Need a place to crash? These hotels are still available
Looking for a place to stay during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival? You still have options, although limited. Hotels in the Coachella Valley often sell out months in advance before the festival, and the increased demand means rooms are sold at a premium. However, at least one Palm Springs hotel is offering a discount for Weekend 2 Coachella festivalgoers, which is the weekend of the event that isn’t sold out yet. For those looking for an average room or looking to splurge, here are four local hotels showing availability during Coachella. Ace Hotel & Swim Club Availability: Weekend…
Finalists named in Southern Lakes Hospitality Awards –
The finalists have been announced at the Southern Lakes Hospitality awards and locals are being invited to vote for their favorite place to dine out. The finalists represent excellent dining establishments in the region as voted by the hospitality industry, including Queenstown restaurant Jervois Steakhousenominated in four award categories, including outstanding restaurant. Also up for outstanding restaurant is Ben Bayly’s Arrowtown restaurant Aosta, a small 50 seat restaurant that brings a taste of Northern Italy to the gold-rush village of Arrowtown. The restaurant is nominated in the category of outstanding restaurants, and best regional establishments. Aosta and Jervois Steak House…
Restaurants ride shotgun & raise $370k for cyclone relief –
Hospitality businesses across the country hosted the nation’s biggest dinner party on Monday March 20, raising $370k in support of those impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Masterminded by Al Brown and supported by the Restaurant Association, 157 businesses across the country took part, with 6600 diners purchasing tickets. Restaurants from Northland to Stewart Island cooked up a two course menu with proceeds going directly to those impacted by the cyclone. Thirty-five per cent of the proceeds will also go directly to hospitality communities impacted by the recent weather events. “I couldn’t be more stoked with how Cooking Up A Storm came…
Meat & Mushie Trays – a new drawcard! –
The traditional club meat tray raffle may have met its match in the flourishing mushroom craze, according to the club meat tray produced by supplier Anthony Lahood. And with rising prices and flexible dishes on the rise on many menus, the meat and mushie tray club raffle could also be a new drawcard! According to research from Australian Mushrooms, 43 per cent of Australians would like to see more variety in their club meat trays and a third would like a “flexitarian” option of both meat and mushrooms. In a request from Australian Mushrooms to develop a “Meat and Mushroom”…
This cozy non-profit hotel in Downtown Vancouver is a hidden gem
If you’re visiting Vancouver’s downtown core, you might not need the many of the amenities offered at costly hotel locations. With such an exciting city that has so many options to explore, you’re better off saving all the bells and whistles to get an affordable rate in a better location. Located right next to BC Place, and a short distance from the Skytrain, the YWCA Vancouver Hotel is a hidden gem in the heart of the city, and it’s perfectly positioned for you to access the best restaurants and entertainment downtown has to offer. YWCA Vancouver Hotel As one of…
New Exec Chef & rebrand announced for Nourish Group –
The Nourish Group’s leading hospitality business has become Foley Hospitalitya move its owner says signals a new era for the company following a multimillion-dollar re-investment in the first year and the appointment of a national executive chef. Auckland based Nourish Group – which owns sites including SOUL Bar & Bistro, Andiamo, Jervois Steak House, The Brit, Shed 5 and Pravda – was acquired by Foley Holdings NZ Ltd last year and announced the official name change last week along with news that Gavin Doyle will head up kitchen culinary direction across its 10 restaurants and bars. Doyle, executive chef at…