A Transitional State (1/4/24-1/5/24)

Bob and I left our lovely Atlanta housesit home and fun cat, Jax, early Saturday afternoon to go — uptown.

I have mentioned Bob’s Marriott Titanium status. Well, he/we had accumulated enough points through our meanderings to earn a free night at a very nice Marriott Hotel. So, we decided to use this at the St. Regis Hotel in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, where rooms were going (the night of our stay) for over $800/night. I don’t know why anyone would pay that, but it was fun to feel rich and special for an afternoon and evening. We were offered (and accepted) a glass of champagne and macarons upon check in. We also chose to get a free breakfast ($80 credit) the next day versus more hotel points.

The lovely sculpture in the lobby entrance

A view of some residential towers across from the hotel

A view of the pool from our 5th floor vantage point

We bought some salads from Whole Foods Market across the street for dinner but did enjoy a cocktail at one of the hotel bars

At 6 pm every evening, they do a sabering of champagne.

A hotel employee provided some history of this practice
(dates back to Napoleon if his history is right)
and then he showed a guest how to do it.

The upper level is where we had our free breakfast this morning

Now, it’s the calm before the winter storm…. We drove three hours to downtown Knoxville, Tennessee and will be here until Tuesday morning. Tonight, rain or snow is to start, so we’re not sure what the next couple of days will bring weather wise. We did a little walk about after our arrival this afternoon to the Marriott Residence Inn.