BUSINESS
June 17, 1998 | E. SCOTT RECKARD
California's ban on smoking in most public places didn't extinguish the recent 10th annual Gentleman's Smoker at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Dana Point. The tuxedoed cigar enthusiasts just wafted outside, around the main pool at the resort hotel, where they puffed their way through an eight-course meal to the strains of a string quartet. Participants included Tom Wilson, celebrating his election to a first full term as an Orange County supervisor.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 26, 1998 | BENJAMIN EPSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Spring hath sprung. Splurge! The Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point stages a Flower and Herb Garden Tour of its sumptuous grounds that includes a three-course lunch in the Terrace restaurant. (Try identifying those flowers in your food!) MORNING, 1 The tour and lunch is $35 all-inclusive. Helpful hint for budget-busters: Bring about $3 in quarters for the parking meters at the Salt Creek Beach Park lot (opposite the Ritz-Carlton), and you can forgo the hotel's $9 valet fee.
NEWS
December 12, 1997 | DARYL STRICKLAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For the ultimate two-night fantasy at the seaside Ritz-Carlton, better bring cash and credit cards. Creating what appears to be the most expensive promotion ever offered by the resort industry, the Ritz is offering a weekend stay for three couples--at $500,000.
BUSINESS
February 8, 1997 | JAMES S. GRANELLI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The popular Ritz-Carlton hotel in Dana Point is quietly being peddled by owner Prudential Insurance Co. of America, which is betting that this will be a good year for commercial real estate. The asking price is "not public," said Peter C. Krause, a New York investment banker who is handling the sale for Prudential. A spokesman for the insurance company Thursday would not comment on the property. "The company has put this up for sale very quietly," said Donald W.
BUSINESS
February 7, 1997 | JAMES S. GRANELLI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The popular Ritz-Carlton hotel is quietly being peddled by owner Prudential Insurance Co. of America, which is betting that this will be a good year for commercial real estate. The asking price is "not public," said Peter C. Krause, a New York investment banker who is handling the sale for Prudential. A spokesman for the insurance company Thursday would not comment on the Dana Point property. "The company has put this up for sale very quietly," said Donald W.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
April 1, 1995 | FRANK MESSINA
About 75 cigar aficionados in tuxedos celebrated their political incorrectness this week at the 7th Annual Gentlemen's Smoker at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Women in black evening gowns circulated among the guests carrying silver trays heaped with hand-rolled cigars. The seven-course dinner, at which some participants puffed as they dined, featured petite torte of squab, mushroom and oxtail consomme, venison chop, braised vegetables with huckleberry sauce and citrus peppered goat cheese.