HotelChatter - Tag: Napa Hotels

Napa: In Napa, Even Embassy Suites Goes Gourmet

EricRosen — 2009-10-14T14:07:05-05:00

Travelers to Napa Valley are used to the finest wines and freshest foods around, so in order to keep up with the gourmet competition and cater to its demanding guests, even the Embassy Suites (which in the town of Napa itself) is taking its food and beverage operation upscale.

Starting now, the 205-room all-suite hotel, which is managed by Hilton, has brought in a new food and beverage management team headed up by Napa native Christy Gianelli, who has worked with a who’s who of Napa hospitality including Wine Adventures, the ultra-luxe Silverado Resort, and the Napa Valley Conference and Visitors Bureau.

Napa: The City of Napa To Get a Ritz-Carlton

DanielR — 2008-07-21T16:10:56-05:00

The city of Napa, gateway to the famous Napa Valley has long been the angry stepchild to the illustrious Napa Valley destinations of Yountville, Rutherford and St Helena.

However, the city of 75,000 has been making a dedicated effort to gussy-up their river front downtown area. With the recent opening of foodie-heaven Oxbow Market and mainstay food and arts center Copia already in place, it was only a matter of time before a major hotel player came into the cards and that prayer was answered this spring by Ritz-Carlton.

Napa: Napa Valley's Poetry Inn: From The Inside Out

DanielR — 2008-06-04T09:45:02-05:00

A couple weeks ago we told you about the Ultimate Birthday Bash package offered by Poetry Inn located in Yountville, CA, about an hour fifteen minutes north of San Francisco.

Having Chef Thomas Keller cook you and 9 of your most intimate friends dinner sounds grand beyond all expectation, however, the 5 rooms and suites that make up Poetry Inn embody a classic simple elegance that speaks to quality and homeyness above all else.

Napa: To Die For Foodie Package: The Poetry Inn's Ultimate Birthday Bash with Thomas Keller

DanielR — 2008-05-22T14:19:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/keller_poetry.jpg" class="imgborder">Picture this, you and 9 others, be it 5 couples or 10 close friends, (it's a big modern world, we know, we're with you,) arrive at the drippingly luxurious and refined <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Poetry+Inn/local/1227">Poetry Inn</a> located on a vineyard hillside just outside downtown Yountville in Napa Valley. Everyone checks in to their rooms and you all meet on a balcony overlooking the sprawling valley floor and Mayacamus Mountains to the west. It's cooling down to 65 degrees as the amber sun sets and a light breeze blows through your hair. You: "It's lovely having you all here on this important day." Friend 1: "I just want you to know that 40 is totally the new HOLY BALONEY IS