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04/29/2019

Fromental Brings a Hand-Painted Wall Covering to a Highly-Customized Savoir Bed

Savoir Beds and Fromental Design have partnered on a stunning new bed design, KIKU. Architectural Digest speaks with Savoir's Alistair Hughes and Fromental's Lizzie Deshayes on the collaboration! #ADPro

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/fromental-brings-a-hand-painted-wall-covering-to-a-highly-customized-savoir-bed

The design celebrates the enduring appeal of British craftsmanship, as well as the history of Japanese decorative arts

04/26/2019

Sleep in a glass house in Chile

The glass is always greener on the other side! CNN gives an inside look at the newly debuted Puro Vik, the latest property from Vik Retreats.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/puro-vik-glass-hotel-chile/index.html

At the new Puro Vik, hotel guests sleep in one of 19 isolated, luxurious glass houses. They're situated in the gorgeous Millahue Valley in Chile's wine country.

04/18/2019

Who Came Up with Eggs Benedict? 8 Dishes and Cocktails Born in Hotels

Did you know the bloody mary (aka Red Snapper) was perfected at The St. Regis New York? Forbes serves up a history lesson below!

https://forbes.com/sites/annabel/2019/04/18/who-came-up-with-eggs-benedict-8-dishes-and-cocktails-born-in-hotels/#aed56fb2af39

A gastronomic cruise through hospitality history shows that many of today’s staple treats originated in the minds of barmen and maître d’s.

04/16/2019

The stunning Gemma Chan checks in to the newly opened The St. Regis Hong Kong!

Delighted to have Gemma Chan as our first guest and for our grand opening. St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Marriott Bonvoy

#stregishk #stregishongkong #stregishotels #liveexquisite #gemmachan

Image by: Jason Capobianco Photographer

04/12/2019

The Manhattan That Launched This Top Bartender’s Career

The Daily Beast goes 10 rounds with The Dewberry's resident cocktail maestro, Beverage Director Ryan Casey! Cheers to the weekend! 🥂

https://www.thedailybeast.com/going-10-rounds-with-ryan-casey-the-beverage-director-of-the-dewberry-charleston-hotel?ref=author

The beverage director of The Dewberry Charleston Hotel tackles our speed round of questions.

03/27/2019

6 of the Most Beautiful Eco-Luxe Treehouses in the World

Primland's treehouse accommodations make Architectural Digest's list of the most beautiful eco-luxe treehouses in the world!

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/most-beautiful-eco-luxe-treehouses-world

From a mirrored treehouse in a Swedish forest to one in the lush canopies of New Zealand, these structures take off-the-grid travel to a whole new level

03/26/2019

26 of the most beautiful hotels in the world

Condé Nast Traveller UK includes The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort in its list of the world's most beautiful hotels. We couldn't agree more!

https://www.cntraveller.com/preview/article/the-most-beautiful-hotels-in-the-world

White-washed villas in Italy, striking farms in Iceland and minimalist structures in the desert.

02/28/2019

St. Regis Rome Sees The Light With A Complete Renovation And Unique Guest Experiences

Forbes gives you an inside look at the newly renovated The St. Regis Rome, illuminating the Eternal City with its refreshed, beautiful interiors and guest offerings.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriekahle/2019/02/28/st-regis-rome-sees-the-light-with-a-complete-renovation-and-unique-guest-experiences/#5b8345ed3678

“One of the areas we really lean into is this modern sophisticated glamour and this see-and-be-seen environment.” -- Lisa Holladay, global brand leader for St. Regis Hotels & Resorts

02/22/2019

Where is Hollywood's A-List retreating after the The Academy Awards this weekend? Variety recommends The Dewberry for a stylish lowcountry getaway!

https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/where-relax-after-awards-season-from-mexico-to-hawaii-1203143403/

02/15/2019

Come for a drink, stay for the view. Architectural Digest names The St. Regis New York's King Cole Bar to its list of the best-designed hotel bars!

