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White Sulphur Spring: The Greenbrier Resort Is Looking Sexy

KatieK — 2009-11-03T10:59:21-05:00

Last week we shared the good news that West Virginia’s iconic Greenbrier Resort seems to be back on its feet — and freshly pedicured feet at that. But in addition to adding a new resto and coming-soon casino, C2 Limited Design Associates is injecting the resort with some mod accents.

Indeed, the ol’ Greenbrier is looking sexy — and not even in that Sean Connery distinguished sort of way. Check out the photos below.

Right on trend, the Greenbrier’s new lobby is awash in pink, gray, and black.

Yes, the old pink and white candy-striped awnings remain but those are a Greenbrier tradition.

White Sulphur Spring: The Greenbrier Resort Might Be Back On its Feet After All

KatieK — 2009-10-28T10:51:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/greenbrierext.jpg" class="top"> Its been a little while since we checked in on the owners-swinging <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Greenbrier/ian/119687">Greenbrier</a> in West Virginia. Well spare you the saga from this summer (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/3/101212/2563/hotels/Greenbrier_to_Marriott_Let_s_Call_the_Whole_Thing_Off_">click here for a quick summary</a>) but we were encouraged to hear the iconic resort is on its feet enough to have opened a brand-new steakhouse, Prime 44 West. Designed by C2 Limited Design Associates, Prime 44 West replaces Greenbriers outdated dining venue with a restaurant that honors basketball legend and West Virginia native, Jerry West. Not to mention, C2 Limited is also designing Greenbriers new, $25-million, 50,000-square-foot casino and entertainment venue, set to debut next April with coffee, wine, sushi, ten retail shops, and a nightly 8 p.m. good-luck Champagne

White Sulphur Spring: Greenbrier to Marriott: 'Let's Call the Whole Thing Off'

Jenna — 2009-08-03T10:16:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/greenbrierext.jpg" class="top"> This year's drama at the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Greenbrier/ian/119687">Greenbrier</a> in West Virginia unfolded a bit like this: the resort was having some issues, so it shed about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/12/182731/134/hotels/Greenbrier_Saves_Some_Green_by_Shedding_Employees">half of its staff</a>. Then the rumor goin' around town was something about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/19/162450/557/hotels/Will_Marriott_Save_The_Greenbrier_Resort_">Marriott coming in to purchase and save </a>the resort (um, and by "rumor" we mean there was a contract involved) but then another buyer stepped in and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/8/85029/70228/hotels/Someone_Steps_In_Front_of_Marriott_to_Save_the_Greenbrier">snapped it up</a>, and furloughed employees were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/13/12133/5144/hotels/The_Greenbrier_Asks_For_Its_Employees_Back">called back</a>. But then the new buyer <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/18/14030/6323/hotels/Marriott_Involvement_Adds_Another_Layer_to_The_Greenbrier_Saga">reached a tentative marketing agreement</a> with Marriott, where the chain would receive "a special fee for every Greenbrier guest booked through the hotel chain's marketing network" and if it didn't work

White Sulphur Spring: Marriott Involvement Adds Another Layer to The Greenbrier Saga

Jenna — 2009-05-18T14:11:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/greenbrierext.jpg" class="top"> Alright. So. In a very, very compact nutshell, the drama at the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Greenbrier/ian/119687">Greenbrier</a> in West Virginia goes a bit like this: the resort was having some troubles, shed about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/12/182731/134/hotels/Greenbrier_Saves_Some_Green_by_Shedding_Employees">half of its staff</a>, and word on the street was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/19/162450/557/hotels/Will_Marriott_Save_The_Greenbrier_Resort_">Marriott was gonna purchase and save </a>the resort but then another buyer stepped in and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/8/85029/70228/hotels/Someone_Steps_In_Front_of_Marriott_to_Save_the_Greenbrier">snapped it up last week</a>, and furloughed employees were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/13/12133/5144/hotels/The_Greenbrier_Asks_For_Its_Employees_Back">called back</a>. Now, here's this, from the <a href="http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200905180230">Charleston Gazette</a>: <blockquote>The Greenbrier's new owner and Marriott International have reached a tentative agreement that allows the hotel giant to market the historic resort. In exchange, Marriott won't challenge the resort's sale, said Jim Justice, who purchased the Greenbrier's stock

White Sulphur Spring: The Greenbrier Asks For Its Employees Back

Jenna — 2009-05-13T12:09:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/greenbrierext.jpg" class="top"> Alright. There's been some hot drama going down at the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Greenbrier/ian/119687">Greenbrier</a> in West Virginia (Hotels Mag's Derek Gale did an awesome recap of it <a href="http://www.hotelsmag.com/article/CA6658011.html">here</a>), but to summarize very, very briefly: the historic Greenbrier was having trouble. The Greenbrier shed about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/12/182731/134/hotels/Greenbrier_Saves_Some_Green_by_Shedding_Employees">half of its staff</a>, and word on the street was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/19/162450/557/hotels/Will_Marriott_Save_The_Greenbrier_Resort_">Marriott was gonna save </a>the troubled resort but then another buyer stepped in and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/8/85029/70228/hotels/Someone_Steps_In_Front_of_Marriott_to_Save_the_Greenbrier">snapped it up last week</a>. This week, the <a href="http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200905130190">Charleston Gazette </a>is reporting that the Greenbrier is now recalling its furloughed employees which, actually, is something that they'd hinted at when they did the initial employee-shedding ("Greenbrier said in the statement that historically, business improves