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St. Regis Princeville Will Indeed Re-Open on Oct. 1

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 5520 Kahaku Rd [map], Princeville, HI, United States, 96722
September 2, 2009 at 11:14 AM | by KatieK | 0 Comments

Despite our fears for the worst, it seems the St. Regis Princeville is actually still on track to reopen Oct. 1 (or Sept. 26, if you trust its website). The first-ever St. Regis resort on Hawaii, the Kauai resort is finishing up a multi-million dollar renovation that includes a new Halele’a Spa, golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II, and a new resto—called Kaua’I Grill—by Jean-Georges Vongerichten.

To ring in the good news, the 252-room St. Regis Princeville is launching the Quintessential Celebration Series, a four-part guest party through October and November. The four celebration offers will be available to a limited number of guests and will include a five-night stay for two, beachside welcome reception, two days of activities and events, and a ticket to the St. Regis Princeville Gala Evening with “notable honorary guests.”

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Ago at Greenwich Hotel Will Soon Be A-Gone

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 377 Greenwich Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10013
December 12, 2008 at 10:14 AM | by juliana | 1 Comment

Please excuse our silly puns but it's Friday (Holla!) Eater is reporting that Jean-Georges Vongerichten (does anyone have a phonic guide to pronouncing his name?) will take over the space that is currently occupied by the failed Ago restaurant inside The Greenwich Hotel.

Ago, a sort of chain from Chef Agostini Sciandri, never could recover from the beatdown that NY Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni gave it in the form of zero stars. From Eater:

[Jean-Georges] tells us he is very close to a deal on the space, and while we're sure Bobby DeNiro will be involved in some capacity as he is an owner of the hotel, the restaurant won't live on in its current incarnation.

We wish we could say this saddens us or something but whatever. Bring on the JGV, a chef with mad experience opening restaurants inside hotels. Some examples? The Mercer Kitchen at the Mercer Hotel, Prime at the Bellagio, and a sweet contract with Starwood Hotels to open his Spice Market restaurants in W Hotels.

For now, the Ago restaurant is still listed on the hotel's website and is still in service. We'll keep you posted on when that changes.