Cosmopolitan Las Vegas to Join Marriott’s The Autograph Collection

The hotel operator of the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas has finally been identified as Marriott under their Autograph Collection brand. Its a huge win for Marriott and puts to rest lots of speculation over the past few years as to what brand will run the hotel.

Andrew Calvo | August 25th, 2010 | Continued

Riviera Finally Might Be Under Starwood Capitals Control

All the news out of Vegas in the past few days has been about the Riveria being put into bankruptcy, with Starwood Capital being one if the mortgage holders who pushed for the bankruptcy filing. My friends over at VegasChatter seem to think this could be the first Barry Sternlicht-ing of Vegas since the days [...]

Andrew Calvo | July 14th, 2010 | Continued

MGM-MIRAGE Changing Name to MGM Resorts International

This week at MGM Mirage’s June 15th shareholder meeting, MGM Mirage has asked their shareholders to:

To amend and restate the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to change the name of the Company from “MGM MIRAGE” to “MGM Resorts International”

Andrew Calvo | June 12th, 2010 | Continued

The Jersey Shore’s Second Boutique Hotel – Cabana – Being Built in Long Branch

The designers of the boutique hotel Bungalow in Long Branch are designing another hotel called “Cabana” to open somewhere on the Jersey Shore

Andrew Calvo | June 11th, 2010 | Continued

Starwood Capital Purchases 49.9% of Hersha Hospitality Management

Using Starwood Capital’s Global Hospitality Fund II, Starwood Capital has purchased a 49.9% interest in Hersha Hospitality Management

Andrew Calvo | June 6th, 2010 | Continued

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Hard Rock Hotel or Planet Hollywood Finally Coming to Atlantic City?

In today’s New York Post was a quick story about how the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City is looking for a hotel partner to renovate and bring the property up to par with the competition. Supposedly the deal that Trump is looking for would swap the land under the property and the [...]

Kmart Is Expanding: By Opening Kwash Laundromats

Kmart is testing a new concept called ‘kwash’ which is a laundromat on the side of their Iowa City, Iowa Kmart store. While it sounds good – I’m not sure it is a great idea to bring in more high end/higher paying customers.

Disney World Finishing and Rebranding Unfinished Resort

The Orlando Sentential is reporting that Disney World Florida will be building their first new resort in 7 years (not a themepark – hotels) by finishing the unfinished Pop Century Resort Phase II, although the new resort will be renamed and redesigned into “Disney’s Art of Animation Resort”

Sears Starts Selling/Leasing Excess Real Estate Online

Last week Sears Holding Corporation – the holding company for Sears, Kmart and The Great Indoors (among other brands) – launched a new website for listing their excess real estate online. The site can be accessed immediately at www.shcrealty.com, and right now has over 3,000 opportunities in open and closed locations. This puts Sears on the [...]

Starwood Capital Now Has The Rio Casino In It’s Sights

Another day, another casino on its way to being bought out for cheap. Another day, another casino in the sights of the Starwood Capital Group. What’s going on here? It’s interesting to watch how Starwood Capital has shown so much interest in Las Vegas casinos over the past month or so – the past few [...]

1 Hotel Washington DC Still Delayed

Starwood Capital’s 1 Hotels brand has been so finicky since being initially announced in 2007 and then location after location either being delayed or cancelled.

One project though – the 1 Hotel Washington DC actually seems like it will be their flagship location – that is.. Once it finally gets off the ground.