http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T22:16:30Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/12/145811/60 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/moderncottages.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Top%20Chef"><i>Top Chef</i></a> and wine country fans alike will be happy to hear this insider scoop we were passed along: This season's finale was shot in one of Northern California's culinary havens, <b>Healdsburg</b>. Those in the know have long been trekking to Healdsburg to eat at restaurants like <b>Cyrus</b>, which one of our close friends&#151;a nearby Sonoma resident&#151;counts as one of her favorite places to dine. It was at Cyrus that part of the finale was shot, according to our channels. <p>With all of this <i>Top Chef</i> love being thrown Healdsburg's way, we thought it might be an appropriate time to list some hotel options for foodies whose trips are centered around tasting, sipping, and even gorging Heidi Atwal 2009-11-12T16:29:26-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/30/95312/0339 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/honormansion_gk2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>If you believe that spa treatment is more than just hands on shoulders and should truly get to the heart of how and why we relax, then <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Honor+Mansion/local/1295"><b>Honor Mansion</b></a>, tucked into the heart of Sonoma County's wine country, is the place to immerse yourself in comfort and the quiet bliss of letting go.<p> Located just 80 miles north of San Francisco in the shopping and dining mecca of Healdsburg, Honor Mansion is a perennial AAA Four Diamond Award winner. <p>There are just 13 rooms and suites but the amenities galore on-site will keep you busy for your entire stay. There's a 40-foot lap pool, two regulation bocce ball courts, a competition croquet lawn, PGA putting green, quarter Glenn Kaufmann 2008-07-31T16:02:06-05:00 38.6201112 -122.87572 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/30/0549/27946 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lesmarsroom.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Once you've taken your first few steps inside the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com"><b>Les Mars Hotel</b></a> with its shimmering floor-to-ceiling white marble lobby and luxe, walnut-walled library, you know that attention to detail is palpable at every turn. Afterall, this European-styled 16 room masterpiece located in downtown <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/search?q=healdsburg&amp;cx=000880140035110026912%3Azg4udib7dxo&amp;cof=FORID%3A11&amp;sa.x=0&amp;sa.y=0&amp;sa=Search#1415"><b>Healdsburg</b></a> has built its reputation on refined luxury. <p>From the limestone façade to the wrought iron work throughout, interior designer and antique consultant Helga Horner and the Mars family personally selected each individual 18th and 19th century decorative piece that is found throughout the public spaces of the property. <p>When we visited the property, in the heart of Sonoma wine country, we used every ounce of our being not to act too geeky DanielR 2008-05-30T09:23:00-05:00 38.611817 -122.87165 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/