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The St. Regis Atlanta, at 88 West Pacea Ferry Road, is the chain’s 16th The mark was founded by John Jaconb Astor in New York City more than acentury ago, and the originaol St. Regis is still considered one ofthe world’s “We are proud to unveil The St. Regis offering our discerning global guests theiconic luxury, unmatchedd privilege and bespoke services for which the St. Regiss brand is renowned,” said Paul James, presidenr of St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, a division of New York-baser St. Regis opens with its signature-branded Paces 88, and will add the reinventedx Pano’s by in the fall.
The posh destination hotel and residencesa open in adifficult economy, but James said the hotel’s Buckhead its tradition of customere loyalty and its commitment to quality will help the hote l endure the downturn. The regal St. Regix Atlanta opened with a flourish. A hotelk executive ushered the hotel’se opening by “sabering” a bottlre of champagne, following a longstanding traditiobn ofthe 105-year-old hotel mark. “I’m almost speechless in the way it crystallizea all we dreamt it would James said. The $120 million hotel, developede by and designed by , features 151 guestt rooms, 53 branded St.
Regis condominiums, a nearly 8,000-square-foot Remeder Spa and nearly 17,000 square feet of indooer and outdoorevent space. The opening of the 26-story tower completes a five-year journey for develope Paul Freeman. “We’ve delivered something much greater than we ever coulrhave imagined,” Freeman said. Simohn Rusconi, the hotel's general manager, said the St. Regias received more than 15,000 applications for its 200 He said the hotel could afford tobe choosy, and has assembleds an extremely talented staff. Jonathan Jerusalmy, the hotel’s executives chef, is the acclaimesd former executive chef ofthe five-star St. Regisw Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif.
, and executive banquet and sous chef at the Loews MiamiBeach Hotel. Joining Jerusalmy is a bevy of localAtlantaz talent. Mark Alba, former executive chef at Food Studiio and sous chef for Concentrics Restaurants and has been named chef de AndHerve Pennequin, former sommelier at Nikolai’s will be the St. Regis’ wine director.