Luxury Collection Hotels and Resorts Friday announced the official debut of The Whitley in Buckhead.
The 507-room hotel, owned by Host Hotels and Resorts, replaces The Ritz Carlton as of December 1, at 3434 Peachtree Road NE.
The Whitley Buckhead is one of more than 100 Luxury Collection hotels and resorts around the world.
“By delivering authentic experiences, The Luxury Collection offers today’s global explorer a launch pad from which to discover iconic and emerging destinations around the world,” Mitzi Gaskins, Global Brand Leader, The Luxury Collection, said in a press release Friday.
“With its cosmopolitan spirit and sense of warm hospitality, The Whitley will provide guests with a new lens through which to experience Buckhead, an exciting part of Atlanta with its own unique history and culture.”
The Whitley introduces a newly renovated restaurant, bar, and Legacy Ballroom that includes 14-foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers, a wall of windows and private alfresco terrace.
Future enhancements include a guestroom renovation and a refresh of public spaces. Several building permit applications this week were filed with the City of Atlanta for the future enhancements.
“We’re excited to usher in a new era for one of Buckhead’s most storied addresses,” David Friederich, managing director, The Whitley, said in the release.
“As we establish The Whitley’s brand presence in this iconic neighborhood, we’re merging the refined luxury and service for which The Luxury Collection is known.”
The hotel’s 56 “luxe” suites range in size from 720 to 1,800 square feet and offers 30,000 square feet of event space shared across 31 specific areas designated for “intimate corporate retreats to large charity galas to weddings.”
The Whitley Club Level offers touches like chef-created breakfasts and a complimentary nightcap before bed, and all rooms provide access to the spa and fitness center.
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Simon Properties has singlehandedly destroyed the class and style that was Lenox and Phipps. The former owners were responsible for the malls accent to the luxury markets through design and FINE TUNED MAINTENANCE! Simon has not power washed any entrance or maintained the surfaces of the mall itself. It’s dirty, stained, rusting, and the parking lots look like trash.
We need mall owners like Westfield, or Jamestown Properties. Every Simon property that I have been to across the country is anemic, poorly maintained and design execution has been totally forgettable. Let’s not get into the architecture….
Simon=Cheap
You’re so right–I think Macerich or Jamestown (especially) would have been a better manager of both properties. While I appreciate Simon for their refresh of the old Belk corridor at Phipps, the Lenox sister’s re-imaging looks piecemealed together, almost like a hodge-podge of random colors and textures.