HotelChatter - Tag: California Hotels

HotelChatter - Tag: California Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T17:47:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/California%20Hotels Los Angeles: The Five Best Hotel Bars in Los Angeles http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/10/125434/58 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/butterflies.jpg" class="top"> Butterflies on the ceiling of Bar Marmont Cocktail culture is a different breed in Los Angeles. This is a town known for "doing lunch," after all. Aspiring screenwriters and actors usually work during the day and hit clubs late at night, and slick producers hustle deals both during afternoon meetings and after hours. Happy Hour just isn't as popular here as it is in other cities you might visit. And what makes choosing a bar even more difficult in LA is the rate of trend turnaround; one week some place is the place to be, the next you wouldn't find a Twilight cast member caught dead there. Recently, the erstwhile travel reporter Jen Leo tweeted <a href="http://twitter.com/HotelChatter">@HotelChatter</a> Heidi Atwal 2009-11-11T16:51:13-05:00 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 Torrance: Torrance Gets a Sleek, Green Japanese 'Hybrid' Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/4/142840/024 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/miyako.jpg" class="top"> Los Angeles is just the kind of city that embraces cool cultural influences, particularly those from the far Eastand we're not just talking about the multitude of sushi restaurants in greater LA County. We've seen contemporary tea houses, high end hot spring spas, and we just got news that a thoroughly Japanese hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Miyako+Hybrid+Hotel+Torrance/ian/334748">The Miyako Hybrid</a>, will soon be opening its doors to the public. The Miyako line is apparently well-known in Japan for being ultra-modern and sleek, so its arrival in the City of Angels comes as no surprise. What's shocking is that you won't find it sharing block space in Beverly Hills or West Hollywood, but in Torrance of all places. We're scratching our Heidi Atwal 2009-11-04T15:57:28-05:00 CA: JDV Hotels Say, 'C'mon, Give Us a Smile,' With Third Night Free Promo http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/26/92427/748 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/joyofvivre.jpg" class="top"> JDV's Hotel Erwin on Venice Beach Hotels these days seem to be enthusiastic about "Third Night Free" promotions, and we're not complaining. In addition to last week's reportage on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/22/105813/11/hotels/The_Rosewood_Mayakob_Offers_Tequila_Upon_Arrival_and_a_Third_Night_For_Free">Rosewood Mayakobá</a>'s customer-friendly offer, our latest helping of happiness comes from the news that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/JDV%20Hotels">Joie de Vivre</a> group's <a href="http://www.jdvhotels.com/promos/joie/">"Joy of Vivre" campaign</a> includes a free third night with promotion code "JOIE" when you book in advance. The deal is good for JDV's 35 properties through June 15th of next year, and as a head's up, you'll have to make the reservation by May 31, 2010. After what has been an inarguably difficult year for many, and with possible S.A.D. looming around the corner Heidi Atwal 2009-10-26T13:41:18-05:00 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 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/