http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T00:16:47Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/18/173331/204 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/belamarhotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Looking for an eco-friendly choice in the land of Smog? Consider the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Belamar%2C+A+Larkspur+Hotel/ian/105519"><b>Belamar Hotel </b></a>, a recently renovated hotel in sun-kissed Manhattan Beach, land of volleyball players, surfers and stereotypical Californians--blonde haired, blue-eyed, health nuts. <p>The hotel just debuted a $2.2 million renovation featuring a new lobby, new restaurant called Second Story and some swanky meeting facilities. The overhaul has been defined by "bright colors, mod-style furniture and iconic artwork." <p>The guest rooms have gotten new bedding with down comforters and tons of pillows. There's also free WiFi (woot!) throughout the property. <p> Even better, enlightened travelers flying through LAX can check their departing or arriving flight status on the Center's FlyteBoard monitors, and can print out mytwocents 2008-03-19T09:30:02-05:00 33.900681 -118.39672 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/4/6/112934/3285 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/shade_hotel.jpg">If you aren't too keen on staying in touristy (and a bit dirty) Santa Monica, jump on the 405 South and head on down to Manhattan Beach, land of the Beach Boys.<p><a href="http://www.shadehotel.com"><b>The Shade Hotel</b></a>--"It's cooler in the shader"--is a 38-room luxury boutique hotel just a block from the quintessential California beach experience. <p>With rooms starting at $250, you can choose from the deluxe spa room, with or without fireplaces, the deluxe spa suite, the executive suite and the penthouse suite. All rooms come with Tempurpedic beds, a multifunctional rolling desk, balcony seating, Lavazza® expresso machine cocktail shaker "for your personal sundowner," a 2 person Sanijet colortherapy spa tub or a rain shower.<p>Designed by Christopher Lowell, the hotel juliana 2006-04-06T12:04:44-05:00 33.886600 -118.40826 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/