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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 |
Spring Savings are in Full Bloom for Bay Area Visitors -- Boutique Hotelier, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, offers a Fresh Take on the Hotel Experience
San Francisco, April 3, 2006 - Spring has sprung in California and Joie de Vivre Hospitality is inviting visitors to escape, explore, and experience all the Bay area has to offer by presenting a stay two nights, get the 3rd free offer at a collection of its hotels.
The Spring Promotion will be offered at 11 of Joie de Vivre's hotels that are conveniently located throughout northern California - close to all the best this region has to offer. The complimentary third night is ideal for a longer weekend getaway, a 'must' for many winter-weary travelers. And considering the offer is valid through May 10, it's also an opportunity to indulge mom a little early for Mother's day.
Even better, each property within Joie de Vivre Hospitality's collection of 28 boutique hotels has its own personality, meaning there will definitely be a hotel to match Aunt Cindy's Laura Ashley frills or your own mid-century modern eccentricities. Those who aren't aware of all Joie de Vivre Hospitality's properties, or which ones may best fit their personal style can visit jdvhospitality.com to partake in a short 'hotel matchmaker' quiz to find out which properties are best suited to their interests.
For reservations or more information, guests can either call 800.738.7477 or visit jdvhospitality.com, where our best rates are guaranteed. The Joie de Vivre Spring promotion will be available from April 11 through May 10, 2006, for all stays of three or more days. To take advantage of the offer, reservations must be made by May 7, with black out dates and restrictions applying, depending on the chosen property. The complimentary third night is cumulative, meaning if a guest books six nights, both the third and sixth nights will be free. The offer is available at Hotel Adagio, Galleria Park, Hotel Rex, Maxwell Hotel, Hotel Carlton, Commodore Hotel, Hotel Bijou, Waters Edge Hotel, Hotel Montgomery, Moorpark and Wild Palms Hotel. It is not valid with any other discounts, offers or promotions.
Based in San Francisco, Joie de Vivre Hospitality (www.jdvhotels.com) is a creative collection of lifestyle businesses. As the Bay Area'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."