Hotel St. Regis, Detroit

Hotel St. Regis
General information
Location 3071 West Grand Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°22′12″N 83°04′30″W / 42.37008°N 83.07502°W / 42.37008; -83.07502Coordinates: 42°22′12″N 83°04′30″W / 42.37008°N 83.07502°W / 42.37008; -83.07502
Opening August 1966
Design and construction
Architect Weils-Cohan Associates
Other information
Number of rooms 125
Number of suites 7
Number of restaurants 1
Parking Valet
Website
Hotel St. Regis Detroit
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The Hotel St. Regis is a luxury boutique hotel located in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. The hotel connects to Cadillac Place and the Fisher Building, both National Historic Landmarks. In addition, the hotel can accommodate conferences with its 5,000 square feet (460 m2) meeting space. The hotel architecture is in the Neoclassical style.[1]

History

The Hotel St. Regis Detroit was built in 1966 and opened its doors in August of that year. The hotel was designed to be an elegant, old world hotel that it could serve not only General Motors executives traveling to the Cadillac building but the most sophisticated travelers. Weils-Cohan Associates created the plaster décor and the French Regency architecture. The hotel featured red fleur-de-lis tiles similar to those used in ancient European sidewalks, 23k gold trimmed walnut paneling, crystal chandeliers and antiques from all around the world. At the time, owners Albert J. Goodman and Floyd Rice believed in reviving the elements of the past and combining those with the comforts of the present.

Notable guests to the hotel have included Martin Luther King, Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Andrew Young, Anita Baker, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, George Clinton, DMX, Billy Dee Williams, Pharrell, Jay Leno, Pat Morita, and many more Motown stars.[1]

The hotel was reopened to much fanfare in 2007 after it was redeveloped by a group of local investors led by real estate de Herb Strather.[2] In February 2009, the hotel went into default with its original lender, Chicago-based ShoreBank Corp.[2] In 2011, the 225-room hotel was sold for $850,000 to an entity controlled by Shirley Wilson, part of the group of owners who renovated and reopened the hotel in 2007.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hotel St. Regis Detroit
  2. 1 2 3 Revolving door of Hotel St. Regis sales ends with original owner back at helm, Crain's Detroit Business, February 25, 2011

Further reading

  • Cantor, George (2005). Detroit: An Insiders Guide to Michigan. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-03092-2.
  • Hotel St. Regis Detroit
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