http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T14:48:40Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Healdsburg%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/29/25851/9563 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/healdsburg_remotes.jpg" class="top"> <p>Here at HotelChatter, we are simple souls. Technologically adept, and always looking for the latest innovations, obviously, but ultimately simple. <p>Which is why our heart sank when we entered our room at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Healdsburg/ian/196008"><b>Hotel Healdsburg</b></a> in the heart of California wine country this weekend to find a page of detailed instructions on how to turn on the TV through its two remote controls. <p>Fortunately, it&#146;s not a case of technology gone mad &#150; it actually enabled us to switch on in a few seconds rather than work our way through the various &#147;menu&#148; keys on other remotes. <p>The rest of the place is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/design%20hotels"><b>Design Hotel</b></a> meets simple. There&#146;s a chic little clock by the table, rather juliab 2010-03-29T11:41:36-05:00 38.6102147 -122.87126 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/12/145811/60 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/moderncottages.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Top%20Chef"><i>Top Chef</i></a> and wine country fans alike will be happy to hear this insider scoop we were passed along: This season's finale was shot in one of Northern California's culinary havens, <b>Healdsburg</b>. Those in the know have long been trekking to Healdsburg to eat at restaurants like <b>Cyrus</b>, which one of our close friends&#151;a nearby Sonoma resident&#151;counts as one of her favorite places to dine. It was at Cyrus that part of the finale was shot, according to our channels. <p>With all of this <i>Top Chef</i> love being thrown Healdsburg's way, we thought it might be an appropriate time to list some hotel options for foodies whose trips are centered around tasting, sipping, and even gorging Heidi Atwal 2009-11-12T16:29:26-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/30/95312/0339 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/honormansion_gk2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>If you believe that spa treatment is more than just hands on shoulders and should truly get to the heart of how and why we relax, then <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Honor+Mansion/local/1295"><b>Honor Mansion</b></a>, tucked into the heart of Sonoma County's wine country, is the place to immerse yourself in comfort and the quiet bliss of letting go.<p> Located just 80 miles north of San Francisco in the shopping and dining mecca of Healdsburg, Honor Mansion is a perennial AAA Four Diamond Award winner. <p>There are just 13 rooms and suites but the amenities galore on-site will keep you busy for your entire stay. There's a 40-foot lap pool, two regulation bocce ball courts, a competition croquet lawn, PGA putting green, quarter Glenn Kaufmann 2008-07-31T16:02:06-05:00 38.6201112 -122.87572 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/