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San Francisco: Galleria Park Hotel Helps Visitors Experience a Faux Snow Day in SF

Heidi Atwal — 2009-11-10T15:51:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/galleriaparklobby.jpg" class="top"> San Francisco natives know that the closest thing the city gets to snow, sleet, or anything of the sort during the holidays is Union Square's perilously crowded ice rink. You can either hightail it out of townto Lake Tahoe or Big Bear, for instancefor a taste of the real thing, or you can fake it with the "Snow Day" package being offered by the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Galleria+Park+Hotel/local/156">Galleria Park Hotel</a>. Its perks are a far cry from being caught in a bonafide flurry, but when you're a coastal Californian or holiday visitor, faux is the best you can hope for. The Galleria Park is located in Union Square, whose holiday decorations are really impressive, despite their kitsch: a fully

Geyserville : See Wine Country the Back Way On a Bike

abigailmschilling — 2008-08-29T14:36:01-05:00

We know how hard it can be to get exercise while traveling (especially when hotels charge extra for the fitness center!) In fact, the scale tends to tell the truth about vacation dining. Backroads Travel Company has an answer to this problem: Northern California Winery Biking Tour!

That's right. In addition to sipping wine and living the high life, vacationers will get their exercise with 20-30 mile daily rides through Sonoma Country during this weekend tour of Alexander Valley right in the heart of wine country.

At the end of the day, kick back at the Geyserville Inn, a family-run inn with views of mountains and vineyards and a jacuzzi for sore muscles.

San Francisco: The Galleria Park Hotel Is So Vanity Fair

markj — 2007-03-16T10:10:52-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/galleria_park_hotel_lobby.jpg" class="imgborder"> Last week while in San Francisco, we checked out JDV's newest hotel the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Galleria+Park+Hotel/local/156">Galleria Park Hotel</a> near Union Square. Billed as a "BusinessWeek meets Vanity Fair" type of hotel, the lobby turned out to be extremely photogenic--almost glossy. Most guests we talked to were pleased with the service, their room, and the price--and we always gravitate toward staying in hotels that have just been renovated--soft opening kinks be damned. Touring the hotel we were bummed to see the absence of flat screen televisions, at least in the rooms we saw. The rooms decor is inline with the magazine feel, however, the standard rooms are on the smallish side. While the room and

San Francisco: Chip Conely Unveils His BusinessWeek-Vanity Fair Hybrid Hotel

juliana — 2007-01-10T13:52:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_galleriaSF.jpg">Hotelier Chip Conley has shifted focus from Southern California back to his tried-and-true turf of San Francisco.The $7.1 million renovation on the 95-year-old <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Galleria+Park+Hotel/local/156">Galleria Park Hotel</a> on Sutter Street has been completed. Conley, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/7/155025/293/hotels/PM_Linkage_Chip_Conley_Inspired_by_Rolling_Stone_Magazine">known for modeling his hotels after big magazine publications,</a> has made the Galleria Park a "BusinessWeek meets Vanity Fair" type of hotel.<blockquote>Previously known as the Sutter Hotel, the property was constructed in 1911 and had not been renovated since the 1980s. Joie de Vivre took over management from the Kimpton Group in June, 2005 and immediately embarked upon a soup-to-nuts upgrade. Amenities tailored to the needs of the sophisticated modern traveler -- including flat-screen televisions, alarm clocks with MP3 connectors and 300-thread-count Frette linens