HotelChatter - Stories about Las Ventanas al Paraiso

San Jose de Cabo: Which Celeb Love Nest Would You Rather: Scarlett Johansson's Or The Bieber's?

juliab — 2011-03-03T09:46:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/lasvetanaspool.jpeg" class="top"> The pool at Las Ventanas. We declare it #winning. The question that were chewing over as we chew over our oatmeal this morning: if you were embarking on a new affair with a sexy celeb, where would you take them for a night of passion? In the red corner, we have Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez who, it turns out, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/03/01/2011-03-01_justin_bieber_and_selena_gomez_stayed_st_regis_resort_in_penthouse_suite_night_b.html">spent the night</a> before the Oscars shacked up <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/9/245/95427/hotels/Golf_Gourmet_Food_And_Cougars_at_the_St_Regis_Monarch_Beach">with the cougars</a> in a penthouse suite at the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/773'>St. Regis Monarch Beach</a> at Dana Point. And in the blue are Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn who, <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2011-03-02-scarlett-johansson-sean-penn-are-in-cabo-together">Perez Hilton revealed</a> yesterday, swept into Cabo for a one nighter at <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/185'>Las Ventanas al Paraiso</a> on

Six Hotels Jobs That Are Way Cooler Than Yours

EricRosen — 2010-11-08T09:25:15-05:00

We’re pretty content with our current gig--traveling the world and checking out the coolest hotels--but every so often we wonder what it would be like if we just stopped the madness and settled down in one place. But we don't think we're cut out for any ole' desk job, so we started the thinking about some of the more hotel services we’ve come across in the course of our stories, and the people who perform them.

Lo and behold, we've found six of the coolest hotel jobs--in-house chocolatier, whisky sommelier, and romance specialist among them--that almost make us want to trade in our laptops for a hotel uniform (designer one, of course.)

San Jose del Cabo: Opening A Window Into Las Ventanas Al Paraiso

EricRosen — 2010-10-28T14:30:09-05:00

We’ve already told you about some of our favorite amenities at Cabo’s Las Ventanas al Paraiso, including their famous sorbet-scooping pool butlers, in-room aromatherapy, and the after-dinner bath experience, and we brought you an exclusive interview with their on-staff Director of Romance.

Today, we’re going to take you inside one of their Ocean View Terrace Junior Suites with this exclusive video walk-through and photo gallery.

San Jose del Cabo: Las Ventanas Al Paraiso's Director of Romance Sets the Mood

EricRosen — 2010-10-19T15:47:12-05:00

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San Jose del Cabo: Las Ventanas Creates a Whole Mythology Behind Its New Uniforms

Jennifer Kester — 2010-08-25T09:19:29-05:00

While some hotel uniforms help set a sexy mood and others seem to have no purpose at all, the new threads worn by staff at Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos have elaborate stories behind them.

Mexican designers Maria Rosario Mendoza and Alejandro Julian drew on their country's history and culture to create different get-ups for every department. Each uniform has its own embroidered design or color combo that symbolizes a particular job at the resort. But the hotel stretches the symbolism a bit too far, though.