tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post6740490307724251714..comments2024-03-28T03:18:19.633-04:00Comments on Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: [UPDATE] The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead Loses its General ManagerAtlantan99http://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-9476530414259415912017-09-10T18:27:11.103-04:002017-09-10T18:27:11.103-04:00Over the many years that I have been a patron of t...Over the many years that I have been a patron of the Ritz-Carlton I am glad to see Herr Direktor Shimmerl leave. The Lost Elegance of the Ritz was I believe due solely to him. When he approved taking down all the beautiful antique paintings and replacing them with Walmart framed dead trees and dead forests I knew that the Elegance of the lobby and the lobby bar for which the hotel was famous had died. He and whomever he consulted with had destroyed a beautiful landmark in BuckheadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218581351070187871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-81822190117307826672017-09-10T18:18:34.205-04:002017-09-10T18:18:34.205-04:00Being a frequent patron of the Ritz for many years...Being a frequent patron of the Ritz for many years, the decision by the general manager,Mr. Schimmel, to remove all elegance from the lobby bar and the lobby area in general was in my opinion the downfall of the elegant Ritz-Carlton of Buckhead The general manager chose to put Walmart type paintings with poor framed images of dead trees in the lobby area. Poor taste and poor decisions by the management is reflective of the downfall in their business. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218581351070187871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-5221169353181871582017-07-31T08:41:00.964-04:002017-07-31T08:41:00.964-04:00Seems to me that someone who worked at a place is ...Seems to me that someone who worked at a place is uniquely qualified to say something about it, as they have been on the inside. I agree with Anon @ 12:25: those who are throwing stones are probably the same ones who will NEVER be on the inside of a RC. If you think you can do a better job, start your own competing blog. But I won't hold my breath waiting on that.Coolionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-29740576382608766092017-07-30T12:25:35.253-04:002017-07-30T12:25:35.253-04:00Anon to Anon to anon to anon ...
Not one of you ha...Anon to Anon to anon to anon ...<br />Not one of you has the $$$ to be a RC guest. Stop the faux outrage. No one is buying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-42221571500271848462017-07-28T10:15:19.631-04:002017-07-28T10:15:19.631-04:00Anon to anon to anon -- this isn't an RC press...Anon to anon to anon -- this isn't an RC press release, so why cop their phrasing? The fealty to corporatese is gross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-53859788790166527752017-07-28T05:55:20.396-04:002017-07-28T05:55:20.396-04:00Anon to anon -- Ladies and Gentlemen is the standa...Anon to anon -- Ladies and Gentlemen is the standard way that the RC refers to it's employees. Their motto is "Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-26478189081293848862017-07-26T19:37:54.201-04:002017-07-26T19:37:54.201-04:00The Buckhead Ritz renaming under the Marriott fla... The Buckhead Ritz renaming under the Marriott flag seems like a good fit to be more of a "Reinassance Hotel" property similar to Cumberland Parkway. I've stayed there years ago and while it was a little dated at the time, it was in tiptop shape and perhaps just one step below a proper Ritz Carlton. Keyword here is proper. That said, I haven't seen anyone talk about the conversion of the Hyatt Perimeter at Villa Christina , to a Hyatt Regency. I have stayed there as well and always wondered why it did not have a more luxury flag. They've worked hard and deserve this designated upgrade. If anyone has additional information on this conversion it would be interesting given the escalating boom in the luxury hotel market in the perimeter area. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-38900614708570512142017-07-26T16:34:55.913-04:002017-07-26T16:34:55.913-04:00How many times can you say "ladies and gentle...How many times can you say "ladies and gentlemen"? What a weird phrasing to use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-11516607058537468862017-07-26T16:33:08.326-04:002017-07-26T16:33:08.326-04:00Your personal obsessions and vendettas are getting...Your personal obsessions and vendettas are getting tiresome. It's clear you have it out for this place and can barely suppress your glee. Also, for someone who whines when companies aren't transparent with him, the fact that you don't mention in this piece that YOU USED TO WORK AT THIS HOTEL is totally hypocritical. It's the sort of thing that should disqualify you from writing objectively about it. JTRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-23544368508566735682017-07-26T15:59:41.623-04:002017-07-26T15:59:41.623-04:00JW seems unlikely as there is the one less than a ...JW seems unlikely as there is the one less than a quarter mile attached to Lenox mall. Standalone Marriott across the street and finally the new AC at Phipps. My guess would it because a non-named marriott property and take the autograph name. Chris Heidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404863700211776679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-2623438102619989322017-07-26T13:13:32.674-04:002017-07-26T13:13:32.674-04:00Great Report. Will be interesting to see how the ...Great Report. Will be interesting to see how the restaurant and bar turn out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com