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Green is the New Black at the Newly LEED-Certified Nines Hotel
If there's one thing Portland is known for, it's being green—literally, of course, with all of those lush Weeping Sequoias dotting its landscape, but also in the environmental sense. Long before Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth made being eco-friendly chic, Portland was a city leading the green revolution, and its building practices have been a part of this wave.
Take The Nines hotel, for instance, which we raved about after paying it a visit upon its opening last fall. In addition to personal notes from maid service and free WiFi, we can add yet another point in its favor: The Nines recently earned LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Starwood Luxury Collection Teams Up With Choosey Social Network
Um, do you know what A Small World is? It's not just the horrific and nightmare-infiltrating ride at Disneyworld — it's also a private social network that people join by invitation only ("trusted and loyal ASW members who meet certain criteria have the privilege of inviting a limited number of their friends.") Oh, and the people in the network are "culturally influential." Right then.
In an effort to, uh, we suppose attract or appeal to more "culturally influential" people, the Starwood Luxury Collection has actually started collaborating with network, reports Luxist.
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San Fran's Palace Hotel Celebrates 100 Years
Sitting pretty after a century as one of San Francisco’s finest hotel institutions, The Palace Hotel is throwing down some sweet events and deals to celebrate its 100th anniversary:
· Stay two or more nights, seven days per week, through December 31, 2009 and earn 1,909 Bonus Starpoints when you reserve your stay online. Mention rate code YER. Rates start at $169.
Also between now and December 31, 2009, you can upgrade to a suite and breakfast for two each morning when you ask for promo code CSU. Rates start at $239.
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Royal Hawaiian Introduces a Traditional Aha Aina Feast
The Royal Hawaiian is trying something to break out of its pink reputation and far away from that fugly carpet: it's getting all cultural on us with a big 'aha 'aina feast every Monday night.
This traditional celebration is a grand affair, although they've modernized it all a bit. Starting at 5:30pm, guests can turn up to the Ocean Lawn at the Royal Hawaiian resort and see old crafts like cloth-making in action, until the conch sounds to call everyone to a feast. The meal itself includes storytelling and then on full stomachs, guests can watch the Helumoa performance with hula dancing and singing.
Surely enough to take the sting out of the uber-pink hotel, this is the kind of cultural extravaganza that will make your Hawaiian vacation more than just a sunshine-y escape. It doesn't come cheap though: the standard rate for the Aha Aina is $175 per person (plus tax), although there are cheaper rates if you're staying at the Royal Hawaiian, where double room rates in the next couple of months start around $350.
[Photo: Nathan Kam]
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At the U.S. Grant Hotel, Your 'Better Tomorrow' is 50 Percent Off
While there are several new hot hotels in San Diego, we can't really resist this deal at an old school luxury hotel, The US Grant. The Luxury Collection hotel, which underwent a $50 million renovation in 2007, is now offering 50 percent off every other night booked through September 2009.
The "Better Tomorrows" offer is good for weekend stays (Thursday - Saturday arrival) starting at a rate of $269 per night. So if you book one, you get the next for 50 percent off. You can book online or call 1-866-924-8746 and mention promo code ZBT. However, just know that the rates are pre-paid and non-refundable.
[Photo: Cubbycorduroy]
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Royal Hawaiian Re-Opens With a Look That's Just as Pink
The pinkety-pink Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki resurfaced after a major renovation on January 29th, and the famed "Pink Palace of the Pacific" has made over its 529 guest rooms and is throwing a seriously lavish party to celebrate this Saturday.
For guests who want to join in on the pink fling, the hotel is offering a special "Grand Opening Gala" package that includes three nights in a Garden View guest room, daily breakfast for two at the Surf Lanai restaurant, two tix to the Grand Opening Gala, two pre-gala event tickets, a hotel tour, a take-home gift — and the satisfaction of knowing you spent $1,680 at a Hawaii hotel in a time where businesses out in the 50th state really, really need it.
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The Nines Hotel Celebrates 2009 with $99 Room Rates for 99 Days
The Nines Hotel in Portland is a Luxury Collection Hotel from Starwood and we're not sure we've ever seen an LC hotel with rates this low. To celebrate the rest of 2009, the hotel is offering $99 room rates for 99 days.
