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Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Four Seasons · High Luxury
Four Seasons occupies the lower nineteen floors of Midtown's 53-story GLG Grand, the rose-granite neoclassical tower Swedish developer G. Lars Gullstedt finished in 1992 as Atlanta's first purpose-built mixed-use skyscraper. Rabun Architects shaped the 609-foot pyramid-capped facade; Hirsch Bedner interiors arrived when Four Seasons rebranded the former Occidental Grand in March 1997. AAA Five Diamond status has stuck since 1999, and Bill Gates's Cascade Investment bought the hotel in 2013.
- 244 rooms
- Opened 1992
- Neighborhood: Midtown
- Rooms from 450 sq ft (42 m²)
- Architect: Rabun Hogan Ota Rasche Architects
About Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
- The GLG Grand remains among Atlanta's tallest buildings and ranks eleventh in the city skyline.
- A 7,790-square-foot spa opened in 2007 inside the hotel's Midtown floors.
- Bar Margot, with James Beard-nominated restaurateur Ford Fry, draws the local design crowd on Mediterranean small plates.
- Host Hotels & Resorts owned the property from 1998 until the Cascade Investment sale.
- Entry-level rooms start at 450 sq ft (42 m²).
History
The building that houses Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta was completed in 1992 as the GLG Grand, a 53-story mixed-use skyscraper at 75 14th Street NE in Midtown — at the time of its completion, Atlanta's first purpose-built mixed-use skyscraper, combining hotel, office, and residential condominiums in a single tower. The development was the work of Swedish developer G. Lars Gullstedt, who had arrived in Atlanta in the early 1990s with ambitious plans to transform a stretch of Midtown then characterized by underused lots and aging mid-century buildings. The tower was designed by Rabun Hogan Ota Rasche Architects and built by Beers Construction of Atlanta in a neoclassical style, its facade of rose granite and marble rising 609 feet to a pyramid cap. At 53 stories it was among the tallest buildings completed in Atlanta in its era and remains the eleventh-tallest skyscraper in the city.
The hotel portion, originally called the GLG Grand Hotel and then the Occidental Grand, occupied the lower floors of the building. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts assumed management and rebranded the property in March 1997, bringing with it the brand's service standards and the backing of one of the most recognized luxury hotel names in the world. The hotel and restaurant interiors were redesigned at that time by Hirsch Bedner Associates' Atlanta office. Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta has held the AAA Five Diamond distinction continuously since 1999, a run of recognition that has made it the benchmark luxury address in the American Southeast.
The hotel occupies the lower 19 floors of the building, with 244 rooms and suites, while the upper floors remain residential. Its address at 14th Street places it at the center of Midtown's cultural concentration: the High Museum of Art, designed by Richard Meier and expanded by Renzo Piano, is six minutes' walk away, and Piedmont Park — Atlanta's primary urban green space — lies ten minutes to the north. Bar Margot, the hotel's principal dining and social venue, has drawn the city's design and culinary crowd under the stewardship of James Beard–nominated restaurateur Ford Fry with a Mediterranean small-plates program that has made it one of Midtown's most consistently reviewed restaurant destinations.
The setting
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta occupies the lower floors of the Neoclassical GLG Grand tower at 75 14th Street NE, set in Midtown Atlanta's primary arts corridor. Midtown endured urban decline through the 1960s before a determined revival transformed it into Atlanta's leading mixed-use district. The High Museum of Art is a ten-minute walk; Piedmont Park's 185 acres of greenspace lie twelve minutes on foot; and the Atlanta Botanical Garden is nineteen minutes away. The Woodruff Arts Center and Fox Theatre anchor the immediate neighborhood, and Atlanta's only AAA Five Diamond hotel commands a natural home amid the Southeast's densest concentration of cultural institutions.
Restaurants and bars
- Bar Margot — Restaurant · Mediterranean · Chef Ford Fry
- Park 75 — Restaurant
Experiences
- Spa treatments — Midtown Massage, Piedmont Park Polish, COSMOS Bio Organic Facial, LED skin therapy, Hypervolt and Zerona contouring, in a spa with 10 treatment rooms.
- Spa facilities: saunas, pool and sun terrace — Wood-burning saunas, steam rooms, an indoor pool, whirlpool bath and sun terrace.
- Fitness centre with certified personal trainers — A 4,210 sq. ft. fitness centre open 24/7 with strength training, cardio equipment and certified personal trainers.
- Four Seasons for Good — The hotel's community and sustainability efforts under the Four Seasons for Good programme.
- Locally sourced ingredients — Local produce includes peaches from Southern Belle Farm and Vidalia sweet onions from LG Herndon Farm.
Amenities
- Heated indoor lap pool (floor 5)
- Semi-circular whirlpool and sun terrace
- Spa with 10 treatment rooms, steam rooms, and saunas
- 24-hour fitness center
- Bar Margot cocktail lounge
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
- Georgia's Leading Hotel 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- Georgia's Leading Hotel Suite 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- AAA Five Diamond (1999)
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