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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 Unveils Unexpected Urban Haven in Downtown San Jose
Historic Hotel Is Vaulted Into a New Century, 93 Years After Original Opening
San Jose, CA (July 9, 2004)-JOIE DE VIVRE HOSPITALITY (www.jdvhospitality.com) announced this week the official opening of its latest boutique hotel, the Hotel Montgomery, in downtown San Jose. Part of its historic past includes its dramatic relocation 186 feet south of its original location in January 2000, the longest and heaviest move ever made on rubber wheels. The restoration of this landmark 1911 property provided an opportunity to craft a unique guest experience new hotels simply can't duplicate: contemporary services and amenities in an elegant setting rich with historical context.
The Hotel Montgomery embodies a guiding principle for all Joie de Vivre Hospitality properties: that guests have emotional experiences staying in Joie de Vivre hotels, a dynamic that CEO Chip Conley refers to as "identity refreshment." It's an opportunity for guests to simultaneously check into a hotel while checking into themselves. The Hotel Montgomery will feature "old-school classics with substance," like bocce ball on the hotel's outdoor courts or a hand-shaken cocktail from Paragon Restaurant & Bar. Paragon is known for its American Brasserie cuisine, with menus featuring rustic American favorites; it officially opens July 9, 2004.
Inside the Hotel Montgomery, the elegant design scheme pays homage to the hotel's refined and traditional past. The guestroom experience is a luxuriously authentic one, with leather-like wall coverings, Egyptian-cotton bed linens, and chairs covered with a Burberry-like plaid. The lobby includes glass-paneled chandeliers from the '20s, furry wingback chairs with '30's panache, and modern artwork from the '70s.
The Hotel Montgomery's 86 rooms include six one-bedroom suites. Guestroom services and amenities include in-room high-speed Internet access, individual robes, and a complimentary beverage during weeknights. Introductory rates range from $139 for deluxe rooms to $199 for a one-bedroom suite.
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(2005 projected sales are $120 million), the Joie de Vivre portfolio encompasses 33 hospitality businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area, including 28 boutique hotels. These properties represent a total of over 2,800 rooms and include five distinctive restaurants and bars. 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."