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/best-designed-hotel-bars-us

02/14/2019

The Design Lover’s Guide to Marfa

Dreaming of Far West Texas with this beautiful guide to the magical Marfa

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/marfa-texas-design-travel-guide

AD reveals the best way to see this art-filled—albeit far-flung—oasis in the West Texas desert

02/04/2019

The UD Job Interview: Meet New York's Premier Champagne Saberer

Ever wonder how you become The St. Regis New York's go-to champagne saberer? UrbanDaddy sits down with Food & Beverage Director / Resident Saberer Will Rentschler to see whether it has what it takes!

https://www.urbandaddy.com/articles/42992/the-ud-job-interview-meet-new-yorks-premier-champagne-saberer

How to Saber Champagne, According to a Seasoned Pro

02/01/2019

3 Best Day Trips From Edinburgh

Planning a trip to Edinburgh? Condé Nast Traveler recommends a day trip to Perthsire to discover Gleneagles, Scotland's glorious estate!

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-day-trips-from-edinburgh

Where to eat, drink, stay—and what to do—in Dundee, Glasgow, and Perthshire.

01/25/2019

How to Pack Your Carry-On Bag for a Business Trip

The Wall Street Journal team gets a little help packing its carry on bag from an expert, one of The St. Regis New York 's butlers. Check out the video below for her tips and tricks!

https://www.wsj.com/video/how-to-pack-your-carry-on-bag-for-a-business-trip/1E404FFD-5A68-4845-BE6F-930839C0027B.html

Shoes, slacks, shirts–which goes in the bag first? Barbara Maly, a butler at New York's St. Regis Hotel, is a packing pro. She shows you how it's done. Photo/Video: Adam Falk

01/16/2019

Bode Miller On Winter Travel, Ski Gear And The Most Challenging Year Of His Life

Skiing legend Bode Miller sits down with David Hochman and Forbes to share his picks for where to ski and what to wear while hitting the slopes this winter.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhochman/2019/01/16/bode-miller-on-winter-travel-ski-gear-and-the-most-challenging-year-of-his-life/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190116#4d6dfda33e8e

The former Olympian on where to ski, what to wear and the right gear for winter 2019.

12/20/2018

This Holiday Season, Check Out These Designer Christmas Trees | Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest is getting us in the holiday spirit with their round-up of the most spectacular designer trees that features Claridge’s and The Connaught!
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-most-spectacular-designer-christmas-trees-to-see-this-season

*AD* takes a look at the most spectacular designer Christmas trees of this holiday season

12/14/2018

We are thrilled and honored to once again be named one of the Observer’s 50 Power PR firms. #lovewhatyoudo #mccmusings

https://observer.com/2018/12/observer-pr-power-50-list/

12/11/2018

The Best Hotels in the World: The 2019 Gold List

Congratulations to The Dewberry and The St. Regis New York, both named to the 2019 Gold List by Condé Nast Traveler and Condé Nast Traveller UK!

Welcome to the 2019 Gold List, the editors' favorite hotels and resorts of all time.

12/04/2018

A First Look at the Faena Bazaar, Miami Beach’s New Design Destination

Not in Miami for Art Basel this week? Fear not - Vogue has you covered with a first look at the newly debuted Faena Bazaar, the city's new design destination, at Faena Miami Beach.

https://www.vogue.com/article/a-first-look-at-the-faena-bazaar-miami-beachs-new-design-destination

Swoon-worthy wallpaper and all.

12/04/2018

A Weekend in the Scottish Highlands | Goop

"This is a place where the air smells so pure you want to drink it in by the gallon." Discover the beauty of Scotland as goop checks in at Gleneagles!

https://goop.com/travel/escapes/a-weekend-in-the-scottish-highlands/

Sometimes the name of a place is enough to make you want to go there. The Scottish Highlands—with its romantically misty weather; its green, rolling landscape; its fabled lochs; its crumbling castles—is exactly such a place.

11/27/2018

The St. Regis New York

Celebrate the exquisite and shop our Diptyque - UK holiday pop-up shop at The St. Regis New York!

10/12/2018

Happy Hour | What’s News: October 2018

Counting down to the weekend so we can check out Saint-Louis Crystal's Manhattan collection in this month's WSJ Magazine!

https://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/wn1018/7435/happy-hour

French glassmaker Saint-Louis has tapped the Experimental Group, proprietors of hip watering holes in Paris, London, New York and Ibiza, to help create a 13-piece line of crystal barware recalling 1930s glamour. “What is interesting with crystal is to l

10/10/2018

Five Places to Go in Lincoln, Neb.

