Category: Hotel Brands
Hilton’s Home2 Suites Takes Over Site of Never-Built W Philadelphia
Two days ago, during a Commercial Real Estate Conference in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Mayor and the Parkway Corporation announced Philadelphia’s first Home2 Suites development – on the corner of Arch St and 12th Ave, 1200 Arch Street to be exact. Before you say, “Who cares? Another cookie-cutter extended stay chain hotel in Philadelphia”; recall back [...]
Hilton & Starwood Hotels Finally Settle Denizen Debacle
Hilton & Starwood Hotels has finally settled their lawsuit which has been going on for almost 2 and a half years. Here is Hilton’s Statement In the lawsuit, originally filed in mid-2008, Starwood accused Hilton of stealing thousands of confidential documents and material which had information on how to create, brand and operate a boutique/lifestyle [...]
Ian Schrager is Back.. Again.. With Schrager Hotels
Ian Schrager is back – again – with a new hotel company and two new hotel brands, this is in addition to his existing properties with Marriott’s Edition brand. Schrager always alluded to not being done in the hotel industry, and even when his partnership with Marriott was announced, he was very forthcoming about stating [...]
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas – Finally Open!
The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas’s opening today is being written about, and broadcast on almost every major and minor news/blogging outlet in the world today (along the Bellagio’s robbery) – I’ll save my readers from the fluff of how great the property is and how many restaurants it has and the like, if you’re looking for [...]
Ian Schrager’s Looking to Create Not 1, but 2 Hotel Brands (and Edition doesn’t count)
A few weeks back, USAToday’s Barbara De Lollis mentioned on her Twitter account @barbdelollis that she would be sitting down with Ian Schrager and seeing what he’s up too.. I asked her if she was going to get some details on his new brands that he was supposedly creating – not including his joint venture [...]
Starwood Capital Does Something With the Former Baccarat Wailea Property
Back in 2008 Starwood Capital announced the property they had recently purchased, the Renaissance Wailea, would be torn down and replaced as a completely new resort – Baccarat Wailea Hotel & Residences. Unfortunately, like alot of construction projects announced during that time – the project never got off the ground and was eventually canceled. Not [...]
What’s Up With Doubletree’s New Logo and Name?
Almost 2 years ago I wrote a post about DoubleTree’s new logo based upon an advertisement that I had seen for the brand. At the time nothing was announced, but it seemed as though Hilton was going to be giving the brands logo a much needed refresh. Ever since that post went up, I hadn’t [...]
Trump Entertainment Puts Trump Marina On The Market
The Las Vegas Review Journal today said that CB Richard Ellis has been picked to market and sell the Trump Marina in Atlantic City so that Trump Entertainment can better focus on their two boardwalk properties – the Taj Mahal and Trump Plaza. This news really shouldn’t come as a surprise because it’s been an [...]
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.
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”
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