http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T09:49:13Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/11/121036/935 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/ritztahoe.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Lake Tahoe is one of those mountainous Northern California (<i>way</i> North) destinations that is popular during the summer, but really bustling with activity during wintertime, what with the chance for visitors to channel their inner Jonny Moseley on the slopes. <p> The hotel scene in Tahoe, though, conjures up images of buffet breakfasts at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Harrah%27S+Lake+Tahoe+Resort+&+Casino/ian/123827">Harrah's</a>, though with resorts like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Plumpjack+Squaw+Valley+Inn/ian/124139">Plumpjack</a> nearby, there isn't a total lack of luxury. <p>But when <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LakeTahoe/Default.htm"><b>The Ritz Carlton Highlands</b></a> moves into town you'd better believe that the upscale stakes will be raised, which is what will happen when <b>a Lake Tahoe location opens on December 9th</b> of this year, a little later than the original fall opening that was Heidi Atwal 2009-09-11T13:30:35-05:00 39.2675245 -120.12818 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/22/83811/3083 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/ritztahoeconstrux.jpg" class="top"> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/lake tahoe hotels">Lake Tahoe</a> is getting a bit of its own <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ritz-carlton hotels">Ritz-Carlton</a></b> action, with the <b>Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe</b> slated to open up this coming ski season. This shot of the construction &#151; which Ritz-Carlton posted to <a href="http://twitter.com/RitzCarltonPR/status/1876142387">their Twitter </a>yesterday &#151; is showin' that the hotel is topping off nicely, though we know by now not to judge a hotel's completion by its exterior (the permits can be major issues; we get it, blah blah). <p>Here's what we know: the 170-room luxe ski retreat is a ski-in, ski-out property that sits mid-mountain in the Northstar-at-Tahoe ski resort, with its official opening date announced as "fall 2009." In addition to the ski concierge services, Jenna 2009-05-22T08:56:58-05:00 39.2675245 -120.12818 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/