put next to the elevator and the electrical equipment. Every ten minutes there was a grinding sound and the room vibrated. The staff knew about this because there was a "white noise" machine by the bed. After 2 sleepless nights, they said I could move but that "check in is at 3pm." I had booked an 11 night stay, and their bad attitude and service was sort of shocking. After all this, they put a bogus charge on my bill. Room service is extremely expensive and limited. The rooms are quite small with almost no storage space. The neighborhood is really boring, and dead on the weekends. I love SF, and you can do so much better. I thought I'd try a new place out--but never again with Hotel Vitale.
Wonderful Experience!
Hotel Vitale is superb! I visited from Chicago and never have I had better service, or met a more welcoming staff. The hotel iteself is modern, chic, and in great taste. However, the service just simply cannot be beat. When I come back to town, I will check-in again to Hotel Vitale!
Best In-House Hotel Restaurant and Bath Amenities
This is by far the cleanest hotel I've ever stayed in--not just the sort of fast cleaning most hotels seem to excel in. Not only that, but ...
Barely feels like a hotel
After proposing to my fiancee in SF, we stayed here for the night to celebrate. The rooms are spacious, well-decorated, clean, extremely comfortable and come with a flat-screen TV. The bed was probably one of the most comfortable I've ever slept in. The bathroom is huge and had a rainforest-type showerhead. The hotel has only been open for about 8 months, so everything is very modern. Check out the spa and terrace on the roof for a nice view. Parking is $42+tax/day, so we actually just parked at the Embarcadero Center, which is very close for $28/night. Ferry Building is right across the street for a nice brunch. Outstanding front desk service as well, everyone we passed greeted us on the way in. Compared to the other top-tier hotels in SF (Four Seasons, etc.) definitely a better-priced option (rooms start around $239)
Spa, large tub w/ views, outdoor terraces..
Just spent the weekend at Hotel Vitale for a short fun weekend with a friend...we both had a blast and enjoyed ourselves in the surprisingly good Americano restaurant. They tucked us away in the back corner for xtra privacy which was perfect for us as we got tipsy on champagne and martinis. In between waiting for our courses, we slipped to the patio area and enjoyed the incredible views of the Bay Bridge...after dinner we walked across the street to the Ferry Building so the location was excellent. And finally, our room had a soaking tub big enough for 2 ;) also with beautiful views... **hint, ask for a corner room on the top floor.
Fabulous CA modern style, lux beds & bath
Despite the nondescript exterior, this is a great hotel! The staff was friendly & accomodating at check-in. We had the mushroom & truffle pizza at the Americana and it was very good - a thin crust, fresh ingredients and that wonderful truffle oil. For $14, we got a 9" pie with 6 slices. The rooms were well dressed and the beds were scrumptous! Down pillows, comforter and enough pillows to make just about anyone happy. We stayed there for a ladies night out and all of us were happy with the rooms. The bathrooms were spacious enough and came with complimentary Fresh Lemon bath products. Reason alone to go there! Ask for extras to take home. Unfortunately, we believe the rate we got was a special - only $140 for a superior queen room with a partial view of bridge/water. But we'll all be back :)
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