The luxurious new Starwood Luxury Collection Hotel in the famed Meier & Frank building in the heart of downtown is kicking off 2009 with a rate starting at just $99 per night. Better hurry, however: this extraordinary rate, which started January 9, 2009, is only available for 99 days. Travelers must reference the “99 for 99” package when booking, and must stay before April 18, 2009.
We stayed at The Nines back in November when it first opened and loved it, particularly the 8th floor library (above.) However back then, opening rates were $249 a night. So consider this a steal.
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The Nines Wows Us to the Nines
We spent the weekend in luxury at Starwood's Luxury Collection's latest opening, Portland's the Nines. Yesterday we gave you a video tour of the room, now we break down our stay.
Location, Location, Location We were literally in the center of the city. The building itself--the old Meier & Frank Building--has so much history it has it's own Wikipedia entry and it shares the building with Macy's. You can't take the elevator to the shoe floor, though, you have to go down to the street level and walk around the corner. We were walking distance from all the Portland hotspots and could jump on the MAX free city rail from the corner. City views were great--we could see the bridge and the renovations on the historic Pioneer Courthouse.
Atrium view rooms overlook the 8th floor lobby and restaurant. Commenter Delane questions the natural light in the atrium, but we're pretty sure it's natural. If not, it's simulated real well, which might be necessary is inclement climates.
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SLS Hotel's Official Bell-Ringing Ceremony
The official bell-ringing of the just-opened SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills was held this afternoon with the Mayor of LA, Antonio Villaraigosa, as the guest of honor.
Instead of a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony — and perhaps more fitting with the hotel's quirky, out-of-the-ordinary style — the hotel's founder Sam Nazarian, his family, the mayor, other execs from SBE, city council members and even a Starwood executive all rang a bell. It actually looked more fun than cutting a ribbon and you can ring it more than once.
We'll have the full opening ceremony scoop for you tomorrow.
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Inside The Nines Hotel in Portland
We hit up the brand, spankin' new Nines Hotel in Portland this weekend.
It opened just a few weeks ago, and we know for a fact we were the first to use the hair dryer in room 1049. Perhaps we were the first to stay there? The carpets sure were clean. Nothing like the smell of new hotel.
A full review is coming tomorrow, but we'll spoil the ending for you: we loved it.
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Inside the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
As we mentioned yesterday, we took a tour of the eagerly-anticipated SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills on La Cienega Boulevard. However, we were not allowed to take any interior pics as the hotel is still putting the finishing touches on some of its spaces. (But if you have any, you know you can send 'em to us!)
That said we are relying on that old-timey journalistic trick of providing you color with words to tell you what you will find in SLS, peppered with a few of those renderings.
The hotel is absolutely not what we expected. What we gathered from the limited renderings the hotel handed out, was a large public lobby space that flowed into the José Andrés-helmed The Bazaar restaurant with Starck furniture replicated everywhere. That is not what you get. There is a lot of stuff going on here. In fact, there's so much to SLS that we need to break up our coverage in three parts. This here is the first part where we walk you through the lobby, check-in and the guest rooms.
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Hotel Opening Rates :: The Nines Hotel in Portland for $249 a Night
If you're in Portland, Ore. today and you have nothing to do at precisely 9:09am today then you should hop on over to The Nines Hotel which is opening exactly at that time this morning.
After 21 months of construction and $18 million worth of construction bills, needless to say the hotel is eager to put some paying guests inside its rooms.
The hotel, which sits above the Macys' in downtown is going after luxury hotel guests, provided they are still spending money in this weak economy.
Furnishing and amenities are high-quality, the dual-flush toilets strike a green chord, a signature scent created just for the hotel will waft about and guests can fill their bellies at the two restaurants and one bar within the hotel.
Room rates start at $249 a night for The Nines, which is a part of Starwood Hotels, Luxury Collection. However we found an internet rate on the hotel's website--fully paid, no cancellations--for $229. Both deluxe and superior versions were going for that price with king and double bed options open.
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