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Congratulations to The Dewberry!
We are honored to announce The Dewberry has been named Best New Hotel in Southern Living's annual South’s Best Awards. Additionally, The Living Room was named No. 2 Best Bar and Charleston was named No. 1 Best City in the south.
Follow the link below to read the full article.
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#MySouthernLiving #SouthsBest Explore Charleston
From a custom 220-light chandelier to a gilded baby dining set, Saint-Louis Crystal and Puiforcat set the bar high for stunning custom creations. Be sure to check out the story in this Sunday's paper!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/style/custom-furniture-interior-design.html
A house in the rocks? Something from Versailles? If you have the money, they can make it happen.
With Valentine's Day around the corner, Travel + Leisure shares 50 of the world's most romantic getaways. Scotland's Gleneagles leads the story!
https://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/50-best-romantic-getaways?slide=796816#796816
Thinking about going away for a couples trip? Whether you're celebrating your honeymoon or just looking to escape with your partner, these are the most romantic getaways.
Founded in 1904 by John Jacob Astor IV, The St. Regis New York has served as the backdrop for many famous encounters, events and cocktails. That's why Travel + Leisure includes the landmark hotel in its round up of some of New York's most historic hotels!
https://www.travelandleisure.com/culture-design/architecture-design/most-historic-hotels-in-new-york-city?slide=790807#790807
A stay at The Carlyle means more than luxury — it also means staying at the hotel where JFK allegedly snuck Marilyn Monroe through secret tunnels up to his 34th floor suite after his 1961 inauguration. And having a drink at the Gramercy Park Hotel means doing much the same thing as legendary Yanke...
Puiforcat cut loose to celebrate its Silversmith's Knives Collection in New York with the help of Jason Wu! Architectural Digest shares an inside look at the event!
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jason-wu-athena-calderone-crashed-casa-perfect-with-puiforcat
Guests were encouraged to slice up their own appetizers at last night's event
Architectural Digest sits down with Alistair Hughes, Managing Director of Savoir Beds, as the brand unveils the first-ever rotating the bed, THE THREE SIXTY.
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/savoir-just-released-rotating-bed
Find out what goes into making one of those most expensive beds on the market
Just touched down in London town? You can't miss The Berkeley's newly revealed The Berkeley Bar and Terrace. ELLE Decor calls it "a glamorous setting to indulge in small plates and lovely drinks"! 🥂
https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/travel/a28398813/london-design-guide/
From rainbow-generating installations at Tate Modern to house boats in Little Venice.
Congratulations to Gleneagles, Claridge’s, The Dewberry, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Primland, all named to Travel + Leisure's 2019 World's Best List! See all the winners at the link below!
https://www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best
What has Forbes.com calling Gleneagles the "most magical place on Earth"? Read the link below to learn more about Scotland's Glorious Playground! #LoveGlen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carriecoolidge/2019/06/19/gleneagles-in-scotland-the-quintessential-british-country-house-experience/
Did someone say road trip? Graduate Hotels' debuts Hall Pass, an all-you-can-stay, 30-day hotel pass for just $400. Use it at any of the brand's 15 locations across the U.S. from July 15 - August 15!
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/graduate-hotels-is-selling-an-all-you-can-stay-pass-for-400-dollars
This impressive deal gets you a month of unlimited stays.
Global Brand Leader of St. Regis Hotels & Resorts and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Lisa Holladay sits down with Barron's to share some of her favorite things!
https://www.barrons.com/articles/worldwise-luxury-hotel-executive-lisa-holladays-favorite-things-01558560892
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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/
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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/
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.
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.
"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.
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Celebrate the exquisite and shop our diptyque holiday pop-up shop at The St. Regis New York!
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
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.
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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.
"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.
Coming soon to The Dewberry Hotel! 🍊🍹🍋
The bar with the best views in Charleston will open this fall
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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What’s better than driving the first 2013 Bentley Mulsanne? Driving it to your very own customized Bentley Suite at The St. Regis hotel in New York City! Check out the ultimate in bespoke luxury on CNBC’s Million Dollar Minute!
Check-out The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort on Friday's Fashion Police!
The incredibly chic Estancia Vik Jose Ignacio was recently featured in the premiere episode of the Cooking Channel's Urban Grocer. Click on the video below to watch Estancia Vik Chef Marcelo Bentancourt master the art of the traditional Uruguayan barbeque technique with the show's host Caitlin Zaino.
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