http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:13:08Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/29/13199/577 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/pigspinot.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>Sorry, vegetarians</i> <p>Mmm bacon. Mmmmm wine. Could there be a more mouth-wateringingly named hotel break than <b>Pigs and Pinot</b>? Ok, maybe dark chocolate and champagne, but that doesn&#146;t have quite the same ring to it. <P>Pigs & Pinot is the name of the annual weekend held by chef Charlie Palmer at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+HEALDSBURG/local/3534"><B>Hotel Healdsburg</b></a> in California wine land, where he has his restaurant Dry Creek Kitchen. <p>This year, it&#146;s being held <b>March 18-19</b>, and over 60 wineries will be showcasing their wares, along with 10 chefs who&#146;ll be cooking various pork-themed dishes to go with the wine. It kicks off on the Friday with a sampling of all 60 of the wines, with pork dishes like juliab 2010-12-29T14:46:00-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/29/25851/9563 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/healdsburg_remotes.jpg" class="top"> <p>Here at HotelChatter, we are simple souls. Technologically adept, and always looking for the latest innovations, obviously, but ultimately simple. <p>Which is why our heart sank when we entered our room at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Healdsburg/ian/196008"><b>Hotel Healdsburg</b></a> in the heart of California wine country this weekend to find a page of detailed instructions on how to turn on the TV through its two remote controls. <p>Fortunately, it&#146;s not a case of technology gone mad &#150; it actually enabled us to switch on in a few seconds rather than work our way through the various &#147;menu&#148; keys on other remotes. <p>The rest of the place is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/design%20hotels"><b>Design Hotel</b></a> meets simple. There&#146;s a chic little clock by the table, rather juliab 2010-03-29T11:41:36-05:00 38.6102147 -122.87126 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/