Article: Fresh Thinking.(Strategic Hotels & Resorts)

By Mary Scoviak, Design Editor

Inspiration drawn from architecture, home decor and fashion brings a new look and a new market to The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.

Nothing lasts forever. After a decade and a half, even a classic such as California's Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel needed some fresh thinking. "This was not a renovation as much as a major market-research based repositioning project," says Laurence Geller, president and CEO, Strategic Hotels & Resorts, the Chicago-based owner of the 393-room, 5-star icon. "We were aiming at users in 2010 and beyond."

Strategic Hotels & Resorts took the guesswork out of what it will take to please the high-spend guest of ...

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