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Could This Be, Free Internet at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter?
The other day when we were investigating some hotel options in San Diego, we came across this interesting bit of info at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter--complimentary internet.
That's a highly unusual service at a Hilton hotel since it's pretty much a brand standard to charge for internet so we had to call the hotel to double-check. And indeed the internet is gloriously free!
However, there is a little caveat. While the internet is free wireless in the lobby, upstairs in the guestrooms, it's wired. So if you had hopes of working from bed, be sure to bring an extra long ethernet cable with you.
Still, with the good news from earlier today that Bryant Park Hotel has gone the way of free WiFi, could 2012 really be THE year that hotels finally listen to our "Free WiFi For All" chants? We know it's premature to be thinking like this, after all it's only the second day of the new year but we just can't help ourselves.
Know of a hotel that once charged for internet but is now offering it gratis? Let us know!
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Best Celeb Performance of 2011: Ashton Kutcher Wrecks His Marriage at the Hard Rock
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2011 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in the comments below.
In a way, it was over before it even began. Celebrity power couple Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore were suddenly thrown into the center of a media whirlwind when it was discovered that Ashton had shacked up with a girl at the Hard Rock San Diego—and what's worse, her "friend" was actually wiling to corroborate the entire story. Ruh roh.
After the story was leaked by this gossip blog, all sorts of details were swirling around—the confiscated cellphones, the "gaggle" of girls, the pre-sex "waiting room" (we picture them all lined up like Gaga fans at a CD signing)—but this email set the record straight. And then we found out exactly how long 'hard rock'-ing lasted. Because we were all dying to know...
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Gordon Ramsay Escapes 'Hell' at The Hard Rock San Diego
Well, well, well, it looks like we know where the first episode of Gordon Ramsay's Hotel Hell reality show will be taking place--San Diego. And how do we know this? Because chef has apparently been shacking up at the Hard Rock San Diego during filming.
Sources tell us that Ramsay spent five days at the hotel in a Multi-Platinum Rock Star Suite, a massive guestroom that measures over 900 sq.ft. and which includes a king bed; 42" flat screen TV; a living room with table seating for six; an oversized minibar with sink; an additional half-bath; VIP services at the hotel such as check-in, use of the green room and any other request you may have; and lastly an outdoor terrace.
While we might be content to just lounge around in this suite, Gordon also checked out the hotel's rock spa for a deep tissue massage and even drank coffee with the hotel staff at Maryjane's diner, just off the lobby.
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The Outdoor Treatment Casita Makes All the Difference at the Spa at Rancho Bernardo Inn
When we last left off with the Rancho Bernardo Inn and Spa, we told you that we got out of the room (like they wanted) and headed down to the spa for a little R&R.
The Rancho Bernardo Inn (RBI as it's known to the local folks) is a sprawling resort where the lobby, reception, the Bizcocho restaurant and the Granada cafe are housed in one Spanish rancho-style building while the guestrooms are divided amongst several others. The Spa at Rancho Bernardo Inn, however, is set up a little differently.
Seated near the bottom of a hill below the guestrooms and overlooking the golf course, the spa entrance is housed in a casita overlooking the spa guests-only saline pool while the locker rooms, some treatment rooms and relaxation lounge are in another casita across the way. And it's behind this building where bliss begins.
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'Two Hours' Of Pleasure Lead To Divorce For Ashton And Demi
We kind of saw this coming. After six years of marriage, Demi Moore filed for divorce from her wayward husband yesterday—and we've even got the tweet to prove it. @aplusk, or Ashton Kutcher as he's known outside of the Twittersphere, made headlines all over the world last month with his extramarital late-night tryst at the Hard Rock San Diego.
During an interview with UK paper The Sun last month, Sara Leal revealed she and Kutcher spent two hours having sex in the room, before Ashton congratulated himself on his performance. Typical.
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Katsuya to Open at the Andaz San Diego Early Next Year
Aside from sexy bondage guestrooms and a chance to see a ginger prince partying, the Andaz San Diego will now offer guests a veritable sushi hotspot from Katsuya.
The celeb fave sushi restaurant from Master Sushi Chef Katsuya Uechi will open early next year in a 6,000-sq.ft. indoor-outdoor lobby space and will be the hotel's signature restaurant. (It will replace the hotel's current restaurant, the Quarter Kitchen.)
