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Los Angeles: Food Frenzy At Los Angeles Hotels This Month

EricRosen — 2009-10-27T15:44:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/oliveriobigger.JPG" class="top"> Foodies in Los Angeles are all abuzz lately about some big turnover in hotel restaurants around townboth on the menu and in the kitchen. Plus, now that theres an end in sight to beach weather, its time to put the bikini away and start thinking about packing on the pounds for winter. Here are four of the stories and specials weve been following lately.Last week, we stopped in for a dinner at the new restaurant in Beverly Hills <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Avalon+Hotel/local/584">Avalon Hotel</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/24/2365/05707/hotels/Note_to_Kathy_Griffin_blue_on_blue_at_the_Avalon_Hotel_is_now_oliverio">oliverio</a>. To complement the 1960s Italian-style redecoration (pictured above), new chef Mirko Paderno (formerly of Cecconis in West Hollywood), has created an Italian-inspired menu that is equal parts familiar and fanciful, with dishes like an

'Summer Splendour' at Peninsula Hotels Means More Perks for Guests

juliana — 2009-07-07T16:22:44-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/rooftoppenbevhills.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/peninsula%20hotels">Peninsula Hotels</a> do not usually put out big discounts on their hotel rooms, so when we hear of one we often perk up--especially if that discount includes a resort credit and a free night. This summer, the luxury hotel collection is offering guests who book their "Summer Splendour" package daily breakfast for two, a $100 hotel credit and a gift certificate for a complimentary night's stay at any Peninsula Hotel.Similarly, guests who book a stay in a suite at select Peninsula Hotels will get a complimentary second night's stay with a "host of special benefits." Stateside participating hotels include Chicago, New York and Beverly Hills (whose rooftop is pictured above.) More details on the Peninsula's summer

Beverly Hills: New Rooftop Cocktail Hour At The Peninsula Beverly Hills

EricRosen — 2009-05-07T16:41:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/rooftoppenbevhills.jpg" class="top"> If youre anything like us, and enjoy the finer things in life without necessarily having the spare cash to indulge in them (especially these days!), the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Beverly+Hills/local/550">Peninsula Beverly Hills</a> is launching a new Summer Cocktail Hour so you can swan around rubbing shoulders with media moguls and celebrity wannabes without shelling out for one of the pricey rooms.Starting today and on every Thursday through Labor Day, this new happy hour will be held from 5:00-7:00pm at the hotel's recently renovated Roof Garden bar. Guests can enjoy cocktails, glasses of wine and beer for half-price while milling around the teak bar or fire pit (summer nights can be chilly here in LA.) The deal also includes perhaps

Beverly Hills: Peninsula Beverly Hills Offers Guests a Free Night

jennm — 2009-02-10T09:16:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/bhpen.jpg" class="top">Here's another for the <a href=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Room%20Rate%20Drop%20Watch">Room Rate Drop Watch</a> files <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Beverly+Hills/local/550">The Peninsula Beverly Hills</a> is offering a "Four Days, Free Night!" promotion (the exclamation pointcomes on a little strong for such a posh hotel, no?), which gives guests who book a two-night stay in a Superior King or Double room a special rate of $495 per night, with the third night free. The hotel helpfully points out that since the regular room rate is $555, the savings amounts to $675 over a three-night stay. Plus with this deal, you can get even more bang for your buck, since at The Peninsula guests can arrive as early as 10 a.m. and depart as late as 10

Beverly Hills: Celebs Booze It Up at the Beverly Hilton

Jenna — 2009-01-12T12:57:19-05:00

To say the parties surrounding last night's Golden Globes were "back and better than ever" after last year's writer's strike would be a bit of an overstatement, but the parties were, in fact, back — recession be damned — and they proved to be exciting and noteworthy despite the potential for Drew Barrymore's questionable hairstyle decisions to overshadow all the festive fun.

The Associated Press reports that post-ceremony shindigs at the Beverly Hilton were still going down despite the weirdness surrounding the one-year hiatus and the state of the economy, but this year the parties were "fewer than before and not quite so extravagant."