San Francisco, CA has been selected for the first new Le Méridien hotel in America since Starwood Group acquired the European LeMeridien brand in 2005. That's not all they've acquired; the hotel at 333 Battery Street being renovated and renamed for the full Le Méridien treatment was formerly "The Park Hyatt." The property boasts 24 stories and 360 deluxe rooms and intends to add a high European service standard into the mix. The new hotel is adjacent to the Federal Reserve Building and near popular destinations such as Union Square, the Embarcadero, Chinatown and Fisherman’s Wharf, and houses the Park Grill Restaurant and the elegant Bar 333.

“We are very pleased to announce San Francisco as the home of the first new Le Méridien since Starwood acquired the brand,” commented Le Méridien Brand senior VP Eva Ziegler. “There is no more culturally rich, sophisticated or welcoming city in the U.S. than San Francisco, and the sister-city relationship between San Francisco and Paris only emphasizes the aptness of bringing this high-end European brand to one of the most European of American cities.”

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