HotelChatter - Stories about Hotel Palomar Westwood http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-26T05:02:21Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1148 Los Angeles: Food Frenzy At Los Angeles Hotels This Month http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/27/133026/55 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/oliveriobigger.JPG" class="top"><p> Foodies in Los Angeles are all abuzz lately about some big turnover in hotel restaurants around town&#151;both on the menu and in the kitchen. Plus, now that there&#146;s an end in sight to beach weather, it&#146;s time to put the bikini away and start thinking about packing on the pounds for winter. Here are four of the stories and specials we&#146;ve been following lately.<p>Last week, we stopped in for a dinner at the new restaurant in Beverly Hills&#146; <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Avalon+Hotel/local/584">Avalon Hotel</a></b>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/24/2365/05707/hotels/Note_to_Kathy_Griffin_blue_on_blue_at_the_Avalon_Hotel_is_now_oliverio">oliverio</a>. To complement the 1960&#146;s Italian-style redecoration (pictured above), new chef Mirko Paderno (formerly of Cecconi&#146;s in West Hollywood), has created an Italian-inspired menu that is equal parts familiar and fanciful, with dishes like an EricRosen 2009-10-27T15:44:17-05:00 34.0600490 -118.43738 Kimpton's 'Giving Tree' Campaign Not Shel Silverstein-Related http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/7/12415/7233 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/hotelmonaco1.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>A room at Kimpton's Hotel Monaco in Chicago.</i> <p>If it seems like we've been writing about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kimpton%20Hotels"><b>Kimpton Group</b></a>'s environmentally-sound strides <i>ad nauseam</i>, it's only because they're really&#151;and we mean <i>really</i>&#151;pushing green initiatives these days. They didn't win an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/22/95933/4672/hotels/Kimpton_Hotels_to_the_Eco_Rescue">"Earth Saver"</a> award for nothing, you know. <p>But even their Captain Planet-like heroism could use a helping hand, namely from you, their faithful guests. Their latest pet project has them <a href="http://www.greenlodgingnews.com/Content.aspx?id=3954"><b>teaming up with The Nature Conservacy</b></a> (an organization that "protects Earth's most important natural places") for TNC's <a href="http://www.plantabillion.org/">"Plant A Billion Trees"</a> campaign. Their mission is to do just that: plant a billion trees in Brazil's Atlantic Forest over the next seven years to help Heidi Atwal 2009-10-07T13:25:29-05:00 Los Angeles: MNF is Back and The Palomar Westwood Has The 'Home Field Advantage' http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/14/154454/788 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/palLA_blvd16.jpg" class="top"><p> All is right in our world again now that football season has officially kicked off. And while we&#146;re still in the throes of scouting out our preferred 2009/10 season game day destinations, we&#146;ve stumbled upon one Monday Night football promotion that sounds really delish. At BLVD 16 at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Palomar+Westwood/local/1148"><b>Hotel Palomar Westwood</b></a>, Chef Simon Dolinky will be offering the <b>"Home Field Advantage"</b>every Monday Night during football season. <br> <br> Okay. The name doesn&#146;t exactly convey the coolness of this special, but for folks who want a little somethin&#146; somethin&#146; more inspired than you your standard deep fryer football fare, Dolinky is serving up appetizers and drink specials inspired by the game&#146;s home team every Monday night globetrotting gourmet 2009-09-14T17:10:25-05:00 34.0600490 -118.43738 Los Angeles: The Palomar Westwood Provides Tax Relief&#133;And Candy! http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/9/131958/2206

Has tax time got you stressed out this year? The April deadline to get your check to the IRS fast approaches, but no matter what size the chunk Uncle Sam is taking out of your salary, you can find some “sweet” relief at the Hotel Palomar in Westwood.

Available for travel throughout the month of April, Kimpton’s Sweet Tax Relief package means that the hotel will pay your room tax for you when you book a room overnight. Not only that, but the staff will be sure to sweeten the deal by strewing a few financial-themed candy bars like Payday and 100 Grand around your room.]]> EricRosen 2009-03-09T16:31:32-05:00 34.0600390 -118.43740 Los Angeles: Katherine Heigl and TR Knight Spotted at Palomar Westwood's BLVD 16 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/16/13446/039 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/palLA_blvd16.jpg" class="top"> <p>It always makes us smile when celebs seem to have the same sort of relationship as their on-screen characters (and makes us sad when on and offscreen couples break up offscreen and continue to play out the relationship on screen because we can almost feel the awkwardness). Luckily, despite the on-again, off-again on-screen friendshippy-relationship between <b>TR Knight</b> and <b>Katherine Heigl</b> &#151; who play drama-addled BFF's Izzie and George on ABC's Grey's Anatomy &#151; the two actors were spotted having dinner together in L.A. at <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Palomar+Westwood/local/1148">Hotel Palomar's</a></b> restaurant BLVD 16. <p>According to <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20246848,00.html">People.com</a>, they were dining with Heigl's mother and her husband Josh Kelley: <blockquote><p>"The group looked to be having a great time," says an onlooker. Jenna 2008-12-16T14:45:50-05:00 34.0600390 -118.43740 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/