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The article features several properties included in the Edward Thomas Collection of Hotels in California. The Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara features 97 rooms and suites and a rooftop pool where yoga lessons and wine tastings are held. Hotel Casa del Mar, adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier, is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World and features a Ferris wheel, an expansive lobby with fireplaces and an oceanfront bar.

The article presents information on the Poetry Inn, situated in Napa Valley, California. when the Poetry Inn debuted in 2005, it was remarkable for its decided lack of fanfare. Created by local firm Backen Gillam Architects, whose award-winning projects have helped shape contemporary Wine Country, Poetry Inn is a study in site-sensitivity, indigenous materials, and design refinement. With a nod to the Craftsman style, the five-room retreat is anchored on a hillside, affording expansive vineyard and valley views. The subtlety was in perfect harmony with the Inn's intimate environment, one of casual luxury, elegant understatement, and unabashed self-indulgence. With a nod to the Craftsman style, the five-room retreat is anchored on a hillside, affording expansive vineyard and valley views. The list of top-end amenities in each room includes wood-burning fireplaces, outdoor showers, and oversized soak tubs.

The article features the Poetry Inn located at the vineyard area in Napa, California. It is situated with views of the valley. Known for its pitch-perfect service, has five mammoth rooms, each with a wood-burning fireplace, private terrace, walk-in closet, and secluded outdoor shower, and serves complete list of breakfast.

The article offers tips to meeting professionals on Monterey County in Central California and includes recommendations for accommodations, leisure activities and meeting venues like the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa and the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa.

The article features 29 Palms Inn in California. The inn, which was established in 1928, features adobe structures, wood-frame cottages, fireplaces and local musicians. It has a restaurant considered as first-rate, a heated pool and the Joshua Tree National Park. Palms Restaurant and Bar is situated down Amboy Road, while the Integratron hosts musical events and offers 30-minute sonic baths.

Focuses on the Tropicana Bar at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in Los Angeles, California, which is a popular spot for celebrities. Comments of co-owner Amanda Scheer Demme; How Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie and Tobey Maguire have all become regulars at the Tropicana; Features of the bar, including a swimming pool, outdoor fireplaces and eclectic music.

Presents travel-related information on several hotels in California and other cities in the United States as of May 2001. Applewood Inn and Restaurant in Sonoma County; Casa Madrona Hotel in San Francisco; Century Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida; SoHo Grand Hotel in New York City.

The article offers information on the new spa at Villagio Inn & Spa in Napa Valley, California. The spa offers 16 private treatment rooms which feature treats such as dual soaking tubs, fireplaces, steam showers, wet bars, flat-screen television (TV) and a surround-sound system. The spa also offers four special services including the Suite Sensations, Awaken and Shine.

An interview with architectural tour guide Robert Imber and restaurateur Tara Lazar of Palm Springs, California is presented. Topics include recommendations for drinking and dining in Palm Springs, such as Tyler's Burgers and Viceroy bar; recommendations for accommodations and architectural sightseeing such as the Orbit In hotel and the Palm Springs Visitors Center; and recommendations on shopping and nightlife such as the store Just Modern and the Purple Room bar.

The article features the Ventana Inn & Spa, located in Big Sur, California, chosen by "Sunset" as one of the top ten hotels in the West for nature lovers. The inn, which is on more than 200 acres of pristine California coast, offers views of the Pacific and a sea of fog, access to 300 miles of hiking trails through the Ventana Wilderness, a concierge service and fireplaces.

The article reviews several establishments including the Amangiri hotel in Utah, Arrive hotel in California, and Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Arizona.

Reviews are offered for wedding accommodations including Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, California, Ko'a Kea Hotel & Resort at Poipu Beach, Hawaii, and Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico.

The article features The Spa at The Carneros Inn located in Napa, California. The Spa is a peaceful retreat which offers a variety of treatments and services. Its accommodations include 86 individual cottages and 10 suites with private patio gardens, French doors, vaulter ceilings, fireplaces, and luxurious bathrooms with soaking tubs and both indoor and alfresco showers. Information regarding accommodation rates and room amenities are also offered.

