Westbrook and Northview Complete Make-over of Renaissance M Street
Washington DC
WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2007. Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International's upscale, distinctive full-service brand, today proudly announces the opening of the Renaissance M Street Hotel, following a $25.2 million make-over. The hotel was purchased by a joint venture comprised of funds managed by Westbrook Partners and an affiliate of Northview Hotel Group, LLC. The 355-room hotel, located at the corner of M Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW, has undergone a total redesign of its guest rooms, meeting space, great room lobby, and food & beverage outlets to provide guests and Washington, DC locals with a cozy and cosmopolitan oasis for business and pleasure.
"We expect our guests from all over the world and the residents of Washington, DC to indulge in the Renaissance M Street Hotel as an escape to stylish accommodations; crisp, attentive service; distinctive meeting space and innovative food & beverage venues that altogether embrace the most up-to-date and cutting edge initiatives unveiled by Marriott International and the Renaissance brand," said Thom Puccio, Director of Sales & Marketing, Renaissance M Street Hotel.
The hotel's front desk has been redesigned to welcome guests with a modern, inviting sense of arrival and the new great room with a handsome lobby bar, M (R) bar, providing a cozy and chic retreat for business or pleasure with intimate seating areas complemented by the latest in wireless internet technology, 5.5 miles of fiber optic cabling and XM Radio enjoyed through a crystal clear Bose sound system. The great room lobby bar, M (R) bar sports 32" HD plasma flat screen televisions and a large lending library of best-sellers and classics to make guests feel right at home.
The hotel's guestrooms include the new 2007 Renaissance bedding package. Replacing the traditional bedspread with down comforters nestled inside sheeted duvets, the bedding will feature 300-thread count, cotton rich sheets; a four inch mattress topper accented with decorative pillow shams; bolster and decorative bed throw and bed skirt.
Satisfying the needs of the ultimate multi-tasker, each guestroom is equipped with a cutting-edge wall mounted plug in technology panel that allows guests to simultaneously connect their iPods or MP3 players, digital cameras, video cameras, and laptops directly to the 32" HD plasma flat screen televisions. Play music, surf the Net and watch TV concurrently on the split screen! All guestrooms also feature the ability to connect to internal laptop chargers in the in-room safes. Rooms also include bedside iPod clock radios and feature cordless, 2-line phones with data ports, high speed internet access and wireless capabilities, a rotating work desk, ergonomic chairs, pay-per view movies, weekday newspaper delivery, complimentary in-room illy coffee, hairdryer, ironing board, and individual climate controls. The Renaissance M Street Hotel is the first Marriott branded hotel to have HD flat screen televisions in every guestroom throughout the hotel.
The "great room" lobby bar, M (R) bar, invites both business travelers and Washington denizens a chance to relax with a refreshingly creative cocktail featuring a choice of 7 effervescent flavors of fizziesTM, the nostalgic flavor tablets popular with Baby Boomers in the 1950's and 60's. Relax with the Lobby Lizard, Twilight Bluezzz, the Cherry Blossom or the Lemon Fizzie Drop, or take advantage of M (R) bar's extensive wine list and selection of bottled and draught beers. Satisfy happy hour hunger with Executive Chef Darren Anklam's bar menu, with signature items including Asian Chips & Salsa, fried won tons served with a salsa of guacamole and tuna tartare, Foie Gras Lollipops rolled in toasted walnuts with apple chutney, and Truffle Tater Tots. Guests can design their own snack with the M (R) bar Sampler,, a diner's choice combination of 3 or 6 of Chef Darren's Mini Crab Cake Sandwiches, Butter Poached Mini Lobster Burgers with Sliced Avocado and Mini Beef Tenderloin Burgers with Horseradish Sour Cream, all served on fresh brioche.
The Renaissance M Street Hotel unveils Washington DC's premiere location for an authentic Italian coffee experience: Caff`e, boasting the acclaimed illy brand ( www.illy.com http://www.illy.com/ ). The hotel's illy trained Coffee Sommelier and certified baristas provide guests with the finest premium single-blend of coffee for a warming signature Italian experience. Caff`e's glass-enclosed street side location, glowing illy signage and seasonal outdoor seating evoke the atmosphere of a bustling Italian Piazza. Consumers can enjoy an authentic Italian coffee preparation from one of the illy artist series cups in the great room lobby. They can also take a cappuccino to go, along with a can of coffee and a Francis!Francis! Espresso machine for their kitchen at home, from Caffe's complete selection of illy retail products.
The meeting capabilities at the Renaissance M Street have experienced a complete re-birth, from the miles of fiber optic cabling serving guest's most advanced technology needs to new audio and sound systems. "We have taken the hotel's meeting space from the 1980's into the present from color, to feel, to technological capability," explains Puccio. All carpeting, wall coverings, chairs, linens, fixtures and food and beverage accoutrements have been redesigned to embrace the Renaissance brand commitment to stylish design with whimsical patterns, rich colors and imaginative accents. New technology, such as fiber optic cabling, provides voice-over protocols for all phones (eliminating the need for telephone wire), wireless Internet access throughout the hotel and can accommodate a wide range of technological needs, from simplistic networking to comprehensive live-broadcasting connectivity. In addition, new Bose sound systems throughout all meeting space, great room and ballrooms provide a clear, digital sound quality for improved events and conferences.
In addition, an expanded fitness area will offer the newest, state-of-the-art equipment and a new "Cardio Theater", featuring treadmills with personal viewing LCD screens. In 2008 the hotel is planning further growth, incorporating two new guest room floors and a rooftop pool.
Located in the heart of the nation's Capital, the Renaissance M Street Hotel is situated within easy walking distance from the National Mall, Georgetown, Dupont Circle, two Metro stations and is just 7 miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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