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Old May 30, 2008, 4:47 pm
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New FS hotel plans (up to 2012)
From an email I just got from FS:

New Hotel Openings
As your enthusiasm for new destinations grows, we have goals to be there for you in more places - expanding from 76 to over 100 hotels in the next several years. Here are some of the latest highlights:

Recently Opened:
• Alexandria, Egypt
• Koh Samui, Thailand
• Mumbai, India
• St. Louis, Missouri

Planned openings in 2008 and 2009:
• Bora Bora
• Florence
• Istanbul on the Bosphorus (our second hotel in Istanbul)
• Macau
• Mauritius
• Seattle
• Seychelles
• Vail

In addition, some of the development projects underway with openings planned beyond 2009 include: Moscow; Barbados; Marrakech and Beijing.
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Old May 30, 2008, 7:03 pm
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I cant wait for Seattle. It is one of the more under-developed lux cities w/ no FS/MO/RC since the Fairmont mgt take over of the FS.
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Old May 30, 2008, 7:09 pm
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not linked on the FS site >
http://www.marrakechliving.com/en/
http://www.fourseasons.com/macau/preview/
http://www.fourseasons.com/seattle/preview/

http://www.seattleprivateresidences.com/
will be interesting to see what rental options they have at seattle.

http://www.fourseasons.com/newatfourseasons/category_2/
dining & accommodations pages have been updated there

http://www.fourseasons.com/private_r...es/seychelles/
recently added to residences page
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Old May 31, 2008, 4:44 am
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Too many, too fast?
Who thinks that Four Seasons are opening too many hotels, too fast?

I have not been impressed with the latest openings:-

• Alexandria, Egypt - great staff and F&B, but ugly architecture.

• Koh Samui, Thailand - complete disaster apart from staff.

• Mumbai, India - could be anywhere in the world. No personality apart from the Sen-Qi restaurant.
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Old May 31, 2008, 5:07 am
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While others are desperately in need of complete renovations....
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Old May 31, 2008, 5:09 am
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Yes but it is the OWNERS who are responsible for renovations, not Four Seasons. Maybe they should choose their owners better?
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Old Jun 2, 2008, 3:36 pm
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I think Florence just opened about a month ago. Robyn
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Old Jun 3, 2008, 10:04 am
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I think Florence just opened about a month ago. Robyn
No, it opens next month - July - but only half the rooms.
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Old Jun 5, 2008, 12:25 pm
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While others are desperately in need of complete renovations....
London is renovating this fall, Chicago could sure use more than the sprucing up that they have been doing.
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Old Jun 6, 2008, 5:02 pm
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I have a reservation at the Four Seasons in Chicago next month. What's wrong with the renovations? Robyn
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Old Jun 7, 2008, 1:53 am
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Originally Posted by vuittonsofstyle
No, it opens next month - July - but only half the rooms.
Website mentions that they are accepting reservations for arrivals from 15 June 2008.
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Old Jun 7, 2008, 1:55 am
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FS also have projects in Kuala Lumpur and Taipei as well.
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Old Jun 7, 2008, 3:10 am
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Originally Posted by vuittonsofstyle
Who thinks that Four Seasons are opening too many hotels, too fast?
I think the complete opposite - I do not think they are opening enough hotels.
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Old Jun 7, 2008, 5:32 am
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Originally Posted by robyng
I have a reservation at the Four Seasons in Chicago next month. What's wrong with the renovations? Robyn
The renovation in Chicago is nice if you like modern. It does not look like a traditional FS. However, the staff in this hotel have really gone WAY downhill. We had a laundry list of issues with our most recent stay. I would recommend the Park Hyatt, Penn or Ritz (owned by FS). Change your reservation.
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Old Jun 7, 2008, 7:42 am
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Originally Posted by briansilverstein
However, the staff in this hotel have really gone WAY downhill.
Although I am always pining for new build FS/RC/MOs, the most tangible downside is watering down of the management/service ranks.

Obviously, CHI wasnt new construction...but the chains's growth has a system-wide service effect.

Brian, could you post a full review?
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