From San Francisco Chronicle:Foreign investors eye San Francisco hotels Foreign investors—many from mainland China—have bought several hotels in California and the Bay Area over the past several months, and more sales may be on the way. Read the...
Omni San Diego Hotel, a 511-room luxury property located in San Diego's Gaslamp District, and the San Diego Museum Council have launched a new Key to Culture program. The program gives the hotel’s guests (both group and leisure) benefits at more...
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, the popular AAA Four-Diamond beachfront resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean from the Santa Monica section of West Los Angeles, has joined Associated Luxury Hotels International. ALHI will now provide the resort...
Seattle’s new Maxwell Hotel, located at the base of Queen Anne hill adjacent to the Seattle Center, opened in March with 139 guest rooms, an indoor pool, an exercise facility, an espresso bar, 1,600 square feet of meeting space, and 3,000 square...
After 13 years managing the Four Seasons Resort Aviara, Four Seasons turned over management of the property in June 2010 to Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Located north of San Diego in Carlsbad, Calif., the resort will be renamed Park Hyatt Aviara...
The redesigned Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa in Dana Point, Calif., was unveiled in April. It features a new marble lobby, complete with waterfall, and 20,000 square feet of new meeting and banquet space. The top-to-bottom makeover of...
The 305-room W Hollywood opened in January 2010 at the famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine. The property offers six meeting spaces, the largest of which is just over 5,000 square feet. In addition to the Bliss spa, a fitness center, pool...
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, opened April 2 in downtown Los Angeles, as part of the $2.5 billion L.A. LIVE sports, residential, and entertainment district. Just steps from the Staples Center and Nokia Theatre, the new 123-room property shares a...
Ice lounge Minus 5, located in Mandalay Place, a shopping plaza at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, allows groups to book a 2,000-square-foot space where the walls, seats, bar, sculptures, and glasses are made of ice. Maximum capacity is 50...