New Hotels
New Fitness-Oriented Even Hotel to Open in Miami in 2024
InterContinental Hotels Group announced plans for a new Even Hotel, the hotelier’s wellness brand. The Even Hotel Sweetwater-Doral will open in time for the summer 2024 season in Miami.
The brand was first announced by IHG in 2012 and the first two Even Hotel properties opened in Norwalk, Connecticut, and Rockville, Maryland, in 2014.
The health-oriented brand opened its first property outside the United States, the Even Hotels – Nanjing Yangtze River …
The Pell in Rhode Island Reflagged as JdV by Hyatt After $9 Million Renovation Project
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts announced the reflagging and reopening of the Pell boutique hotel that is a JdV by Hyatt brand.
JdV by Hyatt, formerly Joie de Vivre Hotels, is a collection of independent boutique properties. Hyatt acquired Joie de Vivre’s parent, Two Roads Hospitality, in 2019.
Located on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, the Pell, which originally opened in 1989, underwent a $9 million renovation encompassing public spaces and guest rooms prior …
Former East Side Marriott, Once One of the City’s Tallest Hotels, Sold at a Loss for $153 Million
The long-shuttered Marriott East Side hotel, which once was one of the city’s tallest hotels and which closed its doors in 2020, with hundreds of others in the early day of the pandemic, never to reopen, was sold to Hawkins Way Capital and Värde Partners at the end of January.
The selling price of the property was $153.4 million, a loss of nearly $117 million from its previous sale price in …
Washington Marriott Capitol Hill Opens Doors to Guests With Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The Washington Marriott Capitol Hill hotel celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a reception.
David Marriott, the chairman of Marriott International, cut the ribbon along with Dave Pollin, chairman of the PM Hotel Group, Joseph Bojanowski, president of the PM Hotel Group, and Bob Cohen, the CEO of Perseus Realty.
Ribbon-cutting ceremonies rose in popularity in the late 19th century after a ribbon cutting was performed at the …
Hyatt Regency Izmir IstinyePark Opens in Turkey
Hyatt Hotels announced the opening of the Hyatt Regency Izmir IstinyePark in Balçova, Turkey.
The hotel is situated next to IstinyePark, a major shopping center, which has close to 300 stores as well as an authentic Turkish food bazaar.
Balçova, located along the shore of the Gulf of Izmir, is known for its thermal baths, commerce, as well as for being one of the oldest cities that border the Mediterranean.
The 160-key property …
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Completes $50 Million Guest Room Renovation
Hyatt Hotels announced the completion of a $50 million renovation project at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco.
The hotel is located in the Embarcadero, which is in the city’s financial district. It is a part of the Embarcadero Center development by Trammell Crow, David Rockefeller, and John Calvin Portman. The San Francisco Chronicle’s architecture critic John King described the 1973 building as a “temple of hermetic urbanism” in a “self-contained sci-fi” …
Peninsula Prepares to Open New Hotel in Istanbul With Stunning Views of the Bosphorus
Peninsula Hotels announced the planned opening date of the Peninsula Istanbul, a new property that features stunning views of the Bosphorus .
The hotel will open its doors to guests on February 14, 2023, just in time for a Valentine’s Day celebration.
The property is located in the new Galataport district, a 4,300,000-square-foot (400,000-square meter) mixed use development located along 0.75 miles (1.2 km) of shoreline. It is in the Karaköy neighborhood …
