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Take Advantage Of These 11-11-11 Deals Now

November 8, 2011 at 9:15 AM | by | Comments (0)

If wearing corduroy pants was all you had planned for 11-11-11, think again. The auspicious once-in-a-century date is prompting hotels all over the country to go 11-11-11 crazy, and in a good way. Weddings have been planned. Carlos Santana tickets have been set aside. Scenic Best Westerns in coastal California are even getting in on the action!

If you wanna rock

Big spenders can reap the full rewards of Vegas' Hard Rock Las Vegas Hotel and Casino with a VIP "Extravagant Package." Though of course the trip would be ideal as a getaway (as in, get away into a giant bathtub and stay there forever), this package will be keeping you busy. Included are: a two-night stay in a platinum penthouse, dining at the hotel's "35 Steaks + Martinis" steakhouse, Carlos Santana tickets, spa treatments, and bottle service at Vanity. The asking price? $11,111, of course. But you'd better act fast—the package is only being offered this Friday 11 through Sunday 13.

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The Ritz Carlton's Missing Rembrandt Turns Up In A Church

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 4375 Admirality Way [map], Marina Del Rey, CA, United States, 90292
August 17, 2011 at 10:49 AM | by | Comments (0)

Well, someone must have been paying attention when we sent out a plea yesterday to help the Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey get their Rembrandt etching back.

The tiny portrait (it only measured 11" x 6"!) was finally recovered Monday evening—in the pastor's office of an Episcopal Church! What is it with scandalous pastors this week? Someone reportedly saw the missing artwork at the church and alerted the authorities. Though, to be fair, Father Mike Cooper hasn't been arrested, nor have detectives figured out exactly how the sketch traveled twenty-odd miles from the hotel into his office. Maybe it just needed some fresh air.

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Green Hotel Jobs: 'Naturalists' At the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1 Ritz-Carlton Dr. [map], Dana Point, CA, United States, 92629
August 16, 2011 at 11:47 AM | by | Comment (1)

All this week, HotelChatter contributor Eric Rosen will be talking with the people who perform some of the coolest Green Hotel Jobs out there. He reached out across the globe to talk to the dynamic folks who do everything from breeding fish to teaching indigenous survival courses, and everything in between.

Today we travel from one coastal environment (Hawaii) to another (Laguna) to talk to one of the naturalists at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.

30-year-old Will Steinreide, a Dana Point native who, after working with Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment (AOTE) on Catalina Island, now leads AOTE-partnered guest activities and programs at the Ritz-Carlton. In the role, he gets to take guests on scavenger hunts, while educating them about indigenous peoples of the area, tending to the hotel kitchen’s organic garden, and snorkeling in the kelp forests of nearby Hidden Cove.

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From The Fiery Depths, A Geothermal Hotel Rises In Mammoth Lakes

August 16, 2011 at 8:47 AM | by | Comments (0)

Drive six hours north of LA and you'll find Mammoth Lakes, a destination for both skiers and hot spring soakers. Surrounded by mountains on all sides (Mammoth Mountain and the Sherwin Range), the scenic town is worthy of a few postcards, to say the least. But in terms of hotels? Only the Westin Monache Resort had managed to create a presence here. But that's all set to change now.

According to a new press release, the Handmade Hotel Mammoth View will be a 5.5 acre, eco-friendly project consisting of 54 hotel rooms, 28 eco residence cabins, and 24 eco residence lofts. What's more, the entire property will be heated using natural groundwater from below. That's right: underground water pumped to the surface to warm your very hotel room!

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Pacific Coast Highway Hotels Get Their Own App

August 10, 2011 at 9:15 AM | by | Comments (0)

Ready to take your next West Coast road trip to the next level? Check out this $0.99 iPhone/iPad app by GuideGecko, which organizes over 200 hotels—by state—along the 1,250 mile journey from San Diego to Seattle. And for all you jet-setting winos, there is even a special category built for California Wine Country.

While travel guidebooks can certainly be helpful in providing local info, listings, and some photos, no 500-page Lonely Planet can ever become as fully integrated (or as lightweight) as an app like this. Want to call and check availability? You're already on your phone. Want to book online? Tap away. Got lost along the way? All of the maps can be accessed offline.

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Your Hotel Bed in California Might Feel Different if This Proposed Bill Passes

Where: CA, United States
May 11, 2011 at 1:16 PM | by | Comment (1)

The Palihouse Holloway in West Hollywood

Everyone knows a hotel bed can make or break your stay. No one wants a rough, hard bed after a long day of travel and we certainly don't want a bed that looks as if it's been slept in before we got there. But we have to remember that the reason a hotel bed looks so pristine is all thanks to the hotel housekeepers who tirelessly make and remake these beds all day long.

So it's no surprise that housekeepers are coming down with injuries from all this bed-making. And in California, they want to do something about it.

