March 25, 2008

Roland and I want to thank you for all your help in making his 40th birthday party a success. I've been bombarded by emails and calls from those who were there on Saturday saying that they loved the food, the drinks and the overall atmosphere of Shade and best of all, they had a great time. Everything just worked out great and your staff was the best.

From the bartender, to the security, to your servers; You all made it a success. Thank you for being there every step of the way and helping pull everything together for us. And thank you for your wonderful suggestions on the food and the overall atmosphere. You two make planning an event effortless in my book.

But the best part is seeing Roland very happy surrounded by his friends and family who were all happy to be there and celebrating with him. Thanks again for everything!!

Best regards,
Rosa Guaderrama

March 7, 2008

On behalf of the Donegan family and their guests, I would like to thank you and all the staff of Shade Hotel for all your efforts on the occasion of the funeral reception honoring Dr. Patrick Donegan on February 12th. You and your excellent staff took everything into consideration and in a caring comforting manner helped us through a difficult time.

The ambience was intimate and luxurious and was impressive to all in attendance. The world class food is still a topic of discussion and we received many phone calls praising us for such wonderful food and surroundings. One such friend of my Father's said to me, "You did your Dad proud".

The Shade experience turned out to be a very special and unique celebration of our Father's life.

Sincerely yours,
The entire Donegan Family

March 18, 2008

Your property is truly top-notch… The property location was amazing, the rooms were clean and well-designed, the lobby/bar was a combination of classy and hip, the sky deck would be ideal for a reception, and the food was absolutely delicious. What impressed us the most, though, was the friendliness, professionalism and knowledge of your staff. They went out of their way to help us, ask how we were doing, help with transportation, etc. We were very, very pleased with our stay.

Thank you for the experience.

Nikki West
Helms Briscoe

April 23, 2007

Cannot tell you how much my guests and I enjoyed our visit...I stay at all 5 star hotels and yours should be rated 5+...

Paul Lipschutz
Board Chairman
Waterpure International

April 4, 2007

Thank you for a truly terrific stay…After 20 years in the hotel business, we can get somewhat jaded and robotic in operating and serving guests…It is great to know that you have nothing robotic about service and quite frankly a refreshing sense of service and genuine hospitality…with a little beach worked in!

Ralph Grippo
Vice President & Area General Manager
The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai

April 2, 2007

We will most definitely be back for more of Shade...scale of 1-10; we all agreed it was a 10!

Jeff Gore
Stride & Associates

March 16, 2007

On behalf of the Manhattan Beach Coordinating Council I want to thank you for putting on a spectacular event for the Tri-City Luncheon. Your professionalism, completeness, set up and service were outstanding.

City of Manhattan Beach

March 11, 2007

I love this place and will be back. Everyone treats me as family.

Debbie