We're thinking Lincoln!

The New York Times includes Graduate Lincoln as one of the 5 Places you must visit in Nebraska's buzzed about capital city!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/travel/5-places-to-go-in-lincoln-nebraska.html

The Nebraska capital’s downtown used to be considered rather sleepy. But with new watering holes and shops percolating, it’s become a pride of the plains.

09/24/2018

Cleo Wade

hi Facebook fam.

09/07/2018

This $18,500 a Night Suite is the Best Room at New York City's Famed St. Regis Hotel

Checking in? Check out the Imperial Suite at The St. Regis New York, one of the landmark hotel's most coveted suites, on Town & Country!

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/travel-guide/a23014569/best-room-st-regis-new-york/

Take a peek inside the storied Fifth Avenue hotel that's hosted icons like Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, and Ernest Hemingway.

08/29/2018

Hotel Developers Get Into School

"Bespoke humanity" drives Graduate Hotels, one of the the fastest-growing college-hotel developers. Check out the full story on the growth of this sector of the hospitality market in the Business section of today's The Wall Street Journal!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/hotel-developers-get-into-school-1535454001

Real-estate developers are investing in hotels on or near college campuses, in one of the latest boomlets in the lodging industry.

08/16/2018

Eater Charleston

Coming soon to The Dewberry Hotel! 🍊🍹🍋

The bar with the best views in Charleston will open this fall

08/08/2018

As Children Head Back to School, Getaway for Grown-Ups

While the kids are away, the adults will play! The New York Times highlights Primland's stunning tree houses and stargazing as the perfect adult-only getaway this fall!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/travel/adult-only-child-free-trips.html

Adults-only vacations appear to be growing in popularity. Here are a few ideas to get you started planning your child-free trip.

08/07/2018

This Cool Athens, Georgia Hotel Will Make You Feel Young Again

Back to school never looked so cool! Read on as Forbes checks in at Graduate Athens!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiebell/2018/08/02/this-cool-athens-georgia-hotel-will-make-you-feel-young-again/

For your next Georgia Bulldogs football game, check into this cool Athens, Georgia hotel.

07/27/2018

Meghan, Harry, and Galloping Horses: My Day at the Royal Polo Tournament

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts teamed up with Sentebale for its annual polo cup with St. Regis Connoisseur Nacho Figueras and HRH, The Duke & Duchess of Sussex. Check out coverage on Forbes and Vogue for all the behind the scenes moments! #LiveExquisite

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinetell/2018/07/26/st-regis-team-reigns-supreme-at-sentebale-polo-cup/#610c23c34c1d

https://www.vogue.com/article/meghan-duchess-of-sussex-prince-harry-sentebale-polo-cup

It was an exceptionally hot day for polo at Windsor’s Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club, but that didn’t deter the 300 or so guests who arrived in their breeziest summertime outfits for what turned out to be a rather royal occasion.

07/16/2018

The Education of a Brotelier

The New York Times studied up on Graduate Hotels Founder Ben Weprin over the weekend in the 'Sunday Business' section!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/business/the-education-of-a-brotelier.html

With the help of a few famous friends, Ben Weprin is developing a chain of boutique hotels in university towns that relies heavily on nostalgia for college life.

07/10/2018

The 2018 World's Best Awards

You can find us updating our travel wish list as Travel + Leisure's 2018 World's Best List is announced today!

Congratulations to Primland, Faena Miami Beach, The Dewberry, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company!

Travel + Leisure showcases the greatest islands, cities, hotels, cruise lines, airports, and more — as voted by you.

07/02/2018

Savoir Beds

Savoir Beds

Featured in this weekend’s New York Times, our soulful craftsman, TJ, explains how his sartorial style and sensitive fingers aid the precision in making the perfect mattresses. “I put so much heart and soul into the ones I make, I call them my children.”

