http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T09:48:24Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chip%20conley http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/29/145027/68 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/une_autre_vue.jpg" class="top"><p>JDV Hospitality and their California-only hotels have always been in our eyes a good hotel brand. For starters, they have free WiFi in all their hotels. They also have great rates and are in touch with today's modern traveler (free yoga classes anyone?) Plus, they have an eclectic collection of htoels so that any guests--budget, business, high-end- can find a hotel that suits them the most.<p>With their latest property, JDV is doing something a little bit different that is sure to please the charitable nature in you. It's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Good+Hotel/local/1374"><b>The Good Hotel</b></a> near the city's new green Federal Building. <blockquote><p>The Good Hotel is a hip 117-room property that practices philanthropy and believes in &#145;doing good' in every facet juliana 2008-10-29T16:07:41-05:00 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 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/29/17915/8090 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/santacruzdreaminn.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chip%20conley"><b>Chip Conley</b></a> of JDV Hospitality, has a new hotel opening on June 1 in Santa Cruz. <p>Originally known as the Central Coast Hotel, JDV wanted to re-christen the place, <b>The Dream Inn</b> which was once the hotel's name in a former lifetime. Unfortunately, there were some trademark issues there. (Hmm...<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/vikram%20chatwal">Vikram Chatwal</a> perhaps?)<p>But JDV managed to work out an agreement so that the property will be called <b>The Santa Cruz Dream Inn</b>. You can read all about the "Naming Contest" the hotel held with locals <a href="http://keepdreaminn.com/names.php">here.</a><p>According to <a href="http://www.gtweekly.com/news/new-look-same-style-1">Good Times Weekly</a>, the hotel will open in phases. On June 1 the renovated 100-room tower will open. On July 1, a secondary low-rise building will open.<p>So juliana 2008-05-29T17:19:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/24/143327/753 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/chip_conley.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Have you ever wondered how great companies get their mojo? No? Well you probably wouldn't be interested in <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chip%20conley">Chip Conley's</a></b> new book then. But if you're hoping to grow your hotel brand, you'd better listen up.<br> <p>The book, <b>Peak</b>, explains the hotelier's management strategy, which he attributes to famed psychologist Abraham Maslow. Basically, Maslow argues that people perform well when they're needs are being met and do even better when they're self-fulfilled. What that means for a boutique hotel owner is that your customers can't be happy if the staff isn't happy.<br> <p>It all sounds a little new age-y to us, but you can't deny that Conley's brand, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, is booming or that pbb 2008-01-24T15:21:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/31/122645/06 <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chip%20conley"><b>Hotelier of the Year: Chip Conley</b></a><p><p><object width="300" height="400"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/voZjkWla5no" name="movie"></param><embed width="400" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/voZjkWla5no" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300"></object></embed><br> <p> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/2007_awards_hc.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/chip%20conley"><b>Chip Conley</b></a> of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jdv%20hospitality">Joie De Vivre Hospitality</a> wins this award for 2007 not only because was he the first hotelier to kick-off our new feature, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/2/123354/5908/hotels/Pitch_Your_Hotel_Chip_Conley_of_Joie_De_Vivre_Hospitality_">Pitch Your Hotel</a> (although that helped) but also because in 2007 Chip pushed on in expanding JDV to new locations (nothing outside of California though) while at the same time, remaining very true to the philosophy of JDV--the joy of life. <p>When we asked Chip why there were no JDV hotels outside of California he told us this:<blockquote><p>I think that's because we are conscious of what JDV is all about. 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