http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:45:01Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/531 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/29/13317/829 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/34094/PostRanchInn.jpg" class="top"> <p>If you're planning to attend the <b>Big Sur Food & Wine Festival</b>, the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Post+Ranch+Inn/local/531">Post Ranch Inn</a></b> wants to further tempt your taste buds with its new <b>Chefs & Vintners Celebration package on Nov. 6 and 7</b>. <p>The two-night deal will include breakfast at Sierra Mar. But the reason to partake in the package is the vino. Kick off the drunken fun on Friday with the Limestone Quest Dinner, featuring Josh Jensen of Calera Winery in Hollister and Stephan Asseo of L'Aventure Winery in Paso Robles. The winemakers will be there to school you on their pinot noirs and chardonnays. The booze will complement a six-course dinner from Craig von Foerster, Sierra Mar's executive chef, and Cal Jennifer Kester 2009-10-29T09:09:18-05:00 35.8417090 -121.39610 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/7/72530/81696 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Post_Ranch_Inn_Solar_Monitor.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We've given the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Post+Ranch+Inn/local/531"><b>Post Ranch Inn</b></a> at Big Sur some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/14/235246/857/hotels/The_Post_Ranch_Inn_has_Something_Dubai_May_Never_Understand">big love</a> in the past, and now we've got one more reason to rave: solar panels. <p>The Post Ranch Inn has long had green initiatives in place, but with their new <b>solar panel installation</b> they're taking things to a new level. They've just switched on a 990-panel solar array to grab that great Californian sunshine and turn it into electricity &#151; enough electricity to produce 400,000 kWh of energy a year and reduce their carbon emissions by the equivalent of taking 50 cars out of action.<p>Guests at the Post Ranch have apparently been intrigued by the solar panels during the construction phase, and anyone on amandak 2009-05-07T09:37:59-05:00 36.0592060 -121.58569 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/14/114310/100 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/twitter_acceptance2.jpg" class="top"> <p>It's not just <a href="http://twitter.com/MarriottIntl">Marriott</a> that's been busy sending out updates all over <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/twitter"><b>Twitter Nation</b></a>. These days, a pretty sizable group of individual hotel properties have set up their own Twitter accounts to get in on the action, and many of them are doing killer jobs of utilizing the microblogging platform to tweet everything from room renovations to staff movements to rate specials (and sometimes more stuff that nobody cares about &#151; but that's all part of the beauty of Twitter, right?) <p>Rob over at Resideo.com has scoured interwebs to find dozens upon dozens of worldwide hotels using Twitter, and he's put together <a href="http://webtravelrob.blogspot.com/2009/02/hotels-using-twitter.html">a list of all of them</a> &#151; organized by location &#151; to Jenna 2009-01-14T12:00:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/5/155542/9160 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/post_inn.jpg" class="top"><p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hc_reader_deals.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <i>Dear Poor Troubled Global Economy, we're going to splurge on the Post Ranch Inn. Xoxo, HotelChatter.</i><p>It's no secret that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Post+Ranch+Inn/local/531"><b>Post Ranch Inn</b></a> in Big Sur, Calif. is one of the most scenic hotels in the U.S. with beyond-killer views of the Pacific Ocean from each room and a location on the windy backdrop of Highway 1. <p>The hotel was in harm's way over the summer during the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/7/14258/64144/hotels/Big_Sur_Fire_Update_Posh_Retreats_Still_Closed_Due_to_Evacuation">Big Sur</a> fire but has rebounded this winter and is now offering a new <b>Stay and Dine Escape</b> package. The deal includes lodging, a four-course prix-fixe dinner for two and daily breakfast. The hotel also offers complimentary activities and services from yoga classes juliana 2009-01-05T15:58:39-05:00 36.0592060 -121.58569 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/7/14258/64144 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/bigsurfires.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>Last Wednesday, the Big Sur area <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/3/121954/4837/hotels/Big_Sur_Fire_Closes_Posh_Retreats_Like_Ventana_Inn_and_The_Post_Ranch">was evacuated</a> due to the huge fire that has been blazing nearby for about two weeks. <p>This weekend, temperatures cooled slightly and winds were a bit slower, enabling firefighters to make some significant progress. As of Sunday night, the fire was 11% contained. <p>Businesses -- posh retreats like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ventana+Inn+And+Spa/ian/193092"><b>Ventana Inn</b></a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Post+Ranch+Inn/local/531"><b>Post Ranch Inn</b></a> among them -- received the evacuation orders as well, and the Post Ranch Inn has posted an update on their website: <blockquote><p> Our reservations department will be opening a remote office beginning next week (July 8th) and we will be in contact with you then. Notwithstanding, please note we will honor cancellations Jenna 2008-07-07T09:14:06-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/