The interiors will be designed by Philippe Starck and promise "an alluring ambiance that represents a chic and casual celebration of food and drink." The menu will feature traditional Japanese fare, sushi and an expansive menu of Robata selections prepared over an open flame. (And we guess the Hyatt affiliation of Andaz doesn't bother Katsuya's parent company SBE which operates the SLS Hotels brand.)
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The Rancho Bernardo Inn Wants You To Get Out of Their Room...
...and book an appointment at the spa or play some golf!
When we checked into the Rancho Bernardo Inn outside of San Diego the other week, we thought that housekeeping had forgotten to remove a stickie note from the TV. But upon closer inspection we saw that it was a faux handwritten note encouraging us to book a tee time on the golf course. We don't play golf so we tossed it aside.
But then we found another stickie note in the bathroom, saying "Everything looks better after a trip to the spa." And we found yet one more stickie note above the mini-bar encouraging us to hit up the hotel's Cafe Granada for some coffee in the morning. Hee! What a clever technique to get us out of the rooms and explore the property (and spend some money.)
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Courtyard by Marriott is Cashing in On Prince Harry's Overnight Stay
Good grief. The Courtyard By Marriott Solana Beach might as well put a big sign out front that says, "PRINCE HARRY SLEPT HERE."
The hotel is now seriously considering renaming room 202 the Royal Suite after Prince Harry spent the night there (with a girl) last weekend. The hotel's general manager told The Daily Mail :
We have seen a surge in people wanting to stay in the hotel, and in that room, because of the recent stay. We're fielding a lot of calls and enquiries. 'We are looking at properly creating a royal package - it's being discussed internally. 'But just promoting that's the room he stayed in could be enough. People can stay in the same property, the same room, the same bed as the prince.
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Did He Or Didn't He? Prince Harry Continues Trysts At Courtyard By Marriott
That smile...those eyes
Though we certainly enjoyed speculating on Prince Harry's after-hours partying two weeks ago, we mostly just enjoyed seeing the 27-year-old enjoying a night out on the town. But the story doesn't end there.
A staff member at the Courtyard by Marriott Solana Beach is telling the The Daily Mail that Jessica Donaldson (the unnamed brunette from the Ivy) actually went to meet the Prince for a second time—and stayed the night at his hotel room on the second floor. Donaldson, who is still with her boyfriend of three years, denies such a thing ever happened, despite photos taken of them being intimate at another club in San Diego on a prior evening.
Apparently the duo forewent Andaz's super sexy suites in favor of a Marriott lobby makeout session. How romantic.
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Naughty Ginger: Prince Harry Parties at The Ivy at Andaz San Diego
Wills who? The royal prince we really have the um, red hots for is Prince Harry and we're kicking ourselves for not having been at the Andaz San Diego over the weekend when Harry decided to let loose from his Apache military helicopter training.
Us Magazine reports that the Prince hit up the hotel's Ivy rooftop bar (Ivy is a nod to the hotel's former name) with 20 of his friends and started guzzling Absolut Vodka, Red Bull and beer. Then they moved to the hotel's outdoor pool deck where they watched a rugby match in a private cabana.
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Ashton Kutcher Officially Put An End To His Marriage At The Hard Rock San Diego
The week wouldn't be complete without a little celebrity-fueled hotel scandal, and we feel like the crumbling empire of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's marriage is as good a scandal as any.
College gossip blog The Dirty broke the news yesterday that Ashton cheated on Demi by getting jiggy on the twelfth floor of the Hard Rock San Diego. The mystery lady in question is a girl by the name of Sara Leal, whose "friend" emailed The Dirty to confirm that the event had taken place, and around what time the whole thing took place. Apparently, these types of affairs don't get rolling until near sunrise. Or maybe Ashton had just been too busy playing around in the hotel bathroom.
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The Se San Diego is Now Kimpton's Hotel Palomar San Diego
The long and winding road for the troubled Se San Diego has come to an...on-ramp to a very happy future with Kimpton Hotels.
The hotel has been rebranded as The Palomar San Diego, making it the second Kimpton property in town (after the Solamar.) Exactly a year ago, the Se was accused of operating illegally and before that, one of our own ran into some issues at check-in. And we can't forget about the kerfuffle over the hotel's intended name--Setai, no relation to the one in Miami.
But now the spot is a full-on Kimpton hotel complete with free WiFi for InTouch members and an evening wine hour. Rooms still look the same (although we bet the minibars will get some new goodies) and the hotel has retained the Se spa and the rooftop bar and lounge as well.
However, what is new is the hotel's restaurant, Saltbox, led by chef Simon Dolinky (who came from Palomar in LA).
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