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Virgin Hotels New Orleans Appoints Executive Chef Chris Borges
Virgin Hotels New Orleans | November 14, 2023
New Orleans Native to Lead the Culinary Team at Commons Club NEW ORLEANS, LA (November 2023) – Since opening its doors in August 2021, Virgin Hotels New Orleans has become one of the Crescent City’s top destinations for locals and visitors seeking an array of vibrant culinary and cocktail experiences. Now, with the holiday season looming large on the horizon, the lifestyle hotel brand is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Chris Borges as Executive Chef of Commons Club, the property’s signature dining concept. There, the seasoned chef and Louisiana native will bring to the fore his signature culinary savvy, introducing a m...
Virgin Hotels New Orleans Opens in The Big Easy’s Warehouse District
Virgin Hotels New Orleans | August 19, 2021
NEW ORLEANS – August 19, 2021 – Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, opens the doors to Virgin Hotels New Orleans on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Located in the city's artsy Warehouse District, the new hotel delivers thoughtful yet playful references to the city. The hotel features multiple dining and drinking outlets, including the 13th-floor bar, Dreamboat, a cocktail lounge; The Pool Club, a rooftop pool, restaurant, and bar; Commons Club, the brand's flagship restaurant, bar and lounge, and Funny Library Coffee Shop—plus various meeting and event spaces. "We're excited to...
Virgin Hotels New Orleans Set for Fall Opening
Virgin Hotels | May 19, 2021
Miami, FL (May 2021) – Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, announces today that reservations are live for the brand's latest property: Virgin Hotels New Orleans. Reservations are currently being accepted for stays starting Labor Day weekend and can be made directly on the hotel's website virginhotels.com/new-orleans or by calling (833) 859-0044. Situated in the city's Warehouse District, Virgin Hotels New Orleans will join the growing number of new restaurants, galleries and shops in the prospering area. Located at 550 Baronne Street near the Central Business District, the new-build hotel...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotel opening in New Orleans in 2021; hotel will cost $80M, host 230 rooms
May 22, 2019
May 23-- May 23--Virgin Group's idiosyncratic founder, Richard Branson, shoveled dirt with Mayor LaToya Cantrell Thursday to symbolically mark the start of construction on a new 230-room Virgin Hotel, which is slated to open in 2021. The $80 million project, going up at 550 Baronne Street, on the corner of Layette Street in the Warehouse District, is a joint venture with Maryland-based Buccini/Pollin Group, which is also in partnership with Virgin Hotels on a project in Nashville, Tennessee. The New Orleans hotel, which will be managed by Virgin Hotels and jointly owned with BPG, will be the seventh Virgin Hotel to open in the U.S. ...
Virgin Hotels to Take on New Orleans with New Lifestyle Hotel
Virgin Hotels | January 24, 2017
MIAMI, Jan. 24, 2017 / -- Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, has announced plans to open and operate a new hotel in the Warehouse District of New Orleans. Expected to break ground in April 2017 and open its doors in early 2019, Virgin Hotels New Orleans will be developed by Dallas-based Gatehouse Capital. Raul Leal, CEO of Virgin Hotels, commented, "New Orleans is an incredibly special city and one Virgin Hotels has had an eye on from the beginning. The history, the food, the music, the spirit - they all work together to make it a one-of-a-kind destination for both business and lei...
