News Archive: September
Highgate Hotels Prepares to Open The Gates Hotel Key West, a New 100-room Boutique Hotel in Florida
Highgate Holdings LLC | September 9, 2014
September 10, 2014 (Key West, Florida) - The Gates Hotel Key West, a new independent hotel with 100 rooms, will open on the island of Key West, Florida, in Fall 2014. The boutique address under new ownership of Highgate Hotels will combine refined luxury, modern design, organic touches, and Floridian flare to recreate the verve of Hemingway's "old school Key West." With its authentic island ambiance, residential-style interiors, Cuban-themed dining and drinking, and splashy pool deck scene, The Gates will bring the Key West lifestyle to life for guests and locals alike. A departure from traditional hospitality in the Keys, The Gates can...
First Company to Target Hotels with Crowdfunding Launches
Hotel Innvestor, LLC | September 24, 2014
Hotel Innvestor Capitalizes On Recent Legal Changes Newport Beach, Calif. – Marking the first anniversary of SEC regulations that altered the face of crowdfunding for real estate, Hotel Innvestor is entering this emerging market by applying this approach to a first-of-its-kind business model for hotel investment – selling private securities in hotels to accredited investors via crowdfunding. Tim L. Edgar Founder and President Tim L. Edgar has created not only the first nationwide, web-based, hotel-investment-banking portal, but also what we believe is the first company to identify the strength of specializing in any specific commer...
Iconic Gilbert’s Resort and Marina in Key Largo, FL Sells for $11.2 Million to Jonathan Weisberg
September 5, 2014
Sept. 05--One of the Upper Keys' most iconic establishments sold this week. Gilbert's Resort and Marina, situated where U.S. 1 meets Key Largo at the southern end of the 18-Mile Stretch of U.S. 1, was bought for $11.2 million by Jonathan Weisberg, owner Gator Park Airboat Tours in southwest Miami-Dade County in the Everglades. Weisberg plans to spend about $1 million to renovate the 38 hotel rooms at Gilbert's and to add amenities, including a swimming pool and sandy beach, said A. Michelle Ash, owner of Simply Marinas Marine Real Estate & Development, which was the selling agent on the transaction. Ash said Weisberg researched Gilb...
Don’t Touch That! Use of Automated Minibar Sensors Hit Guests with Unexpected Charges
September 9, 2014
Sept. 10--Most consumers know that if they drink anything from the minibar in their hotel room, they'll be charged. But did you know some hotels now automatically charge your bill if you as much as touch the snack tray -- even if you don't eat anything? Automated minibars with sensors and snack trays with built-in electronic scales are now common practice at hotels, including Hilton, InterContinental, DoubleTree and Sheraton. But a slew of complaints in hotel reviews online reveal consumers still get taken by surprise when they discover "incidental" charges on their bill for food they never consumed. A manager at Milwaukee's Ambassador ...
SkyWire Names Robert Breedlove as New CFO
SkyWire | September 2, 2014
LAS VEGAS – September 3, 2014 - SkyWire, a nationwide Hospitality Technology provider, announces that they have brought on Robert Breedlove as chief financial officer. Breedlove will oversee the company's financial operations as well as human resources. He was most recently the CFO for Xpert Exposition Services. Breedlove is a certified public accountant (CPA) and received his master's of accountancy degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. ...
Visit the Vegas that Never Happened: A Look Back at Projects that Fizzled
September 9, 2014
Sept. 09--After waking up in your suite at the Titanic, a giant resort shaped like infamous ocean liner, you take a cab to the space-themed Moon hotel-casino on your way to an afternoon of motocross riding and wakeboarding at Vegas Extreme amusement park. Along the way you pass Parabounce Vegas, where people are playing an airborne version of bumper cars in which they bounce off of each other while strapped to huge helium balloons. Those who float high enough can catch a glimpse of a replica of the Golden Gate Bridge outside a San Francisco-themed casino. Welcome to the Vegas that never happened. The city's history is peppered with attr...
Club Med Columbus Isle Set to Unveil $8 million Renovation in San Salvador, Bahamas
Club Med | September 17, 2014
Sprawled across the pristine emerald waters of the Caribbean Sea and surrounded by secluded beaches, Club Med Columbus Isle will unveil the highly anticipated completion of a multifaceted renovation on the scenic island of San Salvador, Bahamas this November. With an $8 million investment and sparing no expense for reimagined amenities, guests will enjoy enticing enrichments including the first and only L'OCCITANE-branded spa in the Bahamas, redesigned main pool deck, a brand new kitesurfing school, new culinary experience at the modernized Christopher's restaurant and newly refreshed guest rooms. The new 13,000 square foot Club Med Spa...
Enseo on Aggressive Growth Path with 5,000 Hotel Rooms Signed in Last Month
Enseo | September 24, 2014
Richardson, Texas – Enseo, an integrator of in-room technology services for the hospitality industry, recently completed contract agreements for more than 25 hotels totaling more than 5,000 rooms, making it the highest in-demand service among integrators of in-room technology. Installation is in progress in more than 60% of the properties with completion of 100% of the rooms expected by end of the year. Enseo's E3 Platform is an IP Over Coax solution and includes the industry's most advanced interactive program guide, Dish Network HD free-to-guest television programming package, mini-guide, Welcome channels, compendium services, and s...
