HotelChatter - Tag: JDV Hotels

CA: JDV Hotels Say, 'C'mon, Give Us a Smile,' With Third Night Free Promo

Heidi Atwal — 2009-10-26T13:41:18-05:00

<![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

Sacramento: 'Duck' Into Citizen Hotels Grange Restaurant For Some 'Fowl Play'

EricRosen — 2009-10-15T09:19:56-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/jdv_grange_032377.jpg" class="top"> When it opened last December, we told you all about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/8/24956/3907/hotels/Ultimate_Political_Geek_Hotel_Open_in_Sacramento">geeky glory</a> of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Citizen/local/1400">Citizen Hotel</a> in Sacramento. Now we want to tell you about a more macho offering inspired by Californias upcoming duck-hunting season. Dont tell Dick Cheney, though, because we don't want anyone getting hurt. For most people hunting may be a thing of the past, relegated to rusticated retreats in the middle of the country for the most part, but there are bound to be a few political sharpshooters who will want to take advantage of duck season this fall. That is why Executive Chef Michael Tuohy of Citizens Grange Restaurant will be offering area hunters the opportunity to bring in

Huntington Beach: Inside the Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach

EricRosen — 2009-09-18T16:21:14-05:00

We’ve been telling you about Joie De Vivre’s Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach for a while, but now we’ve actually had a chance to step inside one of the Waterfront King rooms (which start at $210 per night) and take you on a video walkthrough.

We’ll only give you a few spoilers right now and detail the rest for you next week but this hotel has killer views, enormous bathrooms and delicious mini-bar treats.

If only the internet were free, we could have gotten this video to you first thing this morning....

Santa Clara: The Avatar Hotel: A New Geek Hotel in Silicon Valley for $99 a Night

EricRosen — 2009-09-14T14:07:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelavatar.jpg" class="top"> You dont have to be a Second Life fanboy to take advantage of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Avatar+Hotel/local/1560">Avatar Hotels</a> $99 opening rate. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jdv%20hotels">Joie De Vivres</a> sixth Silicon Valley property is opening in a former Holiday Inn this month with 168 rooms, and claims to be the only boutique hotel in Santa Clara. For you non-geeks, Santa Clara is home to Yahoo!, Cisco, Intel, Sun Microsystems, and McAfee.The hotel is targeted toward tech road warriors, with a network of techie amenities designed to appeal to start-up entrepreneurs as well as established technology gurus. Rooms come with complimentary wired and wireless internet access, laptop tables for working in bed, iPod docking stations and 37-inch flat screens. Theres also a new

Huntington Beach: Tapas and Tagines Dinner at Shorebreak Hotels Zimzala

EricRosen — 2009-09-10T15:27:21-05:00

We started the day talking about lunch and now we'll wrap it up talking about dinner. Yeah, we're hungry over here!

Have a hankering for tapas in Huntington Beach? Next Thursday, September 17, Joie De Vivre’s Shorebreak Hotel is hosting a special dinner at its restaurant, the Spanish-Moroccan Zimzala. The dinner is a three-course multi-cultural nod to the cuisine of Mediterranean cookbook author and James Beard Award winner, Chef Joyce Goldstein, who consults with Zimzala’s Executive Chef, Vincent Muraco, and will feature a veritable cornucopia of Spanish and Moroccan specialties.