HotelChatter - Stories about Montage Beverly Hills

Park City: Spoiled Ski Bunnies Will Have to Wait Until 2010 for Montage Deer Valley

globetrotting gourmet — 2009-10-01T08:43:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/26601/montage.jpg" class="top"> One of our favorite vacations ever was the "Saints & Sinners" tour of 2006 when we drove from Central Cali to Las Vegas for two nights of indulgence and debauchery. From there, we drove to its polar opposite destination, Southern Utah, and went off the grid, car-camping for a week. Thankfully, we packed enough vino to overcome Utahs wackadoodle liquor laws. In a stroke of genius, the fine state of Utah relaxed em slightly this summer, <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/22/utah-relaxing-liquor-laws-in-bid-to-entice-tourist/">banning</a> the states stupid private member club only system after a 40-year run of complete and utter absurdity. LDS and liquor laws aside, there are few places in the country as naturally stunning as Utah. So, we soaked up every

Beverly Hills: The Montage Beverly Hills Has Pucci Sunglasses On Loan at the Pool

juliana — 2009-05-20T10:08:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/montagepool.jpg" class="top"> While the WSJ's Finicky Traveler had a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/12/162127/135/hotels/WSJ_Finds_Montage_Beverly_Hills_to_Be_a_Little_Shaky">so-so time</a> during her stay at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Beverly+Hills/ian/269818/">The Montage Beverly Hills</a>, perhaps she would have been uplifted by the hotel's posh pool scene.Laurie Pike over at <a href="http://lamag.com/shop/blog.aspx?dt=05/18/2009">LA Magazine</a> happened upon a totally "Only in Beverly Hills" moment when visiting the hotel last week. She writes: <blockquote> I was eating a salmon salad lunch at the Conservatory Grill on the roof of the Montage in Beverly Hills last week when I saw a woman passing out white bags marked PUCCI to the staff. What I thought was a fancy addition to server uniforms turned out to be something even better: a shades-loan service for guests of the hotel. Anyone

Beverly Hills: WSJ Finds Montage Beverly Hills to Be a Little Shaky

Jenna — 2009-05-12T16:48:41-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/montageroom1.jpg" class="top"> The <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124182301636602295.html">Wall Street Journal's "Finicky Traveler"</a> spent the night at the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Beverly+Hills/ian/269818/">Montage Beverly Hills</a>, the urban sibling to the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Resort+And+Spa/ian/208480">Montage Laguna Beach</a> that was just (finally) completed in Beverly Hills and she found things to be a little bit, er, up and down, if not kinda shaky for the super-steep price (which, cause o' the economy, had been reduced to $395 nightly from the originally-planned $480 - $595). Though she was impressed with the sheer size and design of the place 201 rooms done up in a building that has a Spanish Colonial revival design, with its 20,000-square-foot spa with 17 treatment rooms, salon, fitness center, and yoga and Pilates studio

Best Green Hotels in the U.S. for Earth Day

HotelChatter — 2009-04-22T12:41:08-05:00

Happy Earth Day! When we first did our Best Green Hotels report back in 2007, greening hotels was still sort of a new phenomenon. That was back when few hotels were moving past the little notes on the nightstand asking you to help conserve energy (and money) by only asking for new towels and sheets as needed.

But these days, hotels across America are seeking LEED certifications, introducing sustainable restaurants, in-room recycling programs and other environmentally-friendly initiatives. We've long been chronicling that sort of "green" news here, but in honor of Earth Day, we'd like to spotlight five U.S. hotels that really stand out as one shade greener than the rest.

Beverly Hills: Montage Beverly Hills Scores the LEED Gold

Jenna — 2009-04-17T14:01:27-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/montagbhphoto.jpg" class="top"> The ulta-posh <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Beverly+Hills/ian/269818">Montage Beverly Hills</a>, which opened its doors in '08, has managed to score itself another distinction (you know, besides <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/21/101352/210/hotels/Montage_Beverly_Hills_Is_On_Britney_s_Radar">being on Brit-Brit's radar</a> and having seriously <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/18/103429/48/hotels/Montage_Beverly_Hills_Now_Open_If_You_Can_Afford_It">high opening rates</a>): the hotel has achieved LEED Gold status, and is now the "first certified ultra-luxury hotel in Southern California for LEED for New Construction" and is one of only four Gold certified hotels on the planet. Though there's a whole lot of LEED chatter here and there, a surprisingly low number of hotels are actually LEED certified at any level: <blockquote>A total of 18 hotels worldwide have to date achieved LEED certification at Certified Silver, Gold or Platinum levels. The specific LEED for