HotelChatter - Tag: Wine Country Hotels

Solvang: Alisal Ranch Goes Outback With Curtis Stone

EricRosen — 2009-06-12T15:04:56-05:00

The tony Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort in Solvang’s wine country has promoted a few interesting theme weekends before, like the "Cowboy Ethics Bootcamp" coming up this fall, but they are going all out for September’s "Outback at Alisal Weekend," and bringing in chef, cookbook author, kitchen line creator and TV celebrity, Curtis Stone, to treat guests to some Australian specialties.

Co-sponsored by the Ranch and the South Australian Tourism Commission, the Outback Weekend will run from September 17-20, and is a “cowboy adventure bringing the Australian Outback to the California Central Coast.”

Solvang: Subtle Hint to Wall Streeters: Hit Up The Alisal's 'Cowboy Ethics' Bootcamp

Jenna — 2009-05-28T12:47:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/alisalbootcamp.jpg" class="top"> Wall-Street-er, Corporate Suit-y friends of ours, listen: we're certainly not suggesting that your integrity might need a bit of tweaking. But, um, maybe it does. It might. Sometimes we get a little carried away when we have our minds on our money and our money on our minds. It's okay. So let's just say you are "an executive looking for a morale boost and a dose of ethical inspiration" (sounds a bit friendlier, right?). Author James Owen suggests you may be able to find said "ethical inspiration" by looking to cowboys you know, the dudes who used to do business with handshakes and good faith and, apparently,<A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Alisal+Guest+Ranch+And+Resort/ian/134050"> The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort </a>in

St. Emilion: A Bed and Breakfast in Bordeaux Sans Breaking The Bank

EricRosen — 2009-04-17T15:19:49-05:00

With some of the priciest wines in the world, famous restaurants and deluxe hotels, a trip to the wine-producing region of Bordeaux can be an expensive proposition. Now at least you can put more of your money towards tasting fine wines by staying at the colorful and cheap Auberge de la Commanderie in the picturesque hamlet of St. Emilion.

L’Auberge de la Commanderie is situated right in the heart of the village on the main road of Rue Guadet, and thankfully has its own private parking lot so you can avoid hunting for a space amidst the hoards of tourists that come to visit the UNESCO World Heritage certified town in summer.