Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Stedman Trent
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/25/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC [BEE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
799 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 350, 
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HIGHLAND, IL 60035
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Series B Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share 499,700
I
See Remark for footnote 1 See footnote 2 (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Stedman Trent
799 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 350
HIGHLAND, IL 60035
    X    
NV North American Opportunity Fund
799 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 350
HIGHLAND, IL 60035
    X    
Millennium Group LLC
799 CENTRAL AVE
SUITE 350
HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035
    X    
HPP GP LLC
799 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 350
HIGHLAND, IL 60035
    X    
Highland Park Partners Fund LP
799 CENTRAL AVE, SUITE 350
HIGHLAND, IL 60035
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Trent Stedman* 04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Millennium Group, LLC, by Trent Stedman, Member* 04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

NV North American Opportunity fund, by: Millennium Group LLC, the investment manager, by Trent Stedman, sole member* 04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

HPP GP LLC, by Trent Stedman, sole member* 04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Highland Park Partners Fund LP, by HPP GP LLC, the general partner, by Trent Stedman, sole member* 04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

*By Barton Aronson, as attorney-in-fact pursuant to power of attorney dated 4/2/09 04/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) See remark for footnote 1
(2) Subsequent to the acquisition on March 25, 2009, the Reporting Owners made three additional acquisitions of Series B Preferred Stock. Specifically, on March 27, 2009 the Reporting Owners acquired 2,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock; on March 30, 2009, the Reporting Owners acquired 200 shares of Series B Preferred Stock; and on March 31, 2009, the Reporting Owners acquired 2,800 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. These purchases are reflected in a Form 4 filed contemporaneously herewith
 
Remarks:
NV North American Opportunity Fund directly beneficially owns 402,200 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  Millennium Group
 LLC is the investment manager of NV North American Opportunity Fund. Highland Park Partners Fund LP directly beneficially
 owns 97,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  HPP GP LLC is the general partner of Highland Park Partners Fund LP.  Trent
 Stedman is a member of Millennium Group LLC and is also the sole member of HPP GP LLC. Trent Stedman, by virtue of his
 relationship to NV North American Opportunity Fund, Millennium Group LLC, Highland Park Partners Fund LP, and HPP GP LLC,
 may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) the shares of Series B
 Preferred Stock subject to this filing. The percentage of beneficial ownership of 10.86% (or 499,700 shares of Series B
 Preferred Stock) is based on 4,600,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of February 27, 2009 (as set forth
 on the Issuer's Form S-3, filed on March 4, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

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