 HOUSTON,
TX. August 10, 2009 - : Hotel executive Ron Lamers has been appointed General
Manager of The St. Regis, Houston, and the city�s premier AAA Five Diamond
luxury property. The recently refurbished hotel is recognized as
the city�s premiere address for national and international visitors as
well as an iconic and popular local destination.
Lamer arrives at The St. Regis Houston after helming the successful
opening of The Resort at Singer Island, a Starwood Luxury Collection Resort
in Florida. Prior to Singer Island, Lamers led teams with the Ritz-Carlton
chain in Boston and Philadelphia. Lamers also served as General Manager
of The Jefferson Hotel, a Mobil 5 Star, AAA 5 Diamond historic hotel in
Virginia. With over 20 years of hotel management experience in Europe,
the Middle East and the U.S., Lamers brings an expert knowledge of the
global traveler to one of the most international of cities, Houston.
�Joining the team at The St. Regis Houston marks a wonderful return
to a city hotel environment for me,� said Mr. Lamers. �I am eager to become
engaged in the Houston hospitality community and I look forward to seeing
The St. Regis Houston earn greater accolades and even more loyal guests.�
Lamers has been a resident of the United States since the late 1980�s
and attended university in his native country, The Netherlands.
About The St. Regis Houston
First opened in 1982 as the Remington Hotel, the high-profile address
became the St. Regis Houston in 2000. It won its first AAA Five Diamond
Award in 2001 and has retained it ever since. The hotel completed a $15
million guestroom renovation in early 2009. The St. Regis Houston is situated
at 1919 Briar Oaks Lane in the residential area of Post Oak Park and River
Oaks, one-half mile from the Galleria and 12 miles from Houston's central
business district. The hotel has received numerous awards and special recognition
for its quality of service, attention to detail and its dining facilities,
The Remington Restaurant and The Remington Bar. Among the special services
provided are afternoon tea services and the signature St. Regis Butler
Service, an ever present yet unobtrusive service dedicated to meeting the
needs of discerning global travelers. For more information, please call
713.840.7600 or visit www.stregis.com/houston.
About St. Regis Hotels & Resorts
Combining classic sophistication and modern luxury, the St. Regis brand
remains faithful to its commitment to excellence. Founded by John Jacob
Astor IV, with the opening of the first St. Regis Hotel in New York City
over a century ago, The St. Regis brand of
hotels is known for its unique luxury dimension, customized service
and refined elegance, in the best destinations worldwide. Plans for this
brand to globally continue its legacy include long-awaited St. Regis properties
in Baja Mar, the Bahamas, Bahia Beach, Puerto Rico, Bal Harbor, Hawaii
and Deer Crest, in North America, and in Buenos Aires, Costa Rica, Kanai,
and Mexico City in Latin America. St. Regis has also announced plans to
open properties in Bangkok, Jakarta, Lhasa, Macau, Osaka, Chengdu, Sanya
Yalong Bay and Tinajin. In the Middle East, the St. Regis brand will continue
to expand in Cairo, Doha and Bahrain. The distinctive trait of the St.
Regis experience is customized service and attention, coveted locations
and luxurious design. For more information on The St. Regis Hotels &
Resorts, please visit www.stregis.com |
