http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:44:07Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1480 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/14/153926/60 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/fairmontsfholiday.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>A look at The Fairmont San Francisco's holiday decorations</i> <p>Holiday hotel and travel deals are being fired at us fast and furious, at a rate almost impossible to keep up with. Who can keep track of which suites and seasonal packages are best when there is shopping to be done, egg nog to be consumed, and soirees nearly every night of the week? <p>It's tough, we know, so today we've rounded up ten of the best of-the-moment deals for you. The list features the creme de la creme of hotel and flight packages, eliminating the need for extensive Googling and laid out point-by-point for easy reading. Your job is merely to sip on hot cocoa and decide Heidi Atwal 2009-12-14T16:54:43-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/4/15430/23640 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=31805855001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>Well yesterday's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/3/154824/4792/hotels/Guess_The_Hotel_s_Bright_Yellow_Chairs">Guess The Hotel</a> wasn't too hard for you people as indeed the hotel with the bright yellow chairs is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Maya+Long+Beach/local/1480"><b>Hotel Maya</b></a> in Long Beach, Calif. <p>We hit up the hotel on Sunday during the first day of brunch service by the hotel's indoor/outdoor resetaurant, <b>Fuego</b>, which serves coastal Mexican cuisine. The views, especially on clear sunny day, are awesome. <p>You can see the docked Queen Mary cruise ship off to the right as well as any other cruise ships docking in Long Beach for the night. You can see downtown Long Beach across the bay, including the city's aquarium and right in front of juliana 2009-08-04T17:40:35-05:00 33.7582127 -118.20126 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/1/8426/26702 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/jdvmaya.jpg" class="top"> <p>Fresh off a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/24/163831/974/hotels/JDV_s_Hotel_Maya_Will_Be_Done_With_Its_Makeover_on_July_1st">$20 million renovation</a>, today marks the opening of Joie de Vivre's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Maya+Long+Beach/local/1480"><b>Hotel Maya </b></a>in Long Beach, California. We've been talking a whole lot about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jdv hotels">JDV Hotels</a> lately &#151; mostly, we have the hots for the Cali-based boutique hotel company because they've got decent rates, clean and quirky designs and usually-free WiFi &#151; and this 197-room property is the latest addition to the group to keep an eye on. <p>Hotel Maya's got a seafood bistro called Fuego, a fitness center, and a business and events center right on the waterfront &#151; plus a heated lap pool and Jacuzzi, and a water canal with floating cabanas. <p>The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/5/15556/06534/hotels/Hotel_Maya_Long_Beach_Still_On_Track_For_July">"Mayan Journey"</a> package is Jenna 2009-07-01T08:57:20-05:00 33.7582127 -118.20126 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/18/10450/1064 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelmayapets.jpg" class="top"> <p>Pet-lovers sniffing around California, take note: some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jdv%20hotels"><strong>Joie de Vivre</strong></a> hotels are rolling out the welcome mats for pets of all shapes and sizes.</p> <p>Indeed, the boutique hotel chain&#146;s 15 pet-friendly hotels &#151; located in the San Francicsco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and Southern California &#151; have ditched weight limit restrictions and pet fees to make canine check-in easier. That&#146;s almost half of Joie de Vivre&#146;s collection, which they claim equals more dog-friendly hotels than any other hotel group, including the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Shorebreak+Hotel/local/1424"><strong>Shorebreak Hotel</strong></a> in Huntington Beach and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Maya+Long+Beach/local/1480"><strong>Hotel Maya</strong></a> (pictured above) in Long Beach.</p> <p>&#147;We wanted to make our pet-friendly hotels even more hospitable to dogs, so we scrapped weight restrictions and standard KatieK 2009-06-18T11:41:15-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/5/15556/06534 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/hotelmyalongbeach1.jpg" class="top"> <p>Though sounding more like a luxury lodge in the wilds of the Yucatan Peninsula, the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/24/163831/974/hotels/JDV_s_Hotel_Maya_Will_Be_Done_With_Its_Makeover_on_July_1st">Hotel Maya</a></b> is planning to open in Long Beach early in July after a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/24/163831/974/hotels/JDV_s_Hotel_Maya_Will_Be_Done_With_Its_Makeover_on_July_1st">$20 million renovation</a> by Joie de Vivre Group. <p>The property now sports 197 ocean- and garden-view rooms with private balconies, designed as a &#147;fusion of Latin American beachside resort and modern Southern California style.&#148; That means airy guest rooms decorated in creamy and earth tones, with a few splashes of color on the walls and pillows. <p> The new hotel will also house a seafood bistro called Fuego, a fitness center, and a business and events center right on the waterfront. For your leisure time, there EricRosen 2009-06-05T15:18:55-05:00 33.7582127 -118.20126 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/