http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T09:22:00Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Montage%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/30/20248/8691 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/26601/montage.jpg" class="top"><p> One of our favorite vacations ever was the "Saints & Sinners" tour of 2006 when we drove from Central Cali to Las Vegas for two nights of indulgence and debauchery. From there, we drove to its polar opposite destination, Southern Utah, and went off the grid, car-camping for a week. Thankfully, we packed enough vino to overcome Utah&#146;s wackadoodle liquor laws. <p>In a stroke of genius, the fine state of Utah relaxed &#145;em slightly this summer, <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/22/utah-relaxing-liquor-laws-in-bid-to-entice-tourist/">banning</a> the state&#146;s stupid private member club only system after a 40-year run of complete and utter absurdity.<p> LDS and liquor laws aside, there are few places in the country as naturally stunning as Utah. So, we soaked up every globetrotting gourmet 2009-10-01T08:43:51-05:00 40.6411722 -111.49307 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/21/101352/210 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/brigtmontage.jpg" class="top"> <p>As <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Britney%20Spears">Britney Spears</a></b> gears up for her upcoming tour, which kicks off this March in New Orleans, the back-on-her-feet pop princess seems to be doing a bit less of the Frapuccino-guzzling, flipping-off-paps stuff and has been engaging in more... grown up, big-girl things. <p>She's been laying low lately to get into fighting shape before she hits the road, and according to PopSugar, she took a bit of time to hit up the brand new <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Beverly+Hills/ian/269818">Montage Beverly Hills</a></b> with her mom. From <a href="http://www.popsugar.com/2715944">PopSugar's pics</a>, it looks like she and her mom were in the hotel's tea room (Also: If we swap our Frapuccinos for tea, will we get abs like Britney's new ones?) <p>Perhaps the Jenna 2009-01-21T10:20:03-05:00 34.0684814 -118.39879 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/12/125443/20 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/guessittheview.jpg" class="top"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/11/155932/88/hotels/The_Hotel_That_Has_The_Clearest_View_of_Los_Angeles_">Guess the Hotel Revealed!</a> It is indeed the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Beverly+Hills/local/1401"><b>Montage Beverly Hills</b></a> hotel which we toured from top to bottom on Wednesday. And we have to say, there's a lot going on at this hotel.<p> It all begins when you pull up to the hotel's entrance and if you can take your eyes from the house Maybach out front, you will notice that the snazzily-dressed bellmen are wearing white gloves and top hats as they help you out of your car.<p>Continue on into the the lobby which is surprisingly small and intimate. Only check-in and concierge requests are handled here. <p>While the services <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/8/124348/228/hotels/The_Montage_Beverly_Hills_Goes_All_Out_with_All_Luxe_Amenities">go all out</a>, the hotel's layout is more covert. The Montage was designed juliana 2008-12-12T16:32:07-05:00 34.0684814 -118.39879 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/21/9425/9542 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/montagebhunis.JPG" class="top"><p><i><b>Update:</b> <a href="http://la.eater.com/archives/2008/11/19/eater_sneak_peek_parq_at_montage_beverly_hills.php">Eater LA</a> has pics of the resty, Parq.</i><p>We had an operative passing through Beverly Hills the other day who peeked into the just-opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Beverly+Hills/ian/269818"><b>Montage Beverly Hills</b></a> and took these snapshots for us. While we don't have any room photos just yet, we were surprised to see that the staff has such...um...traditional hotel uniforms. <p>Our spy was also surprised by how the hotel was a bit of a let-down. <blockquote><p> The décor falls short, and--dare I say--kind of feels Disney at some points. It's definitely a bit more upscale KB home than it is "Spanish Colonial." I don't get Spanish at all from the feel. The hallways are a bit barren. Not the same delightful California juliana 2008-11-21T11:20:08-05:00 34.0677353 -118.39799 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/18/103429/48 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/montagbhphoto.jpg" class="top"><p>From the folks who brought you <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Resort+And+Spa/ian/208480">Montage Laguna Beach</a></b>, the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Montage+Beverly+Hills/ian/269818/">Montage Beverly Hills</b></a> &#151; a super-luxe 201-room property right in Beverly Hills' Golden Triangle (the area that falls between Santa Monica Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard and Canon Drive) &#151; officially opened yesterday. <p>Boasting an extensive list of super upscale details like outdoor topiary gardens, hand-painted ceilings in the ballroom and Library and a curator-assembled art collection, the hotel is for the affluent traveler who, somehow, has tons of dough to blow right now. <p>And if you don't have tons of money to spend and you're stressed cause you just spent it anyway, go get a massage or something at the two-level, 20,000-square-foot spa. We're talking 17 treatment Jenna 2008-11-18T11:45:45-05:00 34.0684814 -118.39879 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/