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HotelChatter - San Francisco http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2013-05-23T09:21:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Copy Ritz-Carlton San Francisco's Parallel 37's Exotic Produce Dishes http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/4/9/173240/1068 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/117511/parallel_37.jpg" class="top"> Here's the latest happening in the luxury hotel world as told by <a href="http://www.justluxe.com">JustLuxe's </a>own<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/justluxelk"> Lena Katz.</a> Got a question about luxury hotels, the travel biz, and where to stay? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in</a> and we'll have Lena answer it.A recent dinner at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/2535">Ritz-Carlton San Franciscos</a> swank Parallel 37 food-geeked us out, thanks to new chef Michael Rotondos tendency to incorporate the most exotic produce items in California into his tasting menu. Torpedo radish? Smoked sunchokes? Arugula blossoms? Its all coming at yaand its good. Chef Rotondo, who recently arrived from Chicago where he cooked under Charlie Trotter for eight years, admitted when he wanders through the San Francisco area farmers markets, he justluxe 2013-04-09T19:42:36-05:00 Hotels Crave Cruise Ships, But Are They Good for the City? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/2/28/83734/0085 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/113893/cruiseship.jpg" class="top"> Next week we'll be debuting our HotelChatter 2013 Cruise Guide. It might seem like a funny time to release this as, to put it lightly, the cruise ship industry has been in the spotlight over the past year. And few flowers have been thrown on stage. There have been some dramas. Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Italy. The disabled Carnival Triumph had its feces run down the walls. Food-related illness continues to be a problem. And now cities are starting to debate whether or not they should welcome ships, whether they do more harm than good. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/us/battle-in-genteel-charleston-over-cruise-ships.html?_r=0">Charleston is having an internal debate</a> about it currently, and it isn't pretty. One resident wakeandwander 2013-03-08T12:33:15-05:00 The Terracotta Warriors Are So Close, Mandarin Oriental Can Touch Them http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/2/19/85253/9162 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Terracotta_Warriors_Mandarin_Oriental.jpg" class="top">For all you Sinophiles out there, the acclaimed "China's Terracotta Warriors" exhibition has finally landed at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco this month. Featuring 120 life-size clay soldiers, out of the nearly 8,000 that were excavated from the tomb of China's first emperor Qin Shihuang, the relics are considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the ancient world. Unsurprisingly, this was a perfect opportunity for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mandarin+Oriental+San+Francisco/local/2015">Mandarin Oriental SF</a>, which is located near the museum, to offer a "Terracotta Warrior" package. No, you don't get to cuddle up to the statues in your room, or enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner with one of them at the hotel's Brasserie S&P restaurant. What the hotel ASchechter 2013-02-19T09:04:14-05:00 Bullseye! Hotel Zetta Opens Today With $175 Starting Rates http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/2/18/93624/8567 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Zetta_Hotel_San_Francisco_Open.jpg" class="top">UPDATE 2:05pm, A rep for the hotel informs us that the hotel is experiencing some minor delays and will not be opening today. As of now, the Zetta is on track to open later this week. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/San%20Francisco%20Hotels">San Francisco</a>'s newest belle opens today in the city's SoMa district, right next to the Powell St BART stop. The 116-room <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/1/15/151331/006/hotels/San_Francisco%27s_New_Treat_Is_The_Hotel_Zetta_">Hotel Zetta</a> is in fact a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Viceroy%20Hotels">Viceroy Hotel</a>, and is the latest output from the brand's "Urban Retreat" collection (this is also what will <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/1/28/71529/6846/hotels/Viceroy_Admits_NYC_Hotel_is_Set_For_September">open in New York</a> next September). The original building that houses the Zetta was actually built in 1913, and the hotel features "reclaimed" decor like a front desk made out of old lumberyard ASchechter 2013-02-18T11:34:18-05:00 There's No Writing On Hotel Abri's Ipad Wall http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/1/30/104927/663 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/36985/iPad_Wall_1.JPG" class="top"> It's no surprise that Cali is always on the cutting edge when it comes to technology, but even we were stumped when we first heard about <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/5077'>Hotel Abri's</a> "iPad wall". We knew it had to be gimmicky in some sort of way, but hopefully helpful, too. The "wall", which is located in the hotel's lobby, holds five iPads loaded with the latest and best apps out there to help guests tour San Francisco. There's a bunch of best of lists, links to Alcatraz tickets, details on Napa tours, games and more. Along with the iPad wall, Hotel Abri has a "Tech Menu" for guests who've forgotten important items at home. Need to borrow a phone or Chanize 2013-01-30T12:48:57-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/