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.

]]> EricRosen 2009-10-14T14:07:05-05:00 38.3002980 -122.30117 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/3/15103/45151 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/embassysuitesblog.jpg" class="top"> <p>It's looking like more and more hotels and hospitality-focused companies are zeroing in on the business travel sector (er, are they maybe the only ones that are really traveling these days?) &#151; and now <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/embassy suites hotels">Embassy Suites</a></b> has gotten in on what seem to be two of the hottest trendy-trends in the industry: social media (or, like, blogginess) and business travel. <p>The chain has revamped and repositioned its <a href="http://www.businessbalance.com">BusinessBalance.com</a> site, and while the previous iteration of the site was all about offering advice to biz travelers, it's keeping all that up but with new experts dishing out the tips &#151; and in a blog format. Sweet. Oh, and they switched from a Flash site Jenna 2009-06-03T15:10:51-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/20/43613/8769 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Panama_City_Panama.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Now you don't see 'em, now you do: the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hilton%20Hotels"><b>Hilton</b></a> chain is going back into Panama City, Panama. And they're not doing it lightly, with plans announced for four different Hilton-branded hotels to hit the capital within the next couple of years.<p>Two of the four will be brand spankin' new: the <b>Hilton Panama</b> in the financial district will take up 27 floors of a 68-floor building and be just 5 miles from that famous canal, and the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Embassy%20Suites%20Hotels">Embassy Suites by Hilton</a> Panama City</b> is also in the financial district and should be ready in October 2011.<p>The other two Panama City Hilton properties are franchise agreements. One will be the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Doubletree%20Hotels">Doubletree by Hilton</a> Panama City</b>, amandak 2009-05-20T08:56:58-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/19/2252/09647 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/superbowlxliii.jpg" class="top"><p><i><b>Know of a hotel room open for Super Bowl? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/12/95426/8227/hotels/Tampa_Hotel_Room_Rates_Already_Rising_for_Super_Bowl_XLIII#commentsection">Tell us where right here.</a></b></i><p>Another day, another hotel has rooms open for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Super%20Bowl%20Hotels"><b>Super Bowl XLIII</b></a>. Today it's the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Embassy+Suites+Hotel+Tampa-Airport+Westshore/ian/127575"><b>Embassy Suites Tampa Airport/Westshore</b></a> with availability. A rep from the hotel contacted us to say that the hotel currently has 25 rooms open for the Big Game. <p>While many hotels we've covered are further outside of Tampa, this one is two miles from Tampa Stadium. But that proximity is going to cost ya. <blockquote><p> The required stay is 1/29-2/2/09 and the rate is $1,050 per night. </blockquote></p><p>At that rate and with the three-night minimum, your total will come out to $3,150. The hotel does have a restaurant on-site, juliana 2009-01-20T09:00:48-05:00 27.9744710 -82.523964 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/