November 15, 2005
St. Regis best hotel in world - Institutional Investor
 The St. Regis on Fifth Avenue was voted best hotel in the world by readers of Institutional Investor, a publication read by the corporate and financial elite who report an average annual household income of $817,000.
At the St. Regis, which has 11 concierges, rooms start at $850 and suites (all with butlers,) start at $1,200. Service is key, according to the Institutional Investor report on the St. Regis:
With 11 concierges for its 256 guest rooms and suites, the St. Regis can arrange, on the spur of the moment, a helicopter to the Hampton beaches or a private plane to Atlantic City casinos; offer behind-the-scenes tours of the nearby Museum of Modern Art; suggest a quiet outdoor Greenwich Village café to while away a sunny afternoon; and get the best possible seats to sold-out Broadway performances or sports events, even if it means hiring somebody to stand in line to purchase last-minute tickets. "We will do anything that is legal and ethical," says McKinley Winston, senior concierge. The 1904 Beaux Arts hotel built by John Jacob Astor also sports the King Cole Bar, where the Bloody Mary was invented in 1934.
The win by the St. Regis marks the first time a New York hotel has topped the list. The two-year-old Mandarin Oriental at Columbus Circle placed third.
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November 15, 2005 10:54 AM in Hotelology
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