Announces the introduction of the Northwoods Resort Hotel as the first full-service conference facility in Big Bear Lake, California. Mid-size meetings and conference business as major marketing focus.

The article offers information on four destinations in which hotel properties are being sold. It says that condominiums worth $700,000-$3.8 million are available at the Honua Kai Residences along the Ka'anapali Beach in Maui, Hawaii. It states that the luxury homes at the Constellation Residences at Northstar in Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada provide access to outdoor amenities. It adds that prices at the Fairmont Heritage Place in San Francisco, California range from $169,000-$269,000.

A review is offered for SLS Hotel located in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, California.

The article offers information on the Golden Gate National Park located in California. The recently completed, shoreside Crissy Field and bike path begins in the Presidio and rolls across the bridge to the Marin Headlands. The Cavallo Point's physical plan for its 142 rooms incorporates restored 19th-century colonial revival buildings with tin ceilings and fireplaces.

The article features hotels in Heavenly, California, including the Marriot Gran Residence Club, the Black Bear Inn Rustic, and the MontBleu Resort Casino.

The article features several hotels in Los Angeles, California. The Hotel Bel-Air has 91 rooms with patios, fireplaces and Antica Farmacists fragrances. Interior decorator Dodd Mitchell designed the 300 rooms at the Hollywood Roosevelt. Chateau Marmont's 63 rooms are decorated in worn velvet and chenille.

The article presents the author's experience about the small hotel called Ahwahnee in California. He was in the Yosemite National Park, when some kind of steroidal weather system moved in. The next morning, he looked for a place to get warm, until he drove over to an old hotel called Ahwahnee. He was amazed on how structures of shimmering moonscape of the Yosemite Valley. The stout granite facade painted wood-beamed ceilings and Arts and Craftsy lounge of fireplaces.

The article features Inn on the Beach in Ventura, California. The inns have three floors and 24 Victorian-style rooms with fireplaces. They face Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands. These dwellings are a favored getaway for locals who know that third-floor rooms with patios and views are available for $100 midweek.

The article describes the lodging houses located at the Napa and Sonoma Valleys in California. Rancho Caymus two-story inn evokes romantic, old California with haciendas of adobe, hewn beams, and red-file roofs. Hotel Healdsburg is a sleek, 55-room hotel which is nicely decorated with Tibetan rugs, Frette robes and linens and luxurious beds. Inn at Occidental is a hillside retreat overlooking redwood forests.

Presents information on the Malibu Beach Inn purchased by gay DreamWorks executive David Geffen in California. Purchase value of the inn; Plan of Geffen for the property's conversion; Occupancy rates of rooms in the inn.

The article announces awards given to various bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) and inns featured at the BedandBreakfast.com including the Best Overall B&Bs and Inns International to The Sallerhof in Salzburg, Austria, Most Romantic to Lake La Quinta Inn in La Quinta, California, and Most Pet-friendly B&Bs to Traveler's Rest in Montezuma, Georgia.

Features the Spruce Groove Inn located in South Lake Tahoe, California.

Features several recreation areas recommended for vacation trips in California. Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur; La Casa del Zorro in Borrego Springs; Calistoga Ranch; Quail Lodge in Carmel; La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla.

Presents a guide to several food establishments in Los Angeles, California. The Belvedere Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills; J.R. Seafood Restaurant in Westwood; Border Grill in Santa Monica.

Recommends several resorts, hotels and convention centers for corporate meetings. Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, California; Excel Exhibition Hall in London, England; Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City. INSETS: MANDARIN ORIENTAL: LAPPING UP LUXURY, by April Iommazzo;Romance of the Ages, by Jeffrey Laign;Back to the Future, by Cynthia Kadlec;It's Not Easy Being Green

Provides information about the Chateau du Sureau inn in Oakhurst, California. Recreation and retiring facilities offered by the inn; Hollywood personalities who were once guests of the inn; Service provided by the inn; Recommended rooms.

