urgo hotels & resorts
IHG Hotels & Resorts Opens New Holiday Inn Express in Washington, DC
IHG Hotels & Resorts | December 14, 2022
ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2022 --- IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 destinations and 18 brands, today announces the grand opening of Holiday Inn Express Washington, DC Downtown. Located in the trendy Mt. Vernon Triangle neighborhood, the hotel is steps away from iconic DC locations including, US Capitol, US Supreme Court, Library of Congress, Union Station, the National Mall, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and Capital One Arena. Operating under the management of Urgo Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express Washington, DC Downtown features 247 spacious rooms with all the...
Urgo Hotels & Resorts Opens Hotel Indigo Flushing in New York’s Queens Neighborhood
IHG Hotels & Resorts | July 18, 2022
The 150-room Hotel Indigo Flushing, managed by Urgo Hotels & Resorts, tells the stories of the community’s rich past and diverse present, weaving its sights, sounds and flavors into the design and guest experience. Flushing’s reputation as a cultural melting pot began centuries ago when it became the setting of the first commercial fruit tree nursery in the U.S., grown with seeds sourced on trade routes between China, the Middle East and Europe. Today, the Taiwanese immigrants who first opened businesses decades ago are joined by international newcomers. Design firm JacksonCreative Group has combined this storytelling with organic mat...
HHM to Integrate Urgo Hotels & Resorts Into Its Existing Platform
HHM | June 8, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 08, 2022 -- HHM and Urgo Hotels & Resorts (“Urgo”) have entered into a definitive agreement that, upon closing, will result in Urgo becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of HHM and, as part of the total consideration, the founding members of Urgo will become shareholders of HHM. The combined company will operate over 235 hotels in North America, with HHM expanding into Canada, entering new markets in the U.S., while adding mountain leisure, development and condo-hotel management capabilities to its portfolio. This represents HHM's second strategic M&A transaction in 2022, after it closed earlier in the yea...
MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa Appoints Milan Drager as New General Manager
MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa | August 12, 2021
SONOMA, CA – August 12, 2021 – Lat33 Capital, formerly known as IMH Financial Corporation, and Urgo Hotels & Resorts announce the appointment of General Manager Milan Drager to Sonoma’s iconic MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa. With a career bolstered by two decades of experience inclusive of Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond properties, Drager aims to draw upon his unique and extensive hospitality expertise to guide MacArthur Place forward following its recent $25 million renovation. “We are pleased to have Milan join the team and look forward to having his leadership at the forefront to uphold MacArthur Place’s legacy of g...
Urgo Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa in Sonoma, California
Urgo Hotels & Resorts | May 20, 2021
BETHESDA, Md./SONOMA, Calif., May 20, 2021—Officials of Urgo Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel company that operates, develops, invests and owns hotels and resorts throughout North America, announced that it has taken over operations of the 64-room MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa in Sonoma, Calif. The property is a Forbes Four-Star hotel on five acres of land in downtown Sonoma with luxury guestrooms and amenities. The hotel also features a variety of upscale, world-class dining options designed to appeal to both guests and locals alike. “We continue to grow our portfolio of boutique, independent and lifestyle hotels througho...
Urgo Hotels & Resorts Adds Moxy Miami South Beach to Management Portfolio
Urgo Hotels & Resorts | March 16, 2021
BETHESDA, Md./MIAMI — March 16, 2021 — Officials of Urgo Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel company that develops, invests, owns and operates hotels and resorts throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, today announced that it has assumed management of the newly opened, 202-room Moxy Miami South Beach. Developed and owned by Lightstone, one of the largest and most diversified privately-held real estate companies in the United States, the new-build hotel marks the brand’s first resort-style property in the world. “The Moxy Miami South Beach is the perfect addition to our ever-growing portfolio of lifestyle hotels a...
Whiteface Lodge Taps Joe Giannino as General Manager
Whiteface Lodge | November 5, 2020
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Nov. 5, 2020 – Whiteface Lodge is pleased to announce that Joe Giannino has been appointed general manager of the AAA Four-Diamond, luxury all-suite resort in Lake Placid, N.Y. Giannino brings a wealth of knowledge to Whiteface Lodge with 30 years of experience at both branded and boutique hotels and resorts, as well as upscale restaurant operations. Among his first leadership projects was a food donation effort at Whiteface Lodge, organized in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Farmers to Families Program, which handed out packages of fresh and dried foods to area residents in need. Refl...
Lightstone Celebrates Topping Out of Moxy South Beach
Lightstone | August 23, 2019
MIAMI, August 23, 2019 - National real estate investor and developer Lightstone announced today the topping out of construction at Moxy South Beach, which is scheduled to open in Fall 2020. The 202-key, eight-story hotel, located at 915 Washington Ave. marks Lightstone’s fourth Moxy Hotel development in partnership with Marriott and the company’s first Moxy property outside of New York. With interiors designed by Rockwell Group and architecture designed by Kobi Karp, Moxy South Beach will span 78,000 gross square feet. Its lobby will feature an outdoor courtyard that threads together a series of spaces, including a restaurant; all-da...
