Hospitality

IHG OPENS NEW CANDLEWOOD SUITES’ PROTOTYPE

by admin August 7, 2008

SHERIDAN, WYO. — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has debuted the new Candlewood Suites prototype design with the opening of Candlewood Suites Sheridan in Sheridan. The 75-room hotel features a new building shape, a new exterior color scheme and an increased outdoor residential feeling with a centrally located Gazebo Grill and additional backyard landscaping. The guestrooms feature studio or one-bedroom suite floor plans with a full kitchen, overstuffed recliner, large workspace with desk chair and overhead lighting, and the Comforts of Home™ Bedding Collection. Located at 1709 Sugarland Dr., the property is owned and managed by Sugarland Enterprises, under a license agreement with a company in IHG.

August 7, 2008

HOUSTON AIRPORT DOUBLETREE TRADES HANDS

by admin August 6, 2008

HOUSTON — Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels has brokered the sale of The Doubletree Hotel Houston Intercontinental Airport in Houston. CH Realty IV/IAH Hotel, an affiliate of Crow Holdings Realty Partners IV, acquired the 313-room property from DHM Houston Hotel. The property features 16,011 square feet of meeting space, a fitness facility, an outdoor pool and Jacuzzi, three food and beverage outlets and a business center. The newly renovated property is located less than 1 mile from the airport.

August 6, 2008

Hospitality Southeast

HILTON GARDEN INN JOINS HOTELS AT TAMPA AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT

by admin August 4, 2008

TAMPA, FLA. — Tampa-based McKibbon Hotel Management has opened the 171-room Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Airport/Westshore, located in the 19-acre, mixed-use Avion Park Westshore at the intersection of Spruce and O’Brien streets in Tampa. Hotel amenities include an outdoor heated pool and a fitness center. Hilton Garden is McKibbon’s second development at the park, following June’s opening of TownePlace Suites by Marriott Tampa Westshore. The company’s third project, Homewood Suites by Hilton, will open in December.

August 4, 2008

Hospitality Southeast

HODGES WARD ELLIOTT BROKERS SALE OF STARKVILLE COMFORT SUITES

by admin August 4, 2008

STARKVILLE, MISS. — CSS Starkville LLC has sold a three-story, 76-room Comfort Suites, located at 801 Russell St. in Starkville, to Starkville Hotel Group II LLC for $6.35 million. Hotel amenities include a fitness center and an outdoor pool. Hodges Ward Elliott’s Focused Service Division represented the seller.

August 4, 2008

Hospitality Southeast

MARCUS & MILLICHAP BROKERS FLORIDA HOLIDAY INN SALE

by admin August 1, 2008

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — Jaimin and Niven Patel of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office have brokered Citi Hospitality LLC’s sale of the 263-room Holiday Inn Altamonte Springs, located at 230 W. Highway 436 in Altamonte Springs, to Jade Hospitality LLC for $9.5 million. The buyers will convert the property to the Clarion Hotel brand.

August 1, 2008

Hospitality Northeast

HODGES WARD ELLIOTT NEGOTIATES TWO HOTEL SALES

by admin July 31, 2008

MILFORD AND ROCKLAND, MASS. — Atlanta-based Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) has negotiated the sale of two Massachusetts hotels. The first is the 173-room Milford Sheraton Hotel located in Milford, and the second is the 127-room Rockland Radisson Hotel in Rockland. Linchris Hotel Corp. acquired both of the properties from Ashford Hospitality Trust, with HWE negotiating the transaction. The acquisition price was not disclosed.

July 31, 2008

Hospitality Western

214-ROOM CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL OPENS

by admin July 31, 2008

PORTLAND, ORE. — InterContinental Hotels Group has opened Crowne Plaza Portland-Downtown, which is located at 1441 NE 2nd Ave. in Portland. The hotel is in the final stages of a $3 million conversion from a Holiday Inn. Renovations include a new lobby, new exterior paint, new furniture throughout the hotel, upgraded mattresses in the guestrooms and an upgraded bathroom package. The 10-story, 241-room hotel features a state-of-the-art fitness center, complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access, an indoor pool, a business center and complimentary airport shuttle, as well as a restaurant and lounge. The property is managed by Hollander Investments, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group.

July 31, 2008

Hospitality Southeast

FIVE-STORY HAMPTON INN ROCK HILL SOLD FOR $17.4 MILLION

by admin July 30, 2008

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Cleveland-based Rock South has purchased the five-story, 162-room Hampton Inn Rock Hill from Catawba Hotel Associates for $17.4 million. The 70,000-square-foot building, which will retain its Hampton Inn brand, will undergo extensive renovations. Hotel amenities include more than 1,700 square feet of meeting and boardroom space, a fitness center and a pool. Anthony Falor of Hodges Ward Elliott’s focused service division brokered the transaction.

July 30, 2008

Hospitality Southeast

FORT LAUDERDALE TO GET FLORIDA’S FIRST W CONDOMINIUM HOTEL

by admin July 28, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Construction of Florida-based DYL Group’s 4.5-acre W Fort Lauderdale Hotel & Residences, located at 401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, is scheduled for completion this fall. The property comprises 171 condos, ranging in size from 804 to 1,402 square feet, and 346 hotel rooms in separate 23-story towers. The property, which is the first W condominium hotel project in Florida, also features a restaurant, a nightclub and a spa.

July 28, 2008

Hospitality Southeast

HILTON ORLANDO FINISHES VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION

by admin July 28, 2008

ORLANDO, FLA. — Vertical construction on Apollo Real Estate Advisors and Houston, Texas-based Rida Development Corp.’s 1,400-room Hilton Orlando has been completed. The 19-story building, located at 6001 Canadian Court in Orlando, features 80,000 square feet of ballroom space, 21 meeting rooms and nine boardrooms. The property, which will open in the third quarter of 2009, will be the first hotel connected to the Orange County Convention Center.

July 28, 2008

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