HotelChatter - Stories about The Fairmont San Francisco

HotelChatter - Stories about The Fairmont San Francisco http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-26T00:01:06Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/8 San Francisco: Luau in San Francisco for New Year's Eve http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/5/151730/266 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/tongaroomsf.jpg" class="top"> It's hard to believe, but New Year's Eve is less than two months away, which means a parade of hotel party tickets will soon beor already areavailable to the public. Most of these are highfalutin affairs where you'll find women competing in unofficial "Who has the shortest skirt?" contests, and where bottles of champagne circulate throughout the evening. These swanky soirees are easy enough to find, but for an unusual change of pace, you may want to consider heading to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+San+Francisco/local/8">The Fairmont</a> in San Francisco, where an inaugural <a href="http://www.tongaroom.com/?l=0,72,91">New Year's luau</a> will be held at the historic Tonga Room. HotelChatter reader Mark, a long time Tonga Room patron, tipped us off to this unique NYE Heidi Atwal 2009-11-05T16:19:22-05:00 The Fairmont SF and DC Deliver Luxury and a Lexus Hybrid http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/13016/0539 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/fairmontsanfrancisco1.jpg" class="top"> Luxury is synonymous with excess, which in the car world usually suggests the use of high smog-emitting vehicles. Bigger is not always better for Mother Earth, with all that carbon monoxide contributing to her degradation. A depressing reality, to be sure, but with environmental awareness being so very haute these days, tastemakers and luxury providers are striving to make the good life the green life, too. It's no coincidence that you hear blatant plugs for hybrid cars as stars arrive on the Oscars red carpet, you know. Plush comforts and planet-friendly alternatives can coexist, as LuxuryLink, Lexus, and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+San+Francisco/local/8">The Fairmont San Francisco</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+Washington+D.C./ian/126091">Washington DC</a> are attempting to prove with special Eco-Chic packages. Included in Heidi Atwal 2009-11-02T15:51:27-05:00 Fairmont Hotels Inspired to Give Back by Ken Burns' New Documentary http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/28/124222/910 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/fairmontsanfrancisco.jpg" class="top"> The Fairmont San Francisco jumps on the state park philanthropy bandwagon, details below If you've ever seen any portion of the sweeping TV-documentary The Civil War, then you know who Ken Burns is. The PBS mainstay has been producing and directing films for the network for a quarter century about everything from the Statue of Liberty to architect Frank Lloyd Wright. When Burns speaks, PBS-o-philes listen, and he's not one to shy away from advocating causes close to his heart. His latest documentary <a href="http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/">The National Parks: America's Best Idea</a> (how's that for a bold statement?) recently premiered on PBS; it takes a look at famous outdoor landmarks like The Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Yellowstone, and the Heidi Atwal 2009-09-28T14:50:14-05:00 San Francisco: Here's Hoping the Recession Will Be Done Soon: Fairmont San Fran Renovating Its Penthouse http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/5/11210/21250 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/SFF_living.jpg" class="top"> You heard the news, right? The recession is over! Newsweek says it is so. Need further proof? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+San+Francisco/local/8">The Fairmont San Francisco</a> says so, too!OK, so they didnt actually put in those words. Not exactly. But the hotel did announce that its restoring its super fancy iconic penthouse this fall. The opulent 6,000 square-foot space, valued at $20 million, was built in 1926 as a private residence and was made available to hotel guests in 1981. The Penthouse Suite takes up an entire floor and has three large bedrooms, a living room, grand piano, formal dining room for 60, a kitchen, a billiards room covered in Persian tile, a massive patio, and a two-storey circular library, with MsRebecca 2009-08-05T16:32:27-05:00 37.7921300 -122.41045 San Francisco: Fairmont San Fran Reaches Out To 'All The Single Ladies' http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/27/182627/280 <![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/antivdayfairmont.jpg" class="top">We're not going back on our pinkie swear that there would be no more <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/22/224153/901/hotels/Our_Last_Post_About_Valentine_s_Day_Hotels_">Valentine's Day package posts.</a> Instead this is a sort of anti-Valentine's deal for all the single ladies (and guys) out there who just aren't sweatin' it anymore. For real cuz 'if you liked it you should have put a ring on it.' That's right. We said it!<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Fairmont+San+Francisco/local/8">Fairmont San Francisco</a> has come up with the Break-Up Package to satisfy your wounded heart. Dubbed as an Un-Valentine's getaway, parties of one score "VIP access to spectacular break-up bling at wholesale prices from Padis Gems at the San Francisco Jewelry Center." (Um, you have to buy your own jewelry!?) But with the start price shiralevine 2009-01-28T09:10:57-05:00 37.7921300 -122.41045 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/