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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?...
IHG’s Extended Stay Brands Keep on the Move
With InterContinental Hotels Group’s recent focus on the relaunch of Holiday Inn and now the repositioning of Crowne Plaza, the company’s extended-stay brands have flown beneath the radar, but both Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites continue to evolve and grow....
Aloft Reaches 50 in Just Three Years
Aimbridge Hospitality liked Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s new Aloft Hotels brand so much it jumped right in. Of the lifestyle brand’s first dozen or so properties — launched in 2008 — Aimbridge committed to four. Three years later, the company operates nine, with direct investment in seven. ...
A Look Inside the New Hyatt House
With the extended-stay market cranking up in popularity, Hyatt Hotels Corp. is creating bold new spaces for its newly branded Hyatt House hotels. With the design and thought leadership of Stonehill & Taylor — architects and interior designers — Hyatt is creating dynamic public spaces and a broader selection of private spaces. ...
Hampton Flexes Its Hotel Marketing Muscle
For Phil Cordell, innovation is a guidepost. As global head of focused service, Hampton brand management, Hilton Worldwide, it’s up to Cordell to execute the company’s elastic vision. The 15-story, 221-room Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell Downtown embodies it....
Louisville Hotel Shines Light on Art
A shiny Plymouth—navy blue with a creamy-yellow top—sits parked on the sidewalk outside a hotel at the corner of 7th and Main in downtown Louisville, KY. It boasts a shiny polish, as if it just came off an assembly line, even though it’s a 1950 Special Deluxe bearing license plates from Cuba. Missing all four tires, it rests atop a number of strategically placed, sculpted legs and feet. ...
Is Your Hotel Ready For Latest ADA Regulations?
You’ve had a year to plan for their implementation, but as we approach the six-month mark until March 15, 2012, you had better make sure your property is prepared for the latest set of ADA regulations. Unlike most of the past regulation in the area of disabled access, these laws focus on the operation of your place of lodging, not its architecture....
Design Elements Sept. 5, 2011
A roundup of design and architecture news and notes....
Behind the Scenes Sept. 1, 2011
Operational insight to help keep your hotel running at full speed....
Design Elements August 15, 2011
Roundup of design news....
Rowley Has Designs On Fresh Start
In May, Cheryl Rowley closed the Beverly Hills office of her highly successful hospitality design firm, 25 years after she opened it. In that span, Rowley grew the bustling office to a staff of 35 at its peak, helped create the designs for Kimpton’s boutique Monaco and Palomar brands and designed countless other luxury hotels and resorts for brands like Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Rosewood and Mandarin Oriental....
Vertical Garden Debuts at Chicago Embassy Suites
Five years ago, vertical gardens started popping up in Asian buildings. It wasn’t long before they took root in the U.S. The Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown Lakefront is likely the first hotel in the country to grow such a dramatic example of the indoor landscaping tool. The wall went ‘live’ in late spring. ...
Vendor News June 15, 2011
A roundup of vendor news and notes....
Residence Inn’s New Cost-Effective Renovation Package
There’s probably no better indication of the hotel industry’s (and country’s) healthy obsession with cost control than Residence Inn’s approach to its latest generation of property upgrades. The 622-unit chain, the long-time leader in the upscale extended-stay segment, recently introduced a new cutting-edge suite renovation package that brand executives say costs about $15,000 per key, which is “not a penny” more than the price of the brand’s previous upgrade package....
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 ...
