http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-07T08:14:57Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ali%20Kasikci http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/30/8531/09760 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/peninsula_manager.jpg">Ali Kasikci shocked a lot of people in the hotel industry when he announced his retirement from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Beverly+Hills/local/550"><b>Peninsula Beverly Hills</b></a> a few months ago. The man made famous for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/10/10188/0429/hotels/Peninsula's_Power_Checker">doing push-ups</a> on the guestroom armoires cited a desire to move onto something new. <p>We have actually heard whispers that the hotel was upset with him over his lavish treatment of guests on the company dime. Although we respect a hotel's bottom line, isn't it his job to spoil the guests? <p>Anyways, <a href="http://hotellaw.jmbm.com/2007/08/hotel_lawyer_ali_kasikci_accep.html">it's been announced</a> that Kasikci will join the new <b>Montage Beverly Hills Resort</b>, just a few blocks away from his old haunt, as the managing director when the hotel opens in Fall 2008. juliana 2007-08-30T09:02:39-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/