St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Debuts First Florida Property, the Highly Anticipated St. Regis Resort, F

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. October 14, 2008

FT LAUDERDALE, FL, October 18, 2005. St. Regis Hotels & Resorts announced today a projected opening date of early 2006 for the St. Regis Resort, Fort Lauderdale. This new South Florida luxury resort marks the first St. Regis Resort in Florida, promising to bring a new dimension of bespoke service, infinite indulgence, timeless elegance and glamour to Florida^1s esteemed Gold Coast.

The famed St. Regis Hotel^1s namesake in New York City, founded by John Jacob Astor in 1904, is synonymous worldwide with design excellence, exquisite European-style and the renowned personalized St. Regis Butler Service, readily available to facilitate all guest needs, whether you are at the beach or planning a business meeting.

Designed by the world-renowned firm of Arquitectonica, the St. Regis Resort, Fort Lauderdale is distinguished by 24 dramatically tiered, glass-walled stories rising behind a sweeping, curvilinear colonnade and a 29,000-square-foot tropical sun deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The resort^1s superb oceanfront location puts guests at the epicenter of Fort Lauderdale^1s burgeoning arts, culture and shopping district.

The St. Regis Resort will feature 166 spacious guestrooms and suites, each affording magnificent, unimpeded views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterways. Celebrated interior designers, Hirsch Bedner Associates have artfully created guestrooms and public spaces, while incorporating the location^1s natural splendor. Guest rooms are decorated with a distinctive, sophisticated design, featuring a serene color scheme in cream, appointed with rich gold accents and custom furnishings in warm, sumptuous mahogany wood.

St. Regis Resort, Fort Lauderdale has many showcase amenities, including the chic, 8,500-square-foot Rem`ede Spa; featuring 10 treatment rooms for men and women, as well as a unique private couples treatment suite. The spa successfully fuses an array of exotic therapies, botanicals, and lifestyle philosophies from across Europe, Asia and the Americas. In addition to massage therapy, aromatherapy, facial and body treatments, the spa complex will feature private massage areas and jacuzzis on the oceanview sun deck, a modern fitness center, saunas, whirlpools, steam rooms and a full-service salon.

The resort will also feature Fort Lauderdale^1s only oceanfront Grand Ballroom as well as 24,000 square feet of versatile meeting space. Located on the resort^1s fourth level and designed to accommodate groups of up to 530, the spectacular 8,400-square-foot Grand Ballroom is marked by a dramatic 17-foot ceiling adorned with custom-designed crystal chandeliers. The adjacent promenade, with glass doors leading to open-air terraces, offers breathtaking ocean vistas and provides a pre-function area that can accommodate up to 530 people.

In addition to the opulent main dining room showcasing the talents of the chefs d^1hotel, guests and local residents will enjoy the debut of Caf'e Lespinasse. This 120-seat oceanfront restaurant is inspired by the world-famous Lespinasse, which for many years graced the St. Regis Hotel New York. Additional culinary alternatives include the lobby bar, poolside caf'e & bar and 24 hour in-room dining.