HotelChatter - Stories about The Andaz San Diego http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-12T10:43:08Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/317 San Diego: Best Celeb Performance of 2011: Ashton Kutcher Wrecks His Marriage at the Hard Rock http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/29/945/67447 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/article_2063098_0ED8E3AD00000578_583_634x935.jpg" class="top"><p><i>It's what you've been waiting all year for--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelchatter 2011 awards"><b>The 2011 HotelChatter Awards</b></a>! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/29/945/67447/hotels/Best_Celebrity_Performance_Ashton_Kutcher_Destroying_His_Marriage_At_The_Hard_Rock_San_Diego#postform">Air your thoughts in the comments below</a>.</i><p>In a way, it was over before it even began. Celebrity power couple <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ashton%20Kutcher"><b>Ashton Kutcher</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Demi%20Moore"><b>Demi Moore</b></a> were suddenly thrown into the center of a media whirlwind when it was discovered that <b>Ashton had shacked up with a girl at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+San+Diego/local/705">Hard Rock San Diego</a></b>&#151;and what's worse, her "friend" was actually wiling to corroborate the entire story. Ruh roh. <p>After the story was leaked by <a href="http://thedirty.com/">this</a> gossip blog, HotelChatter 2011-12-30T09:07:27-05:00 San Diego: Katsuya to Open at the Andaz San Diego Early Next Year http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/17/131321/77 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/katsuya_dishes.jpg" class="top"><p> Aside from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/20/195259/603/hotels/HotelChatter_s_10_Sexiest_Hotel_Rooms_Alive_">sexy bondage guestrooms</a> and a chance to see a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/10/0336/3439/hotels/Naughty_Ginger_Prince_Harry_Parties_at_The_Ivy_at_Andaz_San_Diego">ginger prince partying</a>, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Andaz+San+Diego/local/317"><b>Andaz San Diego</b></a> will now offer guests a veritable sushi hotspot from <a href="http://www.sbe.com/katsuya"><b>Katsuya</b></a>. <p>The celeb fave sushi restaurant from Master Sushi Chef Katsuya Uechi will open early next year in a 6,000-sq.ft. indoor-outdoor lobby space and will be the hotel's signature restaurant. (It will replace the hotel's current restaurant, the Quarter Kitchen.) <p>The interiors will be designed by Philippe Starck and promise "an alluring ambiance that represents a chic and casual celebration of food and drink." The menu will feature traditional Japanese fare, sushi and an expansive menu of Robata selections prepared over an open flame. (And we juliana 2011-11-17T13:45:01-05:00 San Diego: Naughty Ginger: Prince Harry Parties at The Ivy at Andaz San Diego http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/10/0336/3439

Wills who? The royal prince we really have the um, red hots for is Prince Harry and we're kicking ourselves for not having been at the Andaz San Diego over the weekend when Harry decided to let loose from his Apache military helicopter training.

Us Magazine reports that the Prince hit up the hotel's Ivy rooftop bar (Ivy is a nod to the hotel's former name) with 20 of his friends and started guzzling Absolut Vodka, Red Bull and beer. Then they moved to the hotel's outdoor pool deck where they watched a rugby match in a private cabana. ]]> juliana 2011-10-11T09:15:02-05:00 CA: At Andaz in California, Your Gold Passport Card is Also Your Room Key http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/9/104214/2958 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/andazwesthollywood_bed.jpg" class="top"><p><i>Your Gold Passport will give you a ticket to ride, er, sleep in this bed.</i><p>We keep wondering when <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Keyless%20Hotel%20Rooms">keyless hotel rooms</a> are going to take off but judging from this recent <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304778304576373773065546978.html#printMode">WSJ</a> article, the future is a long ways off as guests haven't grasped the technology very well and hotels are still concerned about security and privacy.<p>Yet there is a new development on the hotel key card scene from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/andaz hotels"><b>Andaz Hotels</b></a>. Both the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Andaz+San+Diego/local/317">Andaz San Diego</a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Andaz+West+Hollywood/local/1415">Andaz West Hollywood</a> (above) are testing a new program that allows <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hyatt%20Gold%20Passport">Gold Passport Members</a> to use their loyalty card as their hotel room key. It sounds very similar to what Starwood's SPG has juliana 2011-06-09T12:23:37-05:00 San Diego: Three Ways to Stuff Your Face at the Andaz San Diego http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/20/3737/96808

Just as American Idol has brought in J.Lo and Steven Tyler to add some life to the ailing TV show, Andaz San Diego has introduced new chef de Cuisine Michael Liotta to kick-start the food and drink offerings. And lucky for you, you won't have to sing for your supper.

Here are three ways to eat and drink at the Andaz.]]> Jennifer Kester 2011-01-20T11:31:11-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/