http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-10-11T16:05:12Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/OC%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/29/152245/335 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">Just before noon, a decent-sized quake--5.8 on the Richter--struck the Los Angeles area, sending shocks from Los Angeles to San Diego and as far away as Las Vegas. The epicenter was 29 miles from downtown LA near Chino Hills in San Bernadino County.<p>No major disasters have been reported yet but a couple thousand donut fans were affected in Anaheim. <blockquote><p>About 2,000 detectives were attending a gang conference at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Anaheim/ian/106434"><b>Marriott Hotel</b></a> in Anaheim when a violent jolt was felt in the main conference room. Mike Willever, who was at the hotel, said, "First we heard the ceiling shaking, then the chandelier started to shake, then there was a sudden movement of the floor."</blockquote></p><p>But what about the donuts? juliana 2008-07-29T15:30:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/6/15542/65507 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/jdvacationvillage.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chip%20conley">Chip Conley</a> and his <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/JDV%20Hospitality"><b>JDV Hospitality Group</b></a> have taken over managing the 130-room beachfront <b>Vacation Village</b> in Laguna Beach, just five blocks from the city's downtown.<p>The <a href="http://www.ocbj.com/article.asp?aID=24961708.4755802.1637662.3734726.3589335.802&amp;aID2=125965">OC Biz Journal</a> reports:<blockquote><p>The move is part of the company's plan to double its hotels in the next five years.<br> <p> Joie de Vivre now has 35 hotels and expects most of its growth to be in Southern California.<br> <p> It already has hotels in the Brentwood-Westwood area, Studio City and Long Beach and will manage the Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach slated to open early next year.<p> </blockquote><p><p>Vacation Village just underwent a $2 million room renovation last year so we doubt that it will need much sprucing up. juliana 2008-06-06T16:15:01-05:00 33.538280 -117.78047 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/