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Baywood Hotels Acquires the Royal Polo Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida for $12.5 Million
July 16, 2013
July 16--The Royal Polo hotel in Miami Beach has sold to Baywood Hotels for $12.5 million. Closed for years, the hotel is in "shell" condition but has been approved for 96 rooms, a restaurant and lounge. Seller Jonathan Plutzik, who also owns The Betsy hotel, bought the property in 2005 for $6.5 million. Brokerage firm Jones Lang LaSalle's Hotels & Hospitality Group arranged the sale to Baywood, a privately owned hotel management company with five other hotels in South Florida, including a Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn. The sale closed earlier this month. At 2940 Collins Ave., the Royal Polo is across the street from the Miami Beach E
Westin New York Grand Central Hotel Appoints Maureen O’Brien as Director Of Sales & Marketing
Westin New York Grand Central | July 15, 2013
Maureen O'Brien has been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at The Westin New York Grand Central, bringing more than 25 years of sales and hospitality experience to the newest Westin in New York City. Most recently, O'Brien was the Vice President of Business Development at Accommodations International (API), successfully building and growing global hotel and airline accounts. She has extensive hotel experience and prior positions include Area Director of Sales & Marketing at the Millennium Broadway, New York; Regional Director of Sales & Marketing for Raffles Hotels and Resorts, New York; Group Sales Manager for the Crowne
New Hotel Planned for Downtown Akron, Ohio in Transformation of Historic Greystone Hall
July 15, 2013
July 15--One of downtown Akron's treasured historic buildings, Greystone Hall on High Street, would be transformed into a hotel under a plan involving local and out-of-town partners. The 1917 structure, an old Masonic building opposite the John S. Knight convention center, is now owned by the city and is used by the convention center for various events. Project partners apparently also would build a structure adjacent to Greystone, on what is now a parking lot on High Street, opposite a city-owned parking deck. The apparent plan eventually would expand into the site that is the former High Street Christian Church, whose congregation has
Choose Chicago Marketing Chief, Warren Wilkinson, Resigns; Search Begins for Replacement
July 14, 2013
July 15--Choose Chicago, the government-supported non-profit that promotes the city as a tourism and convention destination, is beginning a search for its next top marketing officer after the resignation of Warren Wilkinson last week, a spokeswoman said Monday. Wilkinson came on board shortly after Don Welsh was hired as president and CEO in early 2011, following Welsh here from the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. The organization said Wilkinson was instrumental in developing Chicago's first regional advertising campaign and with the opening of nine international offices. He is moving to a position in private sector,
Super 8 Family Looks to Strike Gold Again With My Place Hotels
July 14, 2013
July 14--My Place Hotels open: --Dickinson, N.D., February 2012 --Minot, N.D., August 2012 --Cheyenne, Wyo., September 2012 --Bismarck, N.D., March --Bozeman, Mont., March My Place Hotels planned openings: --Sioux Falls, November --Grand Forks, N.D., December --Billings, Mont., February --Sweetwater, Texas, March --Colorado City, Texas, May --Brighton, Colo., May Ron Rivett was half the team that launched the wildly successful Super 8 chain in the 1970s, and now he and his grandson, Ryan Rivett, plan to work hotel magic again. The Rivetts have started My Place Hotels, an economy extended-stay hotel, which they plan to spread throughout
Hotel Added to Mount Pleasant Towne Centre Expansion in South Carolina
July 13, 2013
July 13--A hotel has been penciled into the expansion plans for Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, adding to the recent groundswell of new accommodations planned for the township, officials said. An unnamed hotel is being proposed adjacent to the parking deck to be constructed at the north side of Belk department store, said Andy Lowe. He works with Bayer Properties, the firm charged with handling the day-to-day operations of the 450,000-square-foot shopping center on U.S. Highway 17, just south of the Isle of Palms Connector. Lowe said the group is talking with several hoteliers, but nothing has been finalized. He added that the exact size o
Three Hotel Projects Underway Will Add Over 300 Rooms to Albany, New York Market
July 13, 2013
July 13--COLONIE -- A third hotel is being proposed for the busy Wolf Road corridor, to be built on the site of the current Lazare Lincoln dealership at 144 Wolf Road. Developer Howard Carr said the five-story hotel would include 100 to 110 rooms, with two national restaurant chains and a national retailer all part of the project. He estimated the entire development would cost $14 million to $16 million. The restaurants and the retailer, which weren't identified, would be new to the region, Carr added. The hotel also hasn't been identified, but Carr said it likely would be a limited-service hotel. Lazare is moving to another site in the
Developer Near Clearing Final Hurdle for Sanford Center Country Inn & Suites in Bemidji, Minnesota
July 13, 2013
July 13--BEMIDJI -- After months of waiting, a proposed hotel attached to the Sanford Center appeared to clear one last hurdle this week. Councilors agreed to give developers of the Country Inn & Suites, Wayzata-based Bay Ridge Properties International, 90 days to secure their finances for the $16 million project during an April 16 meeting in exchange for $50,000. Tripp Snyder, Bay Ridge chief executive officer, said after that meeting he was "100 percent" sure they'd meet the deadline. And up until Friday afternoon, it wasn't clear whether or not that would be the case. "I'm hearing from the bank a (loan) commitment letter is on