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Are you looking to renovate your entire hotel? Is it almost time to put that property improvement plan into action? Need to refresh the feel of your lobby, or add a new restaurant?...
Design Elements Sept. 5, 2011
A roundup of design and architecture news and notes....
Design Elements August 15, 2011
Roundup of design news....
Insuring Against Risks with Sustainable Hotels
Green building has grown exponentially in the past few years. As of March, 91 lodging properties had achieved the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification. An additional 1,100 properties have registered to seek certification. ...
Morgans Finds Early Success with Mondrian SoHo
Morgans Hotel Group opened its third Mondrian-branded hotel in early spring. The 270-room Mondrian SoHo has been five years in the making and is managed by Morgan’s for owner/developer Cape Advisors....
Hilton Brand Makeover Starts With Lobby
“Hilton is not going to be the brand your father stayed at,” declared Hilton Hotels & Resorts global brand head Dave Horton Tuesday during a media tour of the newly renovated lobby at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner....
Design Awards: High Honors
From the towering 54-story L.A. Live project all the way down to the eight-story Padre Hotel in Bakersfield, CA, this year’s Design Award winners all stand out. Lodging Hospitality editors chose five projects to honor that displayed innovative, effective and creative architecture and design....
Cosmopolitan Reaches New Heights in Vegas
It’s almost hidden, tucked down a long hallway on the third floor of the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The small pizza place without a name or storefront serves the best ...
Design Awards 2011 Call for Nominations
It’s once again time for Lodging Hospitality’s annual Design Awards competition. The Design Awards will run in the April 15 print issue and we need your help identifying the year’s best hotel and resort design. ...
Tax Credits Fuel Philly Homewood Suites Project
When the Homewood Suites University City broke ground in December, it was a first to many people for many reasons. For the developer, Campus Apartments, it marks the company’s first hotel project. For the City of Philadelphia, it is the first recipient of an EnergyWorks loan ...
Design Elements Jan. 15, 2011
A roundup of design news...
Russell Launches Music-Driven Hotel Chain
Serial brand creator John Russell has done it again. Russell, along with group of hotel industry veterans and in conjunction with Indian and Brazilian investors, debuted his latest brand, MODO Hotel, at this week’s Americas Lodging Investment Summit in San Diego....
Omni Creates Success at Historic Resort
They don’t build resorts like the Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa anymore, and probably with good reason. Large, sprawling properties with lots of public spaces and recreational amenities and typically a mishmash of guestroom types can be a nightmare to operate and produce profits. Omni, which last year assumed management of the 214-year-old property in south central Pennsylvania, seems up to the task....
Great Year for Belz, Peabody Orlando
It’s been a pretty good year for Marty Belz, the president and CEO of Peabody Hotel Group. On Saturday, Dec. 11, the Peabody Orlando hosted the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association annual gala while celebrating its grand reopening after a $450-million expansion. ...
InterContinental Suites Gets Healthy Makeover
Leaving a hospital in good spirits isn’t always possible. That’s why the InterContinental Suites Hotel in Cleveland is undergoing a massive renovation to become a center of wellness and tranquility. ...
Renovating Your Hotel Cost Effectively
A lot of properties will be renovated in the coming year with the mounting number of hotel owners contemplating sales and investors viewing acquisitions. Hotels are often spruced up before a sale and usually renovated after a purchase and reflagging. However, with money tight, renovations must ...
Homewood Suites Tops 300 Hotels, Readies New Brand
These are heady times for Hilton’s Homewood Suites brand. In the past few months, the upscale extended-stay chain opened its 300th property and snagged a seventh J.D. Power award as top brand in its segment. And, more importantly, the system is riding a streak of 25 straight months of market share gains. Hilton is also gearing up for next month’s opening of the first Home2 Suites by Hilton, the company’s midscale counterpart to Homewood....
Redeveloped Seaside Resort Exceeds Expectations
One season down, decades to go. The five-month-old reborn Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI just completed its first summer in business, and the five-star-quality boutique seaside resort has lived up to the hype. Business has been brisk, say the owners, and guest reviews on TripAdvisor and other social media sites show that it’s also been a hit with consumers. ...