Discover how TJ adds a personal touch to every mattress he makes >
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/business/the-art-of-making-a-bespoke-mattress.html

06/29/2018

In need of a summer host or hostess gift? The New York Times and Vik Retreats have you covered.

https://www.nytimes.com/guides/gifts/summer-gear-guide?category=Parties

06/22/2018

5 Tips to Enjoy a Tween- and Teen-Friendly Vacation

Looking for ways to keep your tweens & teens engaged on a family vacation? Gleneagles Director of Leisure Colin Farndon shares his tips with The New York Times!

Traveling with children old enough to want some independence can be tough, but a few simple tips will make sure they feel included and empowered on your next family vacation.

06/15/2018

On the search for the perfect August getaway? Town & Country recommends booking a trip to The Dewberry in Charleston or The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort!

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/travel-guide/g10285199/best-places-to-travel-in-august/

05/30/2018

Esquire

Raise a glass to The Dewberry's Living Room as the bar is named as one of Esquire's Best Bars in America 🥂

If you're lucky, one is right down the road from you.

05/22/2018

Tweens: The Hardest Hotel Customers to Please

Planning a trip for the whole family? The Wall Street Journal highlights Maybourne Hotel Group and Gleneagles for their specialized offerings for tweens, deemed "hardest hotel consumers to please."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tweens-the-hardest-hotel-customers-to-please-1526996303

They’re too old for kiddie activities, too young for teen programs, but children from 8 to 12 need to stay busy to ensure return visits.

05/17/2018

The Best of Scotland, Better than Ever: The New Gleneagles Resort

Where can you enjoy shooting and falconry, as well as a glamorous blowout and Michelin star cuisine? At the one and only Gleneagles! Forbes gives you at behind the scenes look at the newly renovated and beloved Scottish hotel.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annabel/2018/05/17/the-best-of-scotland-better-than-ever-the-new-gleneagles-resort/#bf2084b5a2c1

As it’s closing in on a series of centenaries, the storied Scottish is emerging from a spectacular, years-long transformation. The (metaphorical) dust has been blown off, the surfaces spiffed up, and the spirit reinvigorated by a fresh, contemporary energy.

05/07/2018

Hotel Butler Service Is Really Nice. Is It Worth the Price?

Pressed, polished and pristine, The St. Regis New York's signature butler service checks all the boxes for The New York Times!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/travel/hotel-butler-service.html

The St. Regis New York has butlers as an amenity for guests. We arrived ready with requests, from coffee to ironing to cupcakes.

04/24/2018

A Day with Bronson van Wyck Preparing for the Save Venice Ball | Architectural Digest

Ever wonder what a day in the life of an event planner extraordinaire is like? Architectural Digest followed the brilliant Bronson van Wyck leading up to the New York social scene's party of the season, Save Venice's glamorous masquerade ball. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/bronson-van-wyck-save-venice-ball-new-york-event-planning

Here's how event planner extraordinaire sets up for the legendary Save Venice ball

04/18/2018

Architectural Digest is craving Puiforcat's stunning Cannes Précieux Flatware this spring, a collection that is "sure to have you drooling over more than your food!"

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/semiprecious-flatware-decorative-panels-best-new-products-this-week#4

04/17/2018

Carmen Dell’Orefice, Wes Gordon, and More Celebrate Claridge’s: The Cookbook at Ken Fulk’s Tribeca Loft

Not surprisingly, Claridge’s drew in a super chic crowd to celebrate the hotel's first cook book in the 164-year history of the iconic and beloved hotel. Read and see more on Vogue! https://www.vogue.com/article/claridges-the-cookbook-launch-party

Come for the company, stay for the extravagant hors d’oeuvres.

04/13/2018

"The Women Are Still Standing": Morning TV's New Female Ruling Class Gets Candid on a "Seismic" Harassment Purge

Loved welcoming The Hollywood Reporter, Gayle King & Norah O'Donnell to The St. Regis New York's King Cole Bar! Be sure to check out the 'New York' issue on newsstands now!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/women-are-still-standing-morning-tvs-new-female-ruling-class-gets-candid-a-seismic-harassment-purge-1100968

CBS’ Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell, NBC’s Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb and ABC’s Robin Roberts open up on an historic year in broadcast news, the firing of Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer, and the push for salary parity: “We actually should be paid much more in some instances.”