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R.O.I. Hotel Group Breaks Ground on $17.7 Million Hotel at Silver Slipper Casino, Bay St. Louis, MS
September 20, 2013
Sept. 20--WAVELAND -- Friday morning's groundbreaking officially started construction of a $17.7 million hotel at Silver Slipper Casino. R.O.I. Hotel Group, a Florida-based company that specializes in building casino hotels, was awarded the construction contract. The first guests will check into the 142-room hotel in the fall of 2014. A hotel for the casino in Hancock County has been discussed for years. Andre Hilliou, chairman of Full House Resorts, committed to building the hotel last year when his company bought the Silver Slipper property. Hilliou welcomed elected officials and other dignitaries to the groundbreaking ceremony. Full
Historic Escape Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL to Get New Life; Restoration of 96-room Hotel Planned
September 20, 2013
Sept. 20--FORT LAUDERDALE -- The historic Escape Hotel, a once-popular tourist oasis, is set for a comeback more than 30 years after it welcomed its last guest. Commissioners tentatively have approved plans to restore the hotel and build a 12-story condominium on a vacant portion of the 2.7-acre property. A final vote is expected Oct. 1 In a turn of events that may be as historic as the hotel itself, the condominium tower has met surprisingly little resistance from its future beach neighbors, who have accepted it as a necessary tradeoff to preserve the Escape. "It's like the poster-child for development and historic preservation coming
Wilmington, NC & Harmony Hospitality Close to Deal for $33.6 Million Convention Center Hotel
September 19, 2013
Sept. 20--Wilmington's lengthy city campaign to recruit a hotel next to the convention center seems headed closer to a resolution. An agreement between a developer angling to build the hotel and the city will be on the agenda for the city council's Oct. 1 meeting. The agreement would pave the way for the city to sell less than 1 acre of riverfront land to the developer for the hotel. Sotherly Hotels Inc., which owns the Hilton Wilmington Riverside, challenged the sale price last month, a maneuver that delayed a vote on the matter planned for Aug. 20. After the delay, attorneys have sent letters back and forth regarding the challenge. Ye
The $25.5 Million Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center Project in Edmond, OK Proceeds on Schedule
September 18, 2013
Sept. 18--EDMOND -- Partners in Development is receiving retail opportunity leads for the hotel and conference center in development at the northwest corner of Interstate 35 and Covell, said Steve Commons, assistant city manager. The Edmond City Council approved the negotiated agreements in 2012 for developing the $25.5 million Hilton Garden Inn and conference center. Agreements were approved by the city in October for developing the project. The hotel and conference center will be constructed simultaneously. "In terms of the hotel aspect of it, I believe the Hilton Garden Inn franchise has been secured," Commons said Tuesday to members
The Florida Keys’ Largest Resort, the 402-key Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key, is for Sale
September 18, 2013
Sept. 18--The Florida Keys' largest resort could be the latest in a flurry of local large-scale and high-cost commercial real estate transactions in recent months. A source familiar with the Keys hotel industry said Tuesday that Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key near mile marker 61 could sell for a price in excess of $125 million. Hawks Cay Resort spokeswoman Holly Lee-Zawyer confirmed only that the resort is for sale. Resort officials declined to be interviewed for this story. According to the resort's website, it "has a total of 402 two-and three-bedroom villas and hotel rooms," as well as five restaurants, the Calm Waters Spa, interactive
Find the Balance in Hospitality Service
BSC Designer | September 17, 2013
One of the buzz-word business concept in last 20 years was the Balanced Scorecard. It was adopted by biggest retailers, banks, IT companies, hospitals and universities. The unique features of the Balanced Scorecard concept help companies all over the word to put together strategy and action, improving service and client satisfaction as a result. Hospitality industry is not an exception, the Balanced Scorecard concept is successfully used in many large hotel chain as well as in local bed and breakfasts. Balanced Scorecard Basics Any business website will tell you that there are 4 perspectives in the Balanced Scorecard: Education and Grow
Dellisart Wellspring LLC to Develop a 108-room Hyatt Place in Bowling Green, Kentucky
September 17, 2013
Sept. 17--The Hyatt Place hotel will join the list of projects in Bowling Green's Tax Increment Financing district. The long-anticipated hotel will be built adjacent to Western Kentucky University's Augenstein Alumni Center. Officials gathered at the property this afternoon to make the official announcement. The $14.5 million project will be owned by a partnership, Dellisart Wellspring LLC. Delisart is the management company for the relatively new Staybridge Suites, which is owned by Wellspring, a family partnership headed by Ray Chen of California. Doug Artuisio, founder of Georgia-based hotel management company Dellisart, said in an i
Hamister $25.3 Million Mixed-Use Hotel Project Approved and Will Move Forward in Niagara Falls, NY
September 17, 2013
Sept. 17--A downtown hotel project that had been held up by a trio of city lawmakers has gained approval. Robert Anderson Jr., one of the councilmen who voted to table a resolution to approve a proposed development agreement with the Hamister Group after raising concerns about the terms of the deal, voted first to remove the item from the table and then to approve the agreement at Monday's City Council meeting. Anderson said Sam Hoyt, the regional president for the state's economic development office, contacted him last week on behalf of Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an effort to address concerns he had with the terms of the project. "For the la