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# Desmond Acheson named general manager of Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/021705-story-20050217-3/
- Published: 2005-02-17T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:07:31.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The Fairmont Hotels & Resorts recently appointed Desmond Acheson as general manager of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel Santa Monica, effective immediately.

From 1995 to 2001, Acheson served as general manager with Pan Pacific Hotels, including the opening of the new Pan Pacific Lodge in Whistler and The Pan Pacific Hotel Manila.

Acheson joined Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in 2001 as hotel manager of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. His career in hospitality began in the late 1970s with London’s Claridges and Savoy Hotels. Prior to that, he held various positions with Four Seasons, Pan Pacific and Regent International Hotels & Resorts in Calgary, Vancouver, Hong Kong and Bangkok from 1980 through 1994.

Acheson has been acting general manager at the property since September 2004\. SM firm announces $90M for Northwest

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 17, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/021705.pdf?ref=smdp.com)