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Amenities of the State

Weird and Wonderful Hotel Amenities

Soon, your family will be here. And they’ll need somewhere to stay. That place: probably your home. Meaning... you’ll need somewhere to stay. That place: preferably somewhere with bow-tie butlers or in-room bartenders. Here are the insane hotel amenities you require.

THE ST. REGIS ATLANTA

A Person Who Unpacks Your Things

The Service: It’s pretty standard for someone to bring your bags up to the room. It’s less standard for someone to unpack them for you and put everything away (and then pack them again when you check out). Right. So that’s what’s happening here.
The Concierge Call: “I can’t do this alone.”

W ATLANTA DOWNTOWN

Inviting a Bartender Up to Your Room

The Service: Two ways to go here: 1) Have someone bring everything you need from Drinkshop to make your own in-room cocktails. 2) Arrange things beforehand and have them bring you... an actual bartender.
The Concierge Call: “Do not disturb. Unless you bring gin.”

MANDARIN ORIENTAL

A Private Shopping Trip with Champagne

The Service: You’ll be escorted to Zegna in Buckhead (after-hours or otherwise). You’ll drink champagne. You’ll point at suits and have them tailored. They’ll make sure they get back to the room for you.
The Concierge Call: “I need ice. And by ice, I mean a new suit.”

LOEWS ATLANTA HOTEL

A Secret, Off-Menu Room Service Option

The Service: Ask for the off-menu “Chef’s Amenity of the Day” at least five hours in advance. The result: it’s a surprise. Although we have it on good authority that smoked-sea-scallop salads and squab are in that surprise wheelhouse.
The Concierge Call: “Yes, hello, normal room service? You’re fired.”

THE RITZ-CARLTON, BUCKHEAD

Your Very Own Bow-Tie Butler

The Service: Tying your own bow tie at home: practical. Tying your own bow tie when there’s a perfectly good butler willing to come up to your room and do it for you: poppycock.
The Concierge Call: “If his name isn’t Godfrey, I’m sending him back.”