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Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort Partners with Stash Hotel Rewards
Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort | January 15, 2014
Environmentally Conscious Resort Now Part of Nation's Largest Point-Based Rewards Program LEAVENWORTH, WA – January 16, 2014 – Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, located in the heart of Washington's Cascade Mountains,announced today that it has partnered with Stash Hotel Rewards, the nation's largest point-based rewards program for independent hotels. As a result of this new partnership, Stash members are now able to earn and redeem points at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, the only resort in Washington state to receive the B Corporation certification in recognition of its commitment to social sustainability and environmental performance
PeachState Hospitality to Begin Work Soon on 124-room Residence Inn by Marriott in Augusta, Georgia
January 15, 2014
Jan. 15--The construction of a Marriott extended-stay hotel on Marks Church Road is pegged to begin next month, according to project developers. With an anticipated starting time in mid-February, the work on the 124-room Residence Inn by Marriott is scheduled to be finished in a year and ready in time for the 2015 Masters Tournament, said Bipin Hira, of PeachState Hospitality, the developer and managing company. "That's our goal," Hira said. "That's the reason we're rushing it, too." The four-story building is planned at 1116 Marks Church Road near the Bobby Jones Expressway interchange and Wheeler Road. The location, between Augusta Ma
Mille Lacs Band to Rebrand St. Paul, MN’s Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel as an InterContinental Hotel
January 15, 2014
Jan. 15--The Twin Cities will get an InterContinental Hotel this summer when the Mille Lacs Band rebrands the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in downtown St. Paul with the stamp of the international luxury hotel. The move was announced Tuesday by Melanie Benjamin, the band's chief executive, in her annual State of the Band address. The band, which operates two Grand Casinos in northern Minnesota, last year purchased the Crowne Plaza and the DoubleTree by Hilton -- representing about half the hotel rooms in St. Paul -- as part of a long-term strategy to diversify its investments beyond gambling. "We have signed a deal to upgrade the Crowne
Santa Cruz, California Approves Plan for 111-room Hyatt Place Hotel
January 15, 2014
Jan. 15--SANTA CRUZ -- A City Council meeting to review minor changes to a planned hotel's parking scheme became a hard-fought effort by Lower Ocean residents to halt the project. A couple of dozen residents took aim at the already-approved Hyatt Place Hotel project during a three-hour public hearing Tuesday designed to review parking modifications by local hotel owner Tejal Sood. Sood received council approval in May 2011 to build a four-story, 111-room hotel where a former church stood on Broadway near Ocean Street. Her alterations include removing one floor of parking and cutting the number of hotel rooms to 106. Automated hydraulic
A 90-unit Comfort Suites Hotel Project Nears Approval in Liberty, Ohio
January 15, 2014
Jan. 15--LIBERTY -- Investors are nearing approval for a $6.5 million hotel development on Belmont Avenue. A 90-unit Comfort Suites would be built across the street from the Station Square restaurant, said township Administrator Pat Ungaro. There is empty land there where a Ramada Inn once stood. The property owner demolished that hotel, he said. Perni, Perni Equities LLC of Hubbard owns the property, he said. Investors include the Holiday Inn in Boardman, he said. Financing and zoning requirements are already in place, Ungaro said. He said that land in front of the hotel site has been re-platted, but he would not say what businesses mi
Classic Cos. Plans 40-room Boutique Hotel as Part of Colorado Springs, CO’s Flying Horse Development
January 15, 2014
Jan. 15--Classic Cos. plans to build a two-story, 40-room boutique hotel as part of The Club at Flying Horse in Colorado Springs, which will expand the lineup of amenities at the company's upscale Flying Horse development on the city's far north side. The Lodge at Flying Horse will be built between hole No. 9 at Flying Horse's 18-hole golf course and the club's parking lot. In addition to the 40-room hotel, eight larger guest rooms are planned in four separate, villa-like buildings. The members-only club -- which includes the golf course, an athletic club and spa, tennis, a pool, restaurants and other amenities -- is part of Classic's n
Kiawah Partners Places Debt-Laden Doonbeg Resort in Ireland into Receivership; Resort Remains Open
January 15, 2014
Jan. 15--Kiawah Partners has placed its high-end golf resort in Ireland into receivership to restructure the money-losing property's debt and line up a buyer. The firm this week appointed two officials from the accounting firm EY to run the Lodge at Doonbeg and Doonbeg Golf Club until the eventual sale. "This is more of a restructuring than a bankruptcy," Kiawah Partners spokesman Mike Touhuill said today. The resort and club remain open with no changes to its day-to-day operations, he said. "We've fully committed the funding to operate the property until we can seek a buyer, which is what we're going to do," Touhill said. The move come
Ohio’s 177-key Columbus Marriott Hotel is for Sale with a Contract Pending
January 15, 2014
Jan. 15--The downtown Columbus Marriott hotel is for sale and a contract is pending, but the deal has not been completed, Pezold Management Associates executive Tracy Sayers confirmed Wednesday morning. The 177-room full-service hotel has been owned by Four J S Family, a Pezold Management holding company, for more than 10 years. Sayers would not disclose the potential purchaser. "The projected closing is based on the Marriott Corp., but it should be within the next 30 days," Sayers said. Trey Scott with Hunter Hotel Advisers, the Atlanta-based broker involved in the deal, confirmed there is a contract, but declined to elaborate on detai