“Balazs’ hospitality obsession reaches operatic heights” –The Los Angeles Times
“Balazs has considerable expertise in the delicate, intuitive art of creating a proper hotel mood... a thousand minor aspects which come together to make a powerful whole” —Vanity Fair
“Balazs does absolutely everything he needs to do to the fabric of the building to make it function as a first-rate hotel, but at the same time preserves its atmosphere and soul” —The Sunday Telegraph
“This idea of feeling at home, of being embraced, is the common theme in all of Balazs’ hotels” —LA Architect
“A man who really understands his market and knows how to create atmosphere” —Nota Bene
“The Balazs formula for success combines the demure discretion of an old European grande dame with insouciant playboy flippancy” —The New York Times
“André Balazs, tastemaker for the tastemakers” —New York Magazine
“André's hotels...have become must-stays for America's most discerning scenesters and sophisticates." —The Independent UK
“Balazs hotels perform double duty, providing the comforts and luxury of home while also conveying something more exciting” —House Beautiful
“Balazs is in the forefront when it comes to creativity and attention to detail in design... Whatever he does is revolutionary” —Hospitality Design
“The most influential American Hotelier of our age” –The London Sunday Times
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