Provides information on a visit of Hollywood actresses Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and Charisma Carpenter at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Southern California. Information on the services that Ojai Valley offers; Things that they have in common; Background information on their movie career.

A review is offered for the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in Ojai, California, as of May 4, 1999.

Introduces small hotels in Palm Springs, California. Description of hotel design and decoration; Hotel services and amenities; Details on accommodation and room rates.

This article provides information on transportation and lodging available to visitors in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Major carriers fly to the city's airports, including the Los Angeles International Airport and the L.A./Ontario International Airport. Hotels, such as the Sunset Tower Hotel, are within walking distance from boutiques, bars, galleries and restaurants.

This article reports that the 268-room, deluxe La Quinta hotel in Palm Springs, California was purchased in the year 1985 by some 200 investors. The investors have put up $21 million and assumed another $40 million in mortgages-$61 million in all, or about $225,000 a room. Of that $225,000 in cost, a lot more went to the promoters than to the interior decorators. The hotel was purchased from Landmark Land Co., which made a $14 million profit above what it had invested in the hotel over eight years and which is slated to get another $19 million in deferred profits in five years.

This article reports on the construction of Manchester Grand Resorts under way on the Grand Del Mar Resorts & Spa in California. The 261-room resort will offer 5-star accommodations, including 19 hotel suites, a full-service spa and 39 ownership villas. Inside, hotel guests will find food and beverage options, including a restaurant, cafe, cocktail lounge and wine rooms. Other features will include libraries, shops, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, and a chapel. In addition, four outdoor pools and a Jacuzzi will provide open-air relaxation.

Features the Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, California. Accommodations; Rates; Location; Distance from the nearest airport; Facilities for meetings and events; Recreational facilities and activities; Room amenities; Contact information.

The article focuses on several recommended culinary travel destinations for incentive groups. These include the Swanson Vineyards in Napa Valley, California, the award-winning hotel and resort Sooke Harbour House in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky.

Features Lodge at Rancho Mirage & Avanyu Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. Accommodations; Fitness facilities and services; Treatment areas; Attractions; Packages; Rates; Contact information.

The article presents information on hotels and resorts in California. California is the ideal destination for luxury travel with its championship golf courses, gourmet restaurants and cutting edge hotels. One of the luxury hotels in California is the Beverly Hilton. The hotel has completely reinvented itself to define a new breathtaking view of modern luxury. Guests are treated to a glamorous experience, complete with revitalized lavish accommodations and amenities. The magnificently restored Art Deco Georgian Hotel encapsulates the best of Santa Monica.

Provides information on the Nob Hill Spa located in the premises of the Huntington Hotel in San Francisco, California designed by SMWM. Objective of the project; Factors that influenced the design of the spa; Challenges faced by SMWM in designing the spa.

Reports in November 1997 that Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford, California has opened hillside cottages. Names of the cottages; Description of the cottages; Weekday and weekend rates.

Features the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. Design and fixtures; Amenities; Customers; Interior restoration.

A review is offered for the Cedar Sport House hotel located in California.

The article offers event planners and organizers a destination guide to California. The DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown debuted in early 2012. Meeting hotels in San Francisco include Marriott Marquis San Francisco, Westin St. Francis, and Hotel Nikko San Francisco. Convention centers to consider include Moscone Center, Fort Mason Center, and South San Francisco Conference Center.

The article reviews several hotels and restaurants in Los Angeles, California, including Sunset Marquis, Montage Beverly Hills, and Four Seasons Beverly Hills.

The article reviews the Hotel Carmel, located in California.

The article features the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles, California. The reservation for in-room and poolside massages and luxury ground services will be made by head concierge Benedict Matic. It notes that the hotel's One Bedroom Suites have large living rooms equipped with 1940s-style furnishings and king-size beds. Among the celebrities that have stayed in the hotel are the late Greta Garbo and Gloria Swanson.