There’s a new Fort Worth Star Telegram article out this week that focuses on the new Managing Director of the Stoneleigh, John Langston. No stranger to historic hotels, Langston has once worked with The Driskill Hotel in Austin, The Texas Hotel in Ft. Worth, and the Mansion here in Dallas. He’s pictured on the left above along with the new Director of Sales & Marketing, Gretchen Stofer Darby and the Chef of Stoneleigh’s Bolla Restaurant, David Bull.

This article provides interesting insight on the Stoneleigh’s new Managing Director. Take for instance, his response as to why the hotel was shut down completely for renovations in lieu of staying open for repairs:

“The hotel was in dire need of restoration. To try and provide a luxury experience around construction is just, in my book, not possible. It was more important for us to close and do the restoration correctly so that when we did reopen, we had a beautiful, perfect product.

That’s what the Stoneleigh needed.”

By the way, I received confirmation today that the offical opening date of the Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa is March 3rd!

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