They are currently working on the new lobby, meeting rooms, restaurant and pool experience. “The bank isn't funding what they said they were going to fund pre-COVID, so we’re cutting short a lot of the renovations,” Yang said. The pandemic, however, has forced some changes in plans - not in a way that Yang would have preferred. “We've got a tiki bar set up and a beer garden that we'll be putting in toward the end of summer.” Pugash noted that although COVID-19 caused some delays, the renovation process has been phased from the beginning, and he anticipates most of the work will be done by early next year. “Also, one of the things we're fortunate to have is so much space in our inner courtyard, so we can do poolside dining,” he said. On June 10, the hotel introduced an interim popup restaurant, called Wild Bird, which he described as “very takeout friendly.” The restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday. The Flamingo project involves a phased renovation of the guest rooms, event spaces and common areas, along with a new restaurant concept, Pugash said. “I will spend more time in my home country, Germany.”Īlso on the Flamingo renovation team are restaurateurs Anderson Pugash and Benson Wang, owners of Serious Leisure, which operates five restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. “On a personal level it was time to move on, since I ran basically a one-man show,” Ehret said in an email. He declined to discuss details about the transaction, citing confidentiality. Ehret has retained a majority interest in the property. Yang acquired the Flamingo from Pierre Ehret, whose family has owned the Flamingo for over 40 years. He’s maximizing the concept at the Flamingo, whose huge pool has been a draw throughout its existence. When Yang took over and renovated The Sandman in Santa Rosa three years ago, he added a pool house bar to the hotel’s existing pool. And now they retracted that and said ‘no, that’s indefinite now,” said Yang, whose parents are scientists. “Last weekend, we opened up our lap pool, and then they said on June 19 they’re going to open up all pools. Sonoma County has vacillated, however, about when it will lift restrictions on pools, which has been a source of frustration for Yang, who is big on making the pool area the centerpiece of his hotels. It’s welcome news for Yang, who, with wife Rebecca, owns Yang Capital and Point Hospitality Group, the latter which oversees daily operations of the 10,000-acre property that has 170 rooms and 13,000 square feet of meeting space. Now, work on the property’s renovations is back on track, as Sonoma County’s hotels have been cleared to reopen as of June 19. In 1996, the city of Santa Rosa declared the hotel a historical landmark. In its heyday, the hotel drew celebrities and wealthy world travelers to its oversized pool and courtyard. But like other hotel projects in the North Bay area, the coronavirus outbreak has disrupted progress on the $20 million project.īuilt in 1957, the Flamingo Hotel was designed by architect George Bernard Russell, the same architect as the original Las Vegas Flamingo, according to the Flamingo’s website. Menu highlights include: Christmas Ham: a slow cooked char siu pork belly with grilled pineapple, cherry, and clove “Oh Christmas Tree”: crispy chicken with pine infused sea salt and shiso ranch.Hotel investor Stephen Yang and his partners have been working on renovating the Flamingo Resort since acquiring the landmark Santa Rosa property in January 2019. Sippin’ Santa begins at the Flamingo Resort & Spa on Monday, November 20th, 2023 and runs through Monday, January 8th, 2024. Berry is the author of six books on vintage tiki drinks and cuisine and owner of Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 in New Orleans. To this day, we’ve expanded to over 40 locations across North America.īeachbum Berry, described as one of Imbibe magazine’s “25 most influential Cocktail Personalities of the Past Century,” has created tropical holiday-themed cocktails that will be center stage at all Sippin’ Santa locations. In 2018, Sippin’ Santa joined forces with tiki connoisseur Jeff “Beachbum” Berry to spread sunny Christmas cheer by partnering with incredible locations nationwide. Envision Santa on a surfboard instead of a sleigh, replace the classic pine tree with palms decked with ornaments, and hang hibiscus garlands alongside tinsel-in essence, that is the Sippin’ Santa spirit. It all started in 2015 at Boilermaker in New York City, where Sippin’ Santa was born as the tropical companion to Miracle, the playful and retro-kitsch Christmas pop-up that kicked off with great success just the year before.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |