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[UPDATE] The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Loses its General Manager
ToNeTo Atlanta exclusively reported this past May that The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead was likely being sold and re-flagged. In the months since, some details have become clear. Come this holiday season, there will likely not be a "The Ritz-Carlton Hotel" in Buckhead.
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| The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead mid-renovation last month |
Well placed sources indicate that the hotel is due to change "management" by September 7th, with the property expected to be re-flagged as a hotel under Marriott's "The Luxury Collection" banner, potentially as soon as September 20th. Earlier talk of Hilton's upscale brand Conrad Hotels potentially replacing the Buckhead property has cooled significantly.
Erwin Schinnerl, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead since 2011, departed the Buckhead hotel for the company's downtown Atlanta property. Despite having reportedly pledged to the ladies and gentlemen of the hotel that he would stay at the Buckhead property until the expected re-flagging in September, Schinnerl's last day at The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead was this past Friday, July 21.
Schinnerl, a 16 year veteran of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel company, reportedly sought senior roles with The Ritz and other hotel brands within the Marriott International portfolio, but was unsuccessful in those attempts. Schinnerl leaves The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead a few short months after the once legendary hotel lost its fifth diamond for a second straight year under his leadership.
It remains to be seen whether the downtown The Ritz-Carlton Hotel will be converted to a JW Marriott as was earlier suggested, but sources say that a complete renovation of the property is planned in the coming months.
Manuel Deisen had been General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta since January 2012, but left the company this past April when he was appointed General Manager of the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center.
James E. McManemon, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida, is being brought in to the manage the Buckhead property until the management transition in September. McManemon, a 25 year veteran of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, joined the Amelia Island property in November 2011 as its General Manager. In addition to his responsibilities at the Amelia Island property, McManemon was the Interim General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton, New York Central Park from June 2016 through November 2016 and at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington from January 2015 through April 2015.
The Luxury Collection, a "brand" which was incorporated into the Marriott portfolio following the company's 2016 acquisition of Starwood Property Group, is similar to Marriott's "Autograph Collection," but is meant to only include "luxury" properties.
Downtown Atlanta's Glenn Hotel, on Marietta Street near CNN Center, is part of the Autograph Collection.
There are currently no hotels in Georgia under "The Luxury Collection" banner. The Ballantyne, in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the closest property (geographically) to Buckhead in "The Luxury Collection."
The Ballantyne, which opened in the fall of 2001, features 208 guest rooms and an 18 hole golf course: The Golf Club at The Ballantyne.
As I've previously reported, The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead is currently undergoing an extensive, multi-million dollar renovation of its lobby bar and restaurant space. While locals have equated the limited exterior improvments to "putting lipstick on a pig," the hotel's new restaurant, Trade Root, is expected to be a significant improvement over its prior offering "The Cafe."
There is no word as of yet as to whether a rooms renovation is planned as part of the renovation, but the 34 year old hotel could use a facelift, inside and out. If and when a renovation does take place, the hotel is likely to reduce the overall number of rooms through some combination of enlarging rooms and/or enlarging their ninth floor spa.
As I reported in May, a number of rooms division and executive level ladies and gentlemen left The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead over the past few months. Sources close to the hotel indicate that select remaining ladies and gentlemen in leadership roles or those with tenure with the company are being offered severance pay.
It's unclear what, if anything, prospective clients for weddings, meetings and other hotel events are being told as it relates to what the hotel will be called come this fall. Many ladies and gentlemen of the sales and marketing team have reportedly indicated they plan to remain on board at the hotel for the foreseeable future.
Are you surprised that The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead is going away? Have you ever stayed at a "The Luxury Collection" hotel? What is your favorite Atlanta area hotel?
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