Follow on Google News News By Tag Industry News News By Location Country(s) Industry News
Follow on Google News | The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach Re-Opens Following $9M 'Re-Imagining' by Carleton VarneyBy: PR-BS, Inc 
The Colony Hotel at Night $9M 'Re-Imagining' by International Designer Carleton Varney Every Room, Every Restaurant, Even the Lobby Has Been Completely Transformed (Palm Beach, FL – October 10, 2014) It is official. Following last night’s gala re-opening celebration that attracted more than 400 local VIPS, The Colony Hotel – the center of Palm Beach Society since 1947 – is once again open for business, after being closed since Labor Day for a complet “re-imagining” "Carleton Varney and Brinsley Matthews have done an amazing job of dramatically transforming the entire hotel and bringing our guest rooms to bright, new life,” says Everingham. “Lively may even be an understatement considering the variety of colors; our fourth floor, for example, now has 19 different paint colors. Each room and suite is different – no cookie-cutter rooms here – put together with a lot of vivid upholstery, unique lamps and artwork, many by local artists. The result is a happy, classy feeling, but still with our traditional British Colonial foundation.” The Colony's various rooms and suites now offer an amazing palette of vibrant colors, floral patterns and bold contrasts, with the latest high tech amenities such as large, flat-screen, smart TVs and Bluetooth-enabled telephones with built-in chargers, plus comforting slow-glow lights in the bathrooms, striped walk-in closets, luxurious Frette linens, and dazzling views of the ocean, the Everglades Club golf course and the town of Palm Beach. "I have known and loved this property for years and it is truly the one iconic hotel in Palm Beach,” said Varney. “From the day Roger Everingham and I started talking about this project, my goal has been to enhance and continue the classic tradition of The Colony by celebrating the glamor and charm of yesterday while simultaneously integrating the high tech convenience of tomorrow.” 10 Fascinating Factoids About The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach 1. The creative visionary behind the new $9-million “re-imagining” 2. The exterior walls of The Colony Hotel have been many shades over the last six decades from brown to yellow. The current color, selected by Mr. Varney, is Wolcott Salmon, which was Dorothy Draper’s favorite color – and it is named after her ancestor Oliver Wolcott, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. 3. In many of the newly redesigned rooms at The Colony Hotel can be found paintings by part-time Palm Beacher Edwina Sandys, the granddaughter of Winston Churchill. 4. The Colony’s glittery new chandelier in the lobby weighs more than 1,300 pounds and contains 637 individually hand-hung crystal pendants. 5. The colorful new murals in the hotel’s popular Polo Steaks & Seafood are polo-themed photographs by the legendary Harry Benson, who will be featured (along with Wilbur & Hilary Ross and his wife Gigi) in the January 12 session of Culture & Cocktails at The Colony, hosted by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. 6. The $9-million renovation cost breaks down to just under $100,000 for each of the hotel’s 91 guest rooms and suites. 7. Now launching its 14th season, The Colony Hotel’s Royal Room is widely considered to be one of the nation’s top four cabaret supper clubs, along with Café Carlyle and 54 Below in Manhattan and Feinstein’s At Nikko in San Francisco. Among the Royal Room performers in the 2014-15 season will be the Callaway Sisters, Regis Philbin, Steve Tyrell, Christine Ebersole and Tommy Tune. The Palm Beach Post has described the Royal Room as “probably the best place for cabaret on the planet.” 8. The Colony Hotel has played host to Presidents Ford, Clinton and both Bushes, the Duke & Duchess of Windsor and other members of the Royal Family, including Prince Edward, Vice President Joe Biden, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Rudy Giuliani, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Lena Horne, Lady Bird Johnson, Elaine Stritch, etc. 9. The Colony Hotel now has two on-site gardens under the direction of Mylene Darling, who now is growing numerous herbs and vegetables (including Thai basil, scotch bonnet peppers and eggplant) that are used in various sauces and sautéed items. 10. The Colony Hotel is the only boutique hotel to ever win The Providencia Award from Discover the Palm Beaches. This is South Florida’s most impressive annual honor recognizing excellence within the local hospitality and tourism industry. About The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach: Located just steps away from shopping on world famous Worth Avenue and from a beautiful Atlantic Ocean beach, The Colony is an intimate, friendly boutique hotel that has played host to American Presidents and British Royalty, movie stars and corporate czars, and many of the Island’s “movers and shakers” – and by “movers and shakers,” we are referring not only to financial and political clout, but also to their musical motions at the world famous Royal Room Cabaret and their happy dance steps during Motown Friday Nights in the hotel’s popular Polo Steaks & Seafood. Over the last five years The Colony Hotel has won numerous prestigious awards, including Hotel of the Year Award from the Hotel & Lodging Association of Palm Beach County (2012); the Quintessentially Palm Beach Award from the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce as part of the town’s Centennial Celebration (2011); and the Providencia Award from Discover the Palm Beaches (2009). For more information, please call 561.655.5430 or visit thecolonypalmbeach.com. Media Contacts: Gary Schweikhart PR-BS, Inc. 561.756.4298 gary@pr-bs.net Marta Weinstein The Colony Hotel 561.655.5430 mweinstein@thecolonypalmbeach.com End
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Account Phone Number