HotelChatter - Tag: California Hotels

Take Advantage Of These 11-11-11 Deals Now

ASchechter — 2011-11-08T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[If wearing corduroy pants was all you had planned for 11-11-11, think again. The auspicious once-in-a-century date is prompting hotels all over the country to go 11-11-11 crazy, and in a good way. Weddings have been <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/24/192914/556/hotels/Crowne_Plaza_Wishes_You_Long_Love_And_Good_Fortune">planned</a>. <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/Carlos%20Santana">Carlos Santana</a> tickets have been set aside. Scenic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Best%20Western%20Hotels">Best Westerns</a> in coastal California are even getting in on the action! <h3>If you wanna rock</h3> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/carlos_santana.jpg" class="top">Big spenders can reap the full rewards of Vegas' <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+Las+Vegas+Hotel+and+Casino/local/595">Hard Rock Las Vegas Hotel and Casino</a> with a VIP "Extravagant Package." Though of course the trip would be ideal as a getaway (as in, get away into a giant bathtub and stay there forever), this package will be keeping you busy. Included are:

Marina Del Rey: The Ritz Carlton's Missing Rembrandt Turns Up In A Church

ASchechter — 2011-08-17T10:49:07-05:00

Well, someone must have been paying attention when we sent out a plea yesterday to help the Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey get their Rembrandt etching back.

The tiny portrait (it only measured 11" x 6"!) was finally recovered Monday evening—in the pastor's office of an Episcopal Church! What is it with scandalous pastors this week? Someone reportedly saw the missing artwork at the church and alerted the authorities. Though, to be fair, Father Mike Cooper hasn't been arrested, nor have detectives figured out exactly how the sketch traveled twenty-odd miles from the hotel into his office. Maybe it just needed some fresh air.

Dana Point: Green Hotel Jobs: 'Naturalists' At the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel

EricRosen — 2011-08-16T11:47:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/18481/189599_10150178686079575_129566299574_8589974_4508228_n.jpg" class="top"> All this week, HotelChatter contributor Eric Rosen will be talking with the people who perform some of the coolest <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Jobs">Green Hotel Jobs</a> out there. He reached out across the globe to talk to the dynamic folks who do everything from breeding fish to teaching indigenous survival courses, and everything in between. Today we travel from one coastal environment (Hawaii) to another (Laguna) to talk to one of the naturalists at the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LagunaNiguel/Default.htm">Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel</a>. 30-year-old Will Steinreide, a Dana Point native who, after working with Jean-Michel Cousteaus Ambassadors of the Environment (AOTE) on Catalina Island, now leads AOTE-partnered guest activities and programs at the Ritz-Carlton. In the role, he gets to take guests on

Mammoth Lakes: From The Fiery Depths, A Geothermal Hotel Rises In Mammoth Lakes

ASchechter — 2011-08-16T08:47:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Mammoth_Lakes_California5.jpg" class="top">Drive six hours north of LA and you'll find Mammoth Lakes, a destination for both skiers and hot spring soakers. Surrounded by mountains on all sides (Mammoth Mountain and the Sherwin Range), the scenic town is worthy of a few postcards, to say the least. But in terms of hotels? Only the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+Monache+Resort/local/672">Westin Monache Resort</a> had managed to create a presence here. But that's all set to change now. According to a new press release, the Handmade Hotel Mammoth View will be a 5.5 acre, eco-friendly project consisting of 54 hotel rooms, 28 eco residence cabins, and 24 eco residence lofts. What's more, the entire property will be heated using natural groundwater from below. That's right: underground

Pacific Coast Highway Hotels Get Their Own App

ASchechter — 2011-08-10T09:15:02-05:00

Ready to take your next West Coast road trip to the next level? Check out this $0.99 iPhone/iPad app by GuideGecko, which organizes over 200 hotels—by state—along the 1,250 mile journey from San Diego to Seattle. And for all you jet-setting winos, there is even a special category built for California Wine Country.

While travel guidebooks can certainly be helpful in providing local info, listings, and some photos, no 500-page Lonely Planet can ever become as fully integrated (or as lightweight) as an app like this. Want to call and check availability? You're already on your phone. Want to book online? Tap away. Got lost along the way? All of the maps can be accessed offline.