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• Oakland gets a taste for gourmet
10.16.2009 Outlet: San Francisco Chronicle When Jeremy Umland was considering opening a second location of his popular San Francisco restaurant, Ozumo, he considered Napa and Walnut Creek. Instead, he decided to follow the money. "Investors and developers, all with a lot more cash to risk • 'Duck' Into Citizen Hotels Grange Restaurant For Some 'Fowl Play' 10.14.2009 Outlet: HotelChatter Where: 926 J St. [map], Sacramento, CA, United States, 95814 October 15, 2009 at 9:19 AM | by EricRosen | 0 Comments When it opened last December, we told you all about the geeky glory of the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento. Now we want to tell • Hotels get creative to cope with hard times 10.12.2009 Outlet: Miami Herald - Online, The Faced with the toughest financial crunch in decades, hotels are moving beyond typical discounts and offering unusual promotions to lure clients and create buzz. The 27-room Crane's BeachHouse in Delray Beach, for example, offers a ''The Bed-in for • I'M ASITTING IN MY OWN PRIVATE CABANA HERE AT THE HOTEL MAYA SWAGO. 10.12.2009 Outlet: KTLA Morning News - KTLA-TV HI, ALLIE. Reporter: GOOD MORNING, YOU GUYS. I'M ASITTING IN MY OWN PRIVATE CABANA HERE AT THE HOTEL MAYA SWAGO. WE'RE GOING TO WIND UP DINE LARESTAURANT WEEK. COMING UP WE'LL SHOW YOU ALL THE APPETIZERS, ENTTRAYS, ALL COMING UP LIVE FROM LONG BEA • In San Francisco, hotel rooms for less than $100 10.09.2009 Outlet: Austin American-Statesman - Online TRAVEL By Helen Anders SAN FRANCISCO The Good Hotel is a good hotel. Its rooms are small and spare but contemporary-cool, and they have everything you need: a bathroom, a safe, TV, free wireless, an iPod dock and clever art. Some rooms are even ai • San Francisco Japantown hotel delivers anime immersion 10.02.2009 Outlet: Los Angeles Times - Online Check into mainstream manga: A Bay Area Best Western rethemed by a boutique hotel chain buzzes with vibrant comic sensibility. Click to Enlarge Three unique restaurants in San Francisco Hotel Guide Restaurant Guide Attraction Guide • HOTELS 10.01.2009 Outlet: Los Angeles Times Infobox Infographic Hoping to keep its 119 rooms filled, Hotel Erwin on Venice Beach is offering an unusual promotion for its countercultural clientele: an Ink and Stay package that includes $100 toward a tattoo and a bottle of tequila to numb • Treating Your Employees Like Honored Guests = Outstanding Customer Service = Business Success 09.30.2009 Outlet: Fast Company - Online FC Expert Blog This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views alone. Chip Conley, founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre, the largest group of boutique hotels in California, believes in treating hi • Gourmet Stimulus Plan 09.30.2009 Outlet: North Bay Bohemian More than two dozen restaurants are offering $25 prix fixe menus as part of the inaugural Santa Cruz Restaurant Week, Oct. 1-8. Full menus are posted at www.santacruzrestaurantweek.com. Our advice: make reservations. Aptos Sanderling's Oc |
Joie de Vivre Hospitality Looks to JapanTown Community
Cultural Preservation Warrants Community Collaboration for Auspicious Namesake
San Francisco, September 28, 2006 - On the cusp of starting a dramatic renovation of the Miyako Inn, Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV) announced today its intention to engage the community in a critical aspect of the hotel's re-launch efforts: The selection of a new hotel name.
Since taking over the management of the property in May of this year, Joie de Vivre Hospitality has committed to maintaining the strong cultural link to one of America's most vibrant Japantown communities. To reinforce this historical preservation, JdV has already enlisted the support and advice from residents and public supporters for many elements of the renovation and re-launch, and most notably, the hotel's new interior design.
Members of the community are now being asked to propose potential names they consider to have a memorable, relative and even auspicious connection to the hotel. Suggested names will be compiled to form a list from which final 'candidates' will be drawn and the individual who recommends the winning name will receive a grand prize: A parlor suite at the property to be named after the individual (plaque on the door), a free weekend in that remodeled suite with VIP treatment and honoree status at the grand opening of the renovated hotel.
The renovation process for Miyako Inn will begin late Fall with the re-launch set for the spring of 2007. The hotel's new design takes inspiration from contemporary Japanese culture, featuring the bright colors, modern embellishments and art styling found in Japanese anime, manga and street fashion. An optimistic blend of practical comfort and quirky details, the Inn will attract a diverse spectrum of guests. Acknowledging its location as a cornerstone of Japantown and the Fillmore street shopping corridor, the Miyako Inn will be the ultimate destination for those wanting cutting edge style at a great price.
The renaming process for the Miyako Inn will begin Monday, October 2. Neighborhood residents and supporters are invited to enter initial suggestions via JdV's website (www.jdvhospitality.com/miyakoinn) or the hotel's lobby (located at 1800 Sutter Street). The deadline for the preliminary naming process is Monday, October 23. The final name will be announced the week of November 1.
About Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Based in San Francisco, Joie de Vivre Hospitality (www.jdvhotels.com) is a creative collection of lifestyle businesses. As California's most prolific hotel operator, the Joie de Vivre portfolio encompasses more than 40 hospitality businesses throughout California, including 37 boutique hotels. These properties represent a total of over 4,200 rooms. The company also owns and operates San Francisco's largest day spa, the Kabuki Springs & Spa. Each property celebrates California through a unique visual style, uncompromising design principles, one-of-a-kind amenities and personalized service. "Our goal," notes Joie de Vivre founder and CEO Chip Conley, "is to create landmark destinations full of soul and personality."
