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Portola Hotel & Spa is located on the waterfront in Monterey, Calif. Just steps away from historic Fisherman’s Wharf and the Monterey Bay, the hotel offers 379 newly renovated guest rooms and suites, 50,000 square feet of indoor meeting space with the adjacent Monterey Conference Center and a full service spa perfect for both group and leisure travelers. The Portola’s recent $8 million renovation allowed them to achieve a Silver LEED®-EB certification.
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Winter Mountain Meetings
Winter Warm-Up
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By LAURA DEL ROSSO
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Despite economic jitters in the U.S. and around the world, mountain destinations in the Western U.S. and Canada are expecting more meeting groups and individual travelers to head to their snowy slopes and to see growth in hotel and resort occupancies this upcoming winter season.
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“What we are seeing, despite the uncertainty in the overall political and economic marketplace, are advance reservations that continue to look strong,” says Ralf Garrison, director of MTRIP, a Colorado-based destination travel research company that specializes in mountain resorts.
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| Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort |
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Book your group at Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort and get up to 4 FREE nights (restrictions apply)! Call 1.800.988.9895 to learn how! Plus, Hot dates/Hot rates starting at $99/night. Located in the heart of South Lake Tahoe, over 10,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, spacious two-room suite, complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast, and evening manger’s reception (subject to state & local laws). Steps to Heavenly Ski Resort, shopping, dining, world-class entertainment and more.
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Mountain Milestones
Here are some of the new developments happening at mountain resorts in the Western U.S. and Canada.
CALIFORNIA
Vail Resorts is investing $30 million in projects at Northstar-at-Tahoe (www.northstarattahoe.com) on the north side of Lake Tahoe for the upcoming winter season. In addition to new ski trails and a high-speed quad chairlift, a new mountain restaurant near the top of the Tahoe Zephyr lift will open with indoor seating for 500 and outdoor seating for 200. The retail complex is expanding with Patagonia and Burton shops and a larger North Face store. A signature restaurant will be added to the Village at Northstar.
Nearby is the The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe (www.ritzcarlton.com), which opened in December 2009, the first new resort for the Lake Tahoe area in several decades. It includes Manzanita, by award-winning San Francisco chef Traci Des Jardins and a fitness center and spa, which recently expanded its treatment offerings. An inter-mountain gondola connects Village-at-Northstar and the 170-room Ritz-Carlton.
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Site Scene
COLORADO
- Gateway Canyons Resort near Grand Junction is planning a renovation of its existing facilities and building additional resort amenities. To date, the resort has offered a mix of accommodations, ranging from value-priced rooms to upscale multiroom suites. Under new management, the guest accommodations will for the first time all offer premium lodging. The existing Dolores River Inn will be refurbished and re-launched in spring 2012 as the new Kayenta Lodge and will feature 20 suites. Less extensive improvements will be made to the current Kiva Lodge, including in-room refurbishments, poolside cabanas and new fire pits.
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