Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
{{Short description|Hotel in Georgia, United States}}
{{primary sources|date=August 2009}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2020}}
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|name = Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
|image = Image:Autumn Atlanta 1 026.jpg
|caption = Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
|location = 75 14th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
|coordinates = {{coord|33.7862|-84.3853|type:landmark_region:US-GA|display=inline,title}}
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|completion_date = 1992 (building)
|opening = March 1997 (hotel)
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|rooms = 244 (including 18 suites)
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|floor_count = 19
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|management = Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
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|website = [https://www.fourseasons.com/atlanta/ Official website]
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Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta is a hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is part of Toronto-based Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. The hotel is located in the Midtown Atlanta, and occupies the lower third of the GLG Grand building.
History
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Completed in 1992, the GLG Grand building is Atlanta's eleventh-tallest skyscraper and originally housed the GLG Grand Hotel, later the Occidental Grand. Developed by G Lars Gullstedt, a Swedish developer, the building is constructed in the Neoclassical style and has a façade of rose and marble granite designed by Atlanta's [http://www.RabunArchitects.com Rabun Architects]. The hotel and restaurant interiors were designed by the Atlanta office of Hirsch Bedner Associates. Opened in March 1997, Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta occupies the lower 19 floors of the GLG Grand building.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/atlanta-georgia/four-seasons-hotel-atlanta |title=Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta |website=Forbes Travel Guide}}
The hotel had been owned by Host Hotels & Resorts since 1998, but it was sold to Bill Gates' Cascade Investment in 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/11/22/four-seasons-hotel-atlanta-sold.html |title=Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta sold |date=Nov 22, 2013 |website=Atlanta Business Chronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601013822/http://www.bizjournals.com:80/atlanta/news/2013/11/22/four-seasons-hotel-atlanta-sold.html |archive-date= Jun 1, 2015 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/490755/bill-gates-picks-up-atlanta-four-seasons-hotel-for-62m |title=Bill Gates Picks Up Atlanta Four Seasons Hotel For $62M |date=Nov 21, 2013 |website=Law360 |first1=Kaitlin |last1=Ugolik |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604175552/https://www.law360.com/articles/490755/bill-gates-picks-up-atlanta-four-seasons-hotel-for-62m |archive-date= Jun 4, 2020 }} The hotel is operated by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
The {{convert|7,790|sqft}} spa was opened in 2007.
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta has been receiving the AAA Five Diamond Award since 1999.{{cite web |url=https://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/ViewAttachment.aspx?SiteName=AAACS&Entity=PRAsset&AttachmentType=F&EntityID=110341&AttachmentID=c69dcd1e-e6f4-4a10-b9d2-08efd851a8de |title=AAA/CAA Five Diamond Hotels January 31, 2019}}{{cite web |url=
http://www.aaa.com/travelinfo/georgia/atlanta/hotels/four-seasons-hotel-atlanta-77362.html |title=Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta |website=AAA}} It also received a Forbes Travel Guide Five-star rating for several years, however, in 2020, it received a Four-star rating.{{cite web |url=https://press.fourseasons.com/news-releases/2019/record-number-of-forbes-five-star-hotels/ |title=Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Receives Record Number of Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards for Fourth Year Running |website=Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/travel-style-forbes-publishes-its-2020-star-award-winners/z7WkgIpTOi45eETTg9vgIK/ |title=The list from Forbes Travel Guide includes nods to some properties in Atlanta |date=Feb 25, 2020 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}
On October 29, 2024, a shooting occurred at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=Shots fired at Atlanta Four Seasons Hotel building, suspect in custody |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shots-fired-atlanta-four-seasons-hotel-police-surround-high-rise-issue-rcna177897 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=Midtown Four Seasons Hotel armed, barricaded suspect apprehended |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-four-seasons-armed-person-barricaded |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}} Objects were thrown out of a balcony. The suspect was in custody as of November 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-10 |title=Suspect in Midtown Four Seasons SWAT shooting jailed after hospital stay |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/suspect-midtown-four-seasons-swat-shooting-jail |access-date=2024-12-22 |language=en-US}}
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.fourseasons.com/atlanta/ Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta]
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{{Four Seasons Hotels}}
Category:Four Seasons hotels and resorts