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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 Properties Awarded for their Eco-Friendly Achievements
Hotel Carlton and Hotel Durant Honored with Top "Green" Awards
San Francisco, December 8, 2008 - Joie de Vivre's eco-friendly efforts continue to receive statewide accolades - the most recent from the California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) and the City of Berkeley. CH&LA awarded the Hotel Carlton the 2008 Lodging Property Achievement Award for "Good Earthkeeping"' and the City of Berkeley gave Hotel Durant the "Expanding Sustainability Award."
The Hotel Carlton, the first Joie de Vivre property to be green certified, was recognized by the CH&LA for "Good Earthkeeping" in a large-sized property. The award is given to a property that has been successful in areas such as energy conservation, waste reduction, water conservation, effluents and emissions and that has developed a culture that integrates environmental management practices that improve everyday operations and the bottom line, while maintaining quality service and meeting guest expectations.
The Hotel Carlton was certified as a Green Business in 2007 by the City of San Francisco, which has some of the strictest green standards in California. The carbon-neutral property was also the first in the city to place solar panels on its roof. As winner of the CH&LA award, Hotel Carlton's nomination will automatically be entered in the American Hotel & Lodging Association's national Stars of the Industry Awards competition.
"The team at Hotel Carlton was delighted to receive the Good Earthkeeping award. It means a lot to be given this award from such an esteemed organization and to be acknowledged on a state-wide level," said Hotel Carlton General Manager Pam Flank.
The Hotel Durant was awarded the "Expanding Sustainability Award" by the City of Berkeley in recognition of its efforts in greening and sustainability. Hotel Durant, Berkeley's only full-service boutique hotel, joined the Joie de Vivre collection in October of 2008 following a $9 million renovation and was certified as a Green Business by the County of Alameda shortly thereafter.
"This was great news for us," says Hotel Durant General Manager James Lim. "After being certified green, it's wonderful to see the hotel continuing to be awarded for its environmental efforts."
Joie de Vivre, California's largest boutique hotel collection, is working toward green certification for its 30 properties through the "Joie de Vivre Green Dreams" environmental initiative, which is focused on preserving the environment by incorporating sustainability into the company's core business practices. Ten hotels are expected to be green certified by the end of 2008 by their city or county authorities. The company recently launched a dedicated "Joie de Vivre Green Dreams" portal (http://www.jdvhotels.com/greendreams) on its website that features the company's green policies and practices; a green certification "scorecard" for hotels; green travel tips; and links to environmental resources.
"With Joie de Vivre continuing its greening efforts, it's wonderful to see our hotels get recognized for all that has been done so far," says Karlene Holloman, senior vice president of operations at Joie de Vivre and chair of the company's Green Committee. "We are quickly reaching our company-wide goal of meeting the green standards in each city or county that our hotels are located in. It's a huge commitment, and we're up for the challenge."
For additional information on Hotel Carlton and/or Hotel Durant, please visit http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/carlton and http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/durant.
About Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Based in San Francisco, Joie de Vivre is a creative collection of lifestyle businesses. As California's largest boutique hotel collection, Joie de Vivre encompasses other hospitality businesses such as restaurants and spas. Celebrating 21 years of creating joy, Joie de Vivre is expanding its California presence in Sacramento, Huntington Beach, Sunnyvale and Santa Cruz.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Alexis Evans, Public Relations Manager, Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Tel. 415.248.5951/ Email: aevans@jdvhospitality.com
