NEENAH, Wis.—Cobblestone Hotels announced the ground breaking of three properties in Texas—the 54-room Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Stanton; the 54-room Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Colorado City; and the 45-room Cobblestone Inn and Suites in Big Lake. “Our expansion into Texas is a great thing for Cobblestone Hotels” says Brian Wogernese, president and co-founder of Cobblestone Hotels. “With these Texas groundbreakings, Cobblestone Hotels has ten hotels in the ground. In addition, we have already
VIENNA, Austria—Kempinski Hotels officially opened Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna with a grand opening gala attended by over 700 guests. Designed as a hotel for the 1873 World Exhibition by Theophil Edvard von Hansen and Heinrich Förster, the building never opened its doors to guests, and it has taken more than 140 years for the building to be put to its original use. Two and a half years of restoration and interior construction were conducted under
From the outside, the January 2013 opening of The Alexander in Indianapolis went as smoothly as possible. Upon arrival at the new downtown property, the first guests enjoyed 209 state-of-the-art guestrooms, a modern mixology program at hip new lounge Plat 99, and an exquisite collection of 40 works of art selected by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, among other top amenities. What they didn’t see were all the problems that occurred during the new property’s
Noble Investment Group Acquires the Courtyard by Marriott Columbus Downtown
Category: Acquisitions, Finance & Development, Real Estate
ATLANTA, Ga.—Noble Investment Group announced the acquisition of the Courtyard by Marriott Columbus Downtown. This historic redevelopment of a 149 room hotel is located along West Spring Street, near Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. “Noble will soon begin a complete property upgrade of the hotel which we believe will enable our team to significantly enhance the property’s performance and maximize its position in the dynamic Columbus market,” said Ben Brunt, a Noble principal. The
MCLEAN, Va.—Homewood Suites by Hilton, the brand of upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotels, announced the opening of its three newest properties: the four story, 109-suite Homewood Suites Victoria, Texas; the four story, 150-suite Homewood Suites Carle Place-Garden City, N.Y.; and the six story, 165-suite Homewood Suites Springfield, Va. These three new property openings push Homewood Suites’ North American footprint to 322 hotels and more than double first quarter openings, compared with the first quarter of 2012.
