Don’t ski but want to see what Aspen is all about? Take advantage of the Touch the Sky Packageat the hip Sky Hotel before the rates rise and the town fills with board-toting tourists. The sleek, slope-side hotel is offering deluxe accommodations for two and complimentary valet parking for $149 through Nov. 21 – less…
It’s a shame, actually. The enormous main dining room at the French-California brasserie of the Grand Café was elegantly decorated. Its 30-foot-high ceilings and 20th century Parisian atmosphere were breathtaking. The holiday crowd was in a festive mood. The open kitchen was bustling. The food was delicious — from the chilled Lemon Drop cocktail to…
The Hotel Monaco Denver is my first visit to a Kimpton Hotel, part of the one-of-a-kind San Francisco-based chain of terrific boutique hotels that channels the distinctive energy, personality and pulse of each individual hotel. The colors are bright and cheerful. The staff is energetic and knowledgeable. And it’s a true treat to stay here….
Breakfast in Utah… lunch in Wyoming… dinner in Colorado. Such is the thrill of a 540-mile road trip in one day. And we’re still speaking to each other! We left Park City in the morning after a brief stop at the Utah Olympic Park with a training run for hot dog skiers down one of…
Hip hotels may come and go. But any of the Kimptom Hotels just seem, well, hipper. Case in point: The Hotel Monaco Seattle and it’s “Room with a Vroom” promotion offers: • A Vespa scooter for a day; • Complimentary wine and beer in the lobby during its happy “Hour of Indulgence; and • Room…
When you walk by the heralded San Francisco corner of Hyde and Beach Streets, you hear the whine of the cable that propels the Hyde Street Cable Car at 9 mph in its subterranean slot. You hear the “clang-clang-clang” of these renowned national landmarks. You hear the flow of pedestrians at the confluence of Fisherman’s…
Kimpton Hotels does hip right. The Hotel George is another of this boutique group’s neo-stylish, ultra-modern hotels — and this one’s at the corner of Stylish and Culture in the heart of downtown at Capitol Hill. It’s even pet-friendly, so you have to love that! And check their Hot Dates, Great Rates page for $149…
Those smart, savvy folks at the Kimpton Group have a terrific formula for creating hip hotels that are utterly unique. The Hotel Triton has been called “exceedingly groovy and best hotel in SF” by Harper’s Bazaar. This whimsical, happening place is cleverly disguised as a hotel. Moreso, it enables you to “see” the art or…