HotelChatter - Laguna Beach

Nothing to Complain About Here at the Pacific Edge Hotel

MsRebecca — 2009-11-05T13:19:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/PacificEdge_killerview.jpg" class="top"> 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 prettyyeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. 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. What a pretty picture for a cool and dreary Thursday morning. (At least it is here in New York City.) Wouldnt you

Laguna's Casa del Camino Just Got a Whole Lot Cooler

Heidi Atwal — 2009-11-03T14:16:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/billabong_suiteFD.jpg" class="top"> On what ended up being a sunny, yet slightly overcast day in Laguna Beach, we had the opportunity to check out ten recently overhauled rooms at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Casa+Del+Camino+-+Laguna+Beach/ian/136099">La Casa del Camino</a>, a comfortable boutique hotel that lies just above the city's famed shoreline. And just in case you're wondering, no, we didn't run into any ex-cast member of a certain O.C. reality television show. Anyways, we're of the "we have to see it to believe it" variety; almost daily we catch wind of the latest multi-million dollar renovation, but it takes an in-person visit to determine exactly what makes those new, meticulously chosen linens and architectural changes worth a guest's time and, sometimes, extra money. Casa del

Studio at The Montage Laguna Beach Wows Critic With Its $1,200 Bottle of Chardonnay

EricRosen — 2009-09-17T15:38:54-05:00

Now that Chef Craig Strong has taken over the kitchen at Studio, the restaurant at Laguna Beach’s Montage Resort, L.A. Times head restaurant critic, S. Irene Virbila, decided it was time to venture down the coast for a meal there, and the usually hard-to-please reviewer was positively raving about the food by the end of her dinner(s).

No other restaurant in Southern California has this mesmerizing view, and this happy combination of setting, great food, polished service and deep wine list makes Studio at Montage one of the region’s true destination restaurants.”

Virgin America Celebrates New Flights Out of The OC With Hotel Stays

shiralevine — 2009-04-30T15:52:28-05:00

<![CDATA[<object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=21692707001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=21692707001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>This post stars <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/user/shiralazar">Shira Lazar</a> but was written by <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/user/shiralevine">Shira Levine.</a> Just in case you had your Shiras confused. OMFG, while it's probably beneath the <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county">Housewives of Orange County</a> to fly discounted airfares, for the record we'd still rather endure a six hour turbulent flight than have Vicki, Lynne or Gretchen even in the same airport as us. For now we're hopefully in the clear so long as there is no red carpet or paparazzi.

Half-Off Rates at Surf and Sand Resort in Laguna Beach

jennm — 2008-11-26T09:10:20-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/surfandsand.jpg" class="top">If youre looking for a California Christmas/Chanukah (or Christmukkah, for you OC-reruns-on-SoapNet fans), youve got five more days to book the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Surf+And+Sand+Resort/ian/128257">Surf & Sand Resort</a>s Night to Remember package Book a room at Surf & Sand Resort before November 30 for a stay between December 1 and 30 and get 50 percent off room rates of seaview accommodations with a private balcony, breakfast for two and complimentary valet parking, Rates start at $590, which, if you do your grade school math, amounts to $295 per night. Although, we still think that's a bit pricey of a room rate and given the hotel's <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g32588-d77484-r21878752-The_Surf_and_Sand_Resort-Laguna_Beach_California-m10559.html">mixed reviews</a>, we hope youre dont wind up part of the clientele who want