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André Balazs To Seattle Rumors Part II

A tipster, who we are not naming, but one whom has proven trustworthy in the past, had this to say on the André Balazs to Seattle rumors:

I know that AB wants to open a Standard hotel in every major US city a la W Hotels - there is a huge need for affordable, but stylish, hotels for the 20 and 30 somethings who are traveling now, and want something more exciting than the Holiday Inn.

I don't know of any specifics about one opening in Seattle, but Michael Rawson - the former VP of Operations for Hotel AB, Cornell Hotel School '81, and the real hotel brains behind ABs hotels - left the organization to become the GM of Seattle's Sorrento over the summer.

Maybe Andre was inspired by Mr. Rawson's departure...

Hmm. We just aren't seeing Andre to Seattle this early in the game. A couple weeks back, at the Beaver presentation we heard whispers that London was next on the AB hotel radar.  That sounds more plausible to us.

Then again, with all the William Beaver House hoopla, which now includes posing for the Gawker cameras, and the coming Standard NY, AB may be spread a bit too thin to concern himself with a new Standard hotel location just yet.

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[Photo: Gawker]

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