four seasons hotels acquired an interest in the clift royal sonesta hotel in 1976.
four seasons hotels acquired an interest in the clift royal sonesta hotel in 1976.
who aquired an interest in the clift royal sonesta hotel in 1976?
four seasons hotels
canadian four seasons hotels acquired an interest in the hotel in 1976, and began managing it as their first us property. two years later, in 1978, they renamed it the four seasons clift hotel. on february 21, 1995, four seasons sold their interest in the property and it became the clift, a grand heritage hotel. ian schrager hotels took over management in 1997, and the hotel became simply clift. schrager bought the hotel outright in 1999, for $80 million. soon after, he oversaw a $50 million complete renovation, which involved the restoration of the iconic redwood room, and the gutting and redesign of much of the rest of the hotel, by noted designer philippe starck. the hotel reopened on august 3, 2001. starck's modern lobby featured his trademark eclectic furniture collection, including chairs from ray and charles eames, furniture by salvador dali, and a surreal stool by roberto matta (inspired by rené margritte). sonesta hotels assumed management of the hotel in may 2018 and it was renamed the clift royal sonesta hotel.
the clift royal sonesta hotel
the clift royal sonesta hotel









































the clift royal sonesta hotel is a historic hotel located two blocks from union square at the intersection of geary street and taylor street, san francisco, california.









































section::::history.
the clift royal sonesta hotel