State Bill 432 wants all hotels in California to swap out their flat bottom bed sheets and replace them with fitted ones. This will save the housekeepers from having to lift the heavy mattresses when making the beds and thus cut down on injuries.

This sounds fair and good and we actually think fitted bottom sheets stay on better than the flat ones, but if the bill passes, hotels are going to be the ones paying for it. The California Hotel and Lodging Association estimates that it could cost as much $30 million and $50 million.

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It's Officially Sandcastle Season by the Hotel del Coronado

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1500 Orange Avenue [map], Coronado, CA, United States, 92118
May 9, 2011 at 5:17 PM | by | Comments (0)

The famous red-roofed Hotel del Coronado may have quite the storied history—Thomas Edison dealt with the electrical installation, Marilyn Monroe's Some Like It Hot was filmed here and author L. Frank Baum wrote much of The Wizard of Oz on one of the rooms—but these days some of the coolest creativity is happening outside of its walls down on the beach.

While wandering barefoot in the smooth sand, watching the nearby navy base's helicopters fly over, we stumbled upon a sandcastle. It's not just any sandcastle, however; this is a work of art by Billy Pav, aka "The Sandcastle Man." For over thirty years, he's been building intricate designs solely from the sand, water and shells of San Diego beaches. According to his website, Coronado is his favorite spot, and it's fortunately where we found him this weekend. This particular sandcastle instantly made us think of architect Howard Roark from Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.

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Hotel Indigo to Open its Second California Location in Del Mar

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 710 Camino Del Mar [map], Del Mar, CA, United States, 92014
April 25, 2011 at 12:32 PM | by | Comments (0)

Hotel Indigo San Diego

The Hotel Indigo must be digging the California weather. The chain is looking to open its second Golden State location in Del Mar; its first is in San Diego.

You can make a reservation at the new Hotel Indigo Del Mar starting January 3 on its website. The newly branded hotel, which is taking over the Best Western Stratford Inn, will make its grand debut on January 2.

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Inside the Hotel Yountville, in the Thick of Napa Valley

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 6462 Washington St. [map], Yountville, CA, United States, 94599
March 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM | by | Comments (0)

It’s been a while since we hit the Valley. Napa Valley, that is. But we had a hankering for great wine and fine food last month, so we headed up to NorCal for a little bit of epicurean living, and while there, happened to stay at the newest hotel in the Valley: the Hotel Yountville.

Of course you're invited in to take a look at our exclusive photo gallery and walk-through video of our Premium Suite, but hands off the wine...

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Sweet! Dylan's Candy Bar Comes to Palm Desert

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 9003 Shadow Ridge Road [map], Palm Desert, CA, United States, 92211
February 9, 2011 at 9:31 AM | by | Comments (0)

Many's the celeb that comes to the Californian desert in search of laid back hotels, Betty Ford rehab or Coachella, but now it's a famous brand that's making its entrance: the Marriott Vacation Club Shadow Ridge in Palm Desert has just opened a Dylan's Candy Bar.

The cavity-causing Marriott shop is the first on the West Coast. The brand, whose flagship store is the New York City emporium, comes from Dylan Lauren, daughter of famous fashion designer Ralph Lauren.

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The More JDV Hotels You Visit, the Bigger Discounts You Get for the SoCal Passport

Where: CA, United States
October 29, 2010 at 10:49 AM | by | Comments (0)

If you're starting to do some Southern California dreaming as the chilly weather settles in, JDV Hotels is offering a deal that could get you up to 40 percent off of a stay at one of its properties.

The Southern California Dreamin' Passport gives you incremental savings for each reservation you make at one of the SoCal brand's hotels—Brentwood's Hotel Angeleno, Venice Beach's Hotel Erwin, L.A.'s Custom Hotel, Huntington Beach's Shorebreak Hotel and Laguna Beach's Pacific Edge Hotel.

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Christmas in July Brings a Contest for Free Hotel Rooms on Actual Christmas

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 21381 S. Western Avenue [map], Torrance, CA, United States, 90501
July 15, 2010 at 4:28 PM | by | Comments (0)

It's that time of the year again--Christimas in July time! Typically the weeks around July 25th mean one thing and one thing only: you'll get tons of glossy inserts in your newspapers advertising blowout sales. However, this year the Miyako Hybrid Hotel in Torrance, CA has another idea; they're holding a Facebook contest to win stays at their hotel in December. A winter weekend in southern California for free at this LEED silver certified hotel? Yes, please.

Every day from now through July 30, the Miyako is asking people to have a conversation with them on Facebook. They'll ask questions like "what's your favorite holiday dish?" or "what's the best gift you've ever received?" and everyone who comments is entered to win a stay at the hotel during the peak time of the real holiday season.

Winners will be announced on August 2 on their Facebook page, and there'll be one winner per day. That's pretty excellent odds, if we do say so ourselves.

[Photo: Miyako Hybrid Hotel]

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