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Chinese Developer Buys Torrance Marriott South Bay Hotel in California for $74 Million
November 23, 2013
Nov. 23--The Torrance Marriott South Bay, a 17-story hotel next to Del Amo Fashion Center, has been sold to a Chinese real estate developer for $74 million. Sichuan Xinglida Group Enterprises Co., which has built numerous mixed-use projects in mainland China, bought the hotel through its U.S. subsidiary XLD Group, real estate broker John Strauss said. The new owner will keep Marriott as the operator of the 487-room hotel but plans to renovate the property and eventually reposition it as a more upscale inn, said Strauss of Jones Lang LaSalle. He represented seller DiamondRock Hospitality Co. Although Asian investors have often sought out
Glorietta Bay Inn Wins Prestigious Best Guest Relations Award For A Second Year In A Row
Glorietta Bay Inn | November 22, 2013
Coronado, California, November 25, 2013 – Glorietta Bay Inn is pleased to announce that it has been recognized with the prestigious "Best Guest Relations" award by the California Hotel & Lodging Association. This marks the second "Best Guest Relations" award in a row following last year's win. The award is presented to hotels that exemplify exceptional levels of service, quality and value. The hotel's housekeeping manager, Fe Herron, was also honored with the statewide "Outstanding Manager of the Year" award. The awards were presented at the Stars of the Industry ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort on November 19, 20
Developer Harry Walia Tries Again to Bring a Hotel to Palmetto, Florida; Proposes 93-room Hotel
November 22, 2013
Nov. 22--PALMETTO -- Venice- based developer Harry Walia, who wanted to bring a Hyatt Hotel to Palmetto, submitted revised plans in hopes of bringing the city its first hotel. This month the city commission voted 4 to 1 to deny Walia's request to for a hotel to be built in the Riviera Dunes community, after residents filled council chambers to oppose the deal. Commissioner Charles Smith was the lone commissioner to vote to OK the hotel. Char Patterson, Palmetto planning tech, said Walia, who could not be reached for comment, submitted plans to scale back his earlier request. "He changed his plans," Patterson. said The plans show Walia w
Firm Controlled by Bill Gates, Cascade Investment, Buyer of Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
November 22, 2013
Nov. 22--Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. announced Thursday that it has sold the 244-room Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta and its office space in Midtown for $62 million to a private investment firm controlled by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The five-star hotel, which opened in March 1997 at 75 14th Street, will remain a Four Seasons, according to the buyer, Cascade Investment. The hotel occupies the lower third of the 53-floor building, with 226 guest rooms and 18 suites. (See photos). Cascade spokesman Rick Matthews told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday the company is acquiring the hotel and 99,000 square feet of office space.
$60-Million Mixed-Use Development at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan to Include Hotel
November 22, 2013
Nov. 22--A parking lot at Cass and Canfield in Midtown Detroit will be turned into a nine-story mixed-use building under an agreement approved today by the Wayne State University Board of Governors. The $60-million-plus development is expected to open in 2016. The building will include approximately 248 market-rate apartments, 19,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a hotel with up to 120 rooms and a conference center with capacity for up to 300 people. No commitments have been made yet to fill the retail slots, said Ned Staebler, WSU's vice president for economic development. WSU is leasing the land to the developer. Staebler
Legoland Florida Plans On-site 152-room Hotel to Open Early to Mid-2015
November 21, 2013
Nov. 22--WINTER HAVEN -- Legoland Florida General Manager Adrian Jones, elected officials and tourism leaders donned yellow hard hats and gripped shovels with shiny gold blades for a symbolic photo Thursday morning. As Jones made clear, this wasn't a typical ground-breaking ceremony. "We don't break earth here," Jones said. "We break bricks." The invited guests, including Winter Haven Mayor J.P. Powell, three Polk County commissioners and a state representative and senator, dug into a pile of multicolored Lego bricks and tossed them into the air. The gesture culminated an announcement that Jones happily described as "the worst-kept secr
Four Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels Achieve Condé Nast Traveler’s 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards
November 21, 2013
Bardessono, Villas of Grand Cypress & Willows Lodge All Honored with Condé Nast Traveler's 2013 Readers' Choice Awards The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, November 2013 ... Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has announced that four of its Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels® properties have achieved the 2013 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards list. The coveted Readers' Choice list is one of the most prestigious consumer awards within the U.S. travel industry. The Readers' Choice Awards list is released annually in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Th
Depot Renaissance Minneapolis’ Ice Skating Rink Honored By Fodor’s Travel as a Top 10 Rink in the US
The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel | November 21, 2013
Celebrating with Special "Ice Skating Package" Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 2013 ... The landmark Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel has been recognized by the leading Fodor's Travel magazine as having one of the nation's best ice skating rinks. The Depot's ice rink is located indoors within The Depot Pavilion -- the historic train shed of the Victorian-era former train station, which is now a luxury hotel. The ice rink opens for the 2013-2014 season on November 28, 2013. At #9 in Fodor's Travel's "Best Ice Rinks in the U.S." line-up, the rink within The Depot Pavilion is in exceptional company, including the iconic Rockefeller Cen