Whether it was Feng Shui, good juju or just a space designed to let the ideas flow, the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel proved to have just what the founders of Bill Me Later needed to get things off the ground. Bill Me Later, a Baltimore area online payments company that was snapped up by eBay/Paypal for $945 million last year, began in the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace, where its first office was located.
Thanks to Baltimore Sun for the scoop. Read more after the jump.
Rock star bartender Sambonn Lek and his signature cocktails have long been a fave of Washington’s elite. People flock to The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel’s Town & Country Bar for these premium cocktails, as well as the bar’s world-class charm and first-class service.
While the amazing service will never change, the distinguished bar recently introduced a new look, killer happy hour menu, and more.
The journos and press have been buzzing about this classic DC bar. Come see what its all about…
What do Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dave Matthews Band, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater and Google have in common? Yup, you guessed it: Eric Lewis. The innovative Jazz musician just cant stand still these days. Literally. ELEW as he is know through the ranks is probably most famous for his energetically live piano performances, but that’s just the beginning.
Above, he is performing at the launch party at Fendi on Fifth Avenue for Sharon Coplan Hurowitz’s new book on conceptual artist John Baldessari: A Catalogue Raisonne of Prints and Multiples, 1971-2007. Photo courtesy of Elle News Blog
ELEW is a Renaissance favorite and has appeared at many Renaissance Hotels events, including the launch party for New York Hotel 57 and a recent private event at the Washington DC M Street Hotel.
Recently, he joined the prestigious roster of award winning actors and artists, such as Adrien Brody, Chris Cooper, Gary Oldman, and Coldplay at the Paradigm entertainment agency; started up his own label; collaborated with Alvin Ailey on an acclaimed performance; wrote his first score; and is working with Google on several new projects.
Read more to get the latest and greatest on one of the most innovative jazz musicians of our time…
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt aren’t the only ones standing up for charities lately. While celebs are all over the gossip mags championing their latest causes, the Renaissance Dubai Hotel team recently proved that you don’t have to be famous to make a difference. Hotel team members joined the Stand Up and Take Action campaign, a project aimed at breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people standing up altogether in support of the same cause.
And their cause was definitely a notable one: the support of the UN’s Millennium Development 8 point goals, which include reducing extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development. Over 64,641 people in the country and millions around the world stood together at the same time in the name of this incredible cause. That is what we call teamwork.
Way back in 1927, Marriott associates decided that helping their communities was something worth devoting a bit of time to. Fast forward to 2010, and Marriott team members still want to put in the effort.
That’s why on December 12th, the Vila Sol Algarve Renaissance SPA & Golf Resort in Algarve, Portugal held a charity event for Faro’s Young Women’s Protection Association, an organization that provides a safe place to live for young women and teenage girls. Peter Reischl, manager of the Vila Sol Renaissance, who visited the house where the girls live, said, “Many of these girls do not have another home, they have nowhere to go in life.”
The fundraiser started with a walk or bicycle ride from the Hotel Vila Sol Algarve Renaissance to Vilamoura Marina. After the event, the hotel opened its doors so everyone who joined the walk/ride could chill with a relaxing massage or a game of tennis. There’s nothing that says just because it’s a charity event, all that hard work shouldn’t be rewarded.
A whole slew of celebs including Eva Longoria Parker, Gene Simmons, William Baldwin, Angela Kinsey, Bai Ling, Eric Benet AND 400 of their closest friends celebrated the Rally for Kids With Cancer Scavenger Cup at the Eden Roc.
Philadelphia is claiming him as a native son (he earned his reputation heading up restaurants in the City of Brotherly Love) but the fact is that Chef Garces was born in Chicago. So there.
Read more about his win – then quickly make your reservations for yourself at Mercat a la Plaxa.
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