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To every generation a person with extraordinary vision is born, with the courage to grab hold of a dream and ride it all the way to the end of the rainbow. For the city of Detroit, Herbert J. Strather, managing partner of Detroit’s Hotel St. Regis, is such a person.

“I was raised on the west side of Detroit and I believed that one day I would come back and rescue my community,” Strather proclaims. “And, you wanna know the good news? I’m back.”

As the chief visionary for the project that was launched to purchase and renovate the historic Hotel St. Regis, Strather acknowledges that it was no easy task.

“It takes a miracle,” he admits. “You have to love the Lord, [and] He has to bless you. You have to have people that believe in you. We put up five million in cash and that’s a lot of money.”

After almost two years of intense planning, projecting and lots of prayer, the dream of resurrecting one of Detroit’s most historic gems became a reality.

“I’m extremely excited,” Strather says of the project. “It’s a dream come true. We’ve been in ownership [for] about a year and a half [and] we’re having a wonderful time. We have great artists that come in here, we’re the signature hotel, [and] we get the highest ratings. We’re a boutique hotel and people can come here and [receive] privacy, personal treatment and transition into tranquility.” –janaya black


For more information, visit www.hotelstregisdetroit.com.

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