Lodging Daily News

AUSTIN, Texas—EOS Hospitality standardized its hotels and resorts on Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud Property Management System (PMS). EOS properties such as the Lake Austin Spa Resort and The Perry Hotel in Key West will have real-time access to data to streamline front and back office operations, reduce tasks, and enable staff to provide more personalized services to guests. “As the owner and operator of nearly fifty hotels and resorts across the country, EOS Hospitality needed

CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Charlestowne Hotels announced the opening of the Little Mod Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia. Adjacent to the University of Virginia (UVA) grounds, a revitalized 1960s building is home to the 20-room hotel. One of Charlestowne’s latest development projects, the management company’s in-house creative team worked with developers and designers to conceptualize a hotel brand and eatery. Designed for the modern traveler with a penchant for experiences, Little Mod’s 15 guestrooms have record players, retro

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee, and MILWAUKEE—The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index decreased 2.4 percent in October to a level of 5,600. “Hotel stocks fell for the third consecutive month in October, and performance directionally tracked the broader indices,” said Michael Bellisario, senior hotel research analyst and director at Baird. “Interest rates remained a key driver of performance, and elevated interest rates weighed on real estate stocks, which caused the hotel REITs to be relative outperformers during the month.

CHICAGO—Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Extell Development Company announced the planned expansion of the Grand Hyatt brand in Park City, Utah. Expected to open in late 2024, Grand Hyatt Deer Valley will mark the debut of the Grand Hyatt brand in Utah and will be located at Deer Valley Resort. The property will open as the first luxury hotel within Deer Valley Resort’s forthcoming expansion. Situated 40 minutes from the Salt Lake City International Airport, Grand

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—The Scottsdale Resort & Spa has reached 50 percent completion on its $40 million property-wide renovation as it shows its new guestrooms and three culinary outlets that will begin to open later this month ahead of the completion in January. Driftwood acquired the conference resort in 2022 and embarked on the largest renovation in the property’s 50-year history. As work progressed, Driftwood decided to expand the original scope and budget, plus scale down the