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STory angles

 

The distinctiveness of preferred’s members

Unique Architecture

 

§         Semiahmoo Resort (Blaine, Washington) is set on a 1,100-acre wildlife preserve that is a peninsula surrounded by Puget Sound.  The logs that make this Northwest lodge were brought up from the bottom of a lake in South Carolina.  Guests have included: Gregory Peck, Jerry Seinfeld, Margaret Thatcher and Patrick Ewing.

§         Charleston Place (Charleston, South Carolina) is not from the antebellum period, but architects have strived to recreate the ambience so that it fits in with other buildings in the historic district.  The building even has faux earthquake bolts, which can be seen on neighbouring historic buildings. 

 

Historical Ties

 

§         The Carlton Hotel (St. Moritz, Switzerland) was built in 1913 as a summer residence for Russian Tsar Nikolaj I, son of the famous Romanoff Dynasty and grandson of Tsar Alexander II.  Guests have included: Steffi Graf, Roger Moore and Juan Carlos П (King of Spain.)

§         Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club (Carmel, California) was the site of Carmel Valley Dairy, owned by Dwight Morrow, Jr., the brother-in-law of Charles Lindburgh. The Lindburghs used to vacation here frequently.  The hotel sponsors Carmel TomatoFest every September, a unique harvest celebration with over 200 varieties of heirloom tomatoes.  Participation is limited to 2000 people and the 2002 event is already sold-out.

 

Art & Culture

 

§         The Davenport Hotel (Spokane, Washington) was built during the mining and timber industry heyday in 1914.  This hotel became the centre of art and culture for a three state radius and was world renown for its handmade candies.  The great niece of one of the original candy dippers has just joined the staff, bringing with her the families famous peanut brittle recipe.  Guests have included: 10 US Presidents, Charles Lindbergh and Bob Hope.

§         Palazzo Arzaga Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort (Brescia, Italy), located in beautiful Verona, was constructed in the 15th Century and retains all of the original frescoes, hand painted ceilings and marble fireplaces. Guests have included: Jack Nicklaus, Christian Barnard and Dennis Quaid.

§         The Heathman Hotel (Portland, Oregon) has a library filled with over 2000 books, many signed by authors who have stayed at the hotel.  The mezzanine has a curated art show that changes seasonally and there are many Andy Warhol pieces throughout the hotel and in the “Warhol Suite.”  Guests have included: Bette Midler, Luciano Pavarotti, Salmon Rushdie, Neil Young and Harrison Ford.

 

Unexpected Roommates

 

§         Le Pavillon (New Orleans, Louisiana), which was built in 1907, is set on the site of a theatre that burnt down under mysterious circumstances.  Many ghosts have been sited at this historic hotel and a team of parapsychologists were brought in to investigate in 1996.  They discovered five entities who live throughout the Hotel.  Le Pavillon is on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

Influences from the Far East

 

§         Metropolitan Hotel Toronto (Toronto, Canada) has beautiful hand painted Asian silk images throughout the Hotel and boasts Lai Wah Heen, a restaurant that has been recognised by The New York Times as having the “best dim sum in Toronto, maybe the best in North America.”  Guests have included:  David Bowie, Martha Stewart and Ricky Martin.

§         Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) was known as America’s most expensively built hotel when it was built in accordance with the ancient Chinese tradition of Feng Shui in1984.  Guests have included: Janet Jackson, Tina Turner and Bill Cosby.

 

Spots to Entertain

 

§         Park Hotel Vitznau (Lucerne, Switzerland) has an original World War II Swiss Army bunker available for private parties.  Every year this hotel hosts an amazing themed ball for the Summer Solstice that is complete with its fairy tale atmosphere.  Guests have included: Victor Hugo and Mark Twain.

 

§         The Landmark London (London, United Kingdom) has a spectacular eight-story glass roofed atrium as the hotel’s focal point and the mezzanine level houses “The Winter Garden” restaurant.  The Gazebo at “The Winter Garden” can be rented out for romantic dinners under the stars.  This hotel was voted “Best Hotel in London” in the London Tourism Awards.

§         The Peninsula (Chicago, Illinois) has the 3,500 square-foot Peninsula Suite, complete with a piano, terrace, outdoor hot tub, private workout facility, surveillance room for security staff or secret service and private dining room to entertain guests. 

 

Wine Lovers

 

§         Fifteen Beacon (Boston, Massachusetts) has Boston’s most extensive wine collection, including 1907 Heidieck Monopole, rescued from a schooner that was sunk by a German U-boat, a 1937 Romanee Conti Domaine, 22 vintages of Chateaux d’Yquem and 41 vintages of Lafite.  The wine cellar is available for private dining and maintains the original granite of the 1722 building.  Guests have included: Sarah Jessica Parker, Christy Turlington and Lee Iaccocca.

§         The San Roque Club (Andalucia, Spain) is an Andalucian mansion that was the former home of the Domecq family, of the Domecq Sherry Dynasty.  Sherry is still available along with the hotel’s renowned equestrian centre and Steve Ballesteros School of Golf.

 

“Hot” Spots

 

§         The Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia) has been attracting guests since 1778 when healing powers were ascribed to the waters of the White Sulphur Springs that flow under the hotel.  Drinking and bathing in the water was said to relieve any ailment.  Today, Conde Nast Traveler calls this the “#1 Resort Destination in North America.” Guests have included 26 U.S. Presidents along with other royalty and celebrities.

§         The Hotel De Russie (Rome, Italy) was built in 1817 and the hotel was totally refurbished in 2000 and has now become one of the trendiest hotels in Rome and was named “Best New Hotel in Italy.”  Guests have included: Former President Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis and Steven Spielberg.

§         The Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa (San Francisco, California) was recently named by Gourmet Magazine as “one of the 100 great things about San Francisco” because of the newly opened spa.  The hotel’s structure was the first steel and brick high rise west of the Mississippi when it was built in 1924.  Guests have included: Princess Grace and the Vanderbilt family.

 

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