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San Francisco: How To Jazz Up A Hotel Room, J-Pop Style, at Hotel Tomo

MsRebecca — 2010-12-13T10:17:44-05:00

<![CDATA[<object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=708661775001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=708661775001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> We didn't fool anyone with Friday's Guess The Hotel--both commenters were right in fingering the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/10/1192/6469/hotels/Guess_The_Hotel_With_The_Manga_In_The_Bedside_Table">hotel with the manga in the bedside table</a> as <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Tomo/local/601">Hotel Tomo</a>, or as it's also known Best Western Hotel Tomo, a Joie de Vivre Hotel. (And formerly known as the Best Western Miyako Inn.) We checked into this Japantown hotel last week so we could be near the great shopping on Fillmore Street. A wise move, since the day we

San Francisco: Where The Thrillist Boys Party in San Francisco

BenLerer — 2008-02-06T15:06:22-05:00

<![CDATA[We now present you with our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP%20Hotel%20Reviewer%20Series">VIP Hotel Reviewer Series</a> in which we hand-pick experts in the travel and media worlds and beyond to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Once a week, we'll feature a hotel review from said VIPs about their favorite leisure or business hotels. Pay attention: These VIPs are experts at what they do and they don't mess around when it comes to their hotels. Our next VIP in the series is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/BenLerer">Ben Lerer</a>, the co-founder of <a href="http://www.thrillist.com">Thrillist.com</a>, a daily e-newsletter for guys detailing the best in food, drinks, events, gear, services and travel. Thrillist just recently launched a San Francisco-centric edition and here's where Ben stayed on his last

San Francisco: Crying Baby Disrupts Stay at Hotel Tomo

juliana — 2007-08-09T16:13:41-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src='http://admin.brightcove.com/destination/player/player.swf' bgcolor='#FFFFFF' flashVars='allowFullScreen=true&initVideoId=1137926334&servicesURL=http://www.brightcove.com&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://www.brightcove.com&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&autoStart=false' base='http://admin.brightcove.com' name='bcPlayer' width='400' height='339' allowFullScreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always' seamlesstabbing='false' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' swLiveConnect='true' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash'></embed> It's no secret that SFO Media publisher Mark Johnson is in San Francisco. After all, he did get to ride on the virgin <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Virgin%20America%20Launch">Virgin America flight</a> from NY to SF.So where did Mark rest his travel and Branson-weary head? Why at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Tomo/local/601">Hotel Tomo</a>. If you recall, the Tomo just re-opened in Japantown. In its former life, it was a Best Western but has since been done up in Japanime style by California hotelier--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jdv%20hospitality">JDV Hospitality.</a> While the rooms certainly look cool, the thin walls are not. In fact, the crying babe who can be heard at the start of the video actually forced

PM Linkage: Geeksugar's Inside Look at the Hotel Tomo

Jenna — 2007-08-07T17:19:12-05:00

Links:
· Geeksugar's peek at the Hotel Tomo. Stay tuned for our peek later this week. [Geeksugar]
· Really, really strange: lady arrested for something involving fudge at her hotel. [Golden Celebrity]
· Tori and Dean are, like, nice. [Glame Scene]
· Rehab, Lindsay Lohan style (we kind of want to stay here!) [Jaunted]
· Casinos are going for our grandmas. [Hotel Online]

San Francisco: Hotel Tomo Taking Reservations on June 1

juliana — 2007-05-30T13:10:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tomo_pillow.jpg" class="imgborder">While Jason Pomeranc's 6 Columbus keeps working out the kinks, Chip Conley's newest hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Tomo/local/601">Hotel Tomo</a> is set to start taking reservations on <a href="http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/priceAvail.do?propertyCode=05249&disablenav=">June 1. </a>The hotel used to be the Best Western Miyako Inn in San Fran's Japantown but the only thing that remains is the Best Western handle. Inside Hotel Tomo, you will find lots of Japanese pop-culture artwork, (think anime), 26-inch LCD flat-screen TVs, iPod docking station and radio, J-Pop wall murals and what looks like <a href="http://www.uglydolls.com">Ugly Dolls</a> on each bed. There's also a restaurant called Mum's which specializes in shabu-shabu -- "thinly sliced meat and vegetables cooked at your table in an iron hot pot, and served with savory, special, house