LONDON—Malmaison Group, the owner of UK boutique hotel brands Malmaison and Hotel du Vin, and KSL Capital Partners announced that an affiliate of KSL has acquired Malmaison. KSL, based in Denver, Colorado, is a U.S. private equity firm dedicated to investing in travel and leisure businesses. KSL is planning to invest significantly in the existing portfolio and in the growth of both hotel brands. The investment will support the current development strategy initiated by CEO
DENVER—The Residence Inn Denver City Center has completed a $2 million renovation with upgrades to the hotel’s lobby, meeting space, guestrooms and eighth floor patio, which now features a fire pit and gas grill. The updates, headed by Ricca Newmark Designs, include new furniture and color schemes. Renovations include the addition of lounge chairs, placed by fireplaces and common tables, sofas, and ottomans are clustered throughout the space for larger parties. The updated guestrooms feature
Carlson Rezidor executives unveiled a new brand identity for its upper-midscale, select-service brand at the 2013 Country Inns and Suites Business Conference, held this week at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, in Miami, Fla. The leadership and branding teams showed off the new logo, design elements, and direction of the brand to a record crowd of more than 700 hotel owners, operators, and general managers. And one thing is for sure—Country Inns and Suites is focused
Garden Court Hotel Offering Startups a Hand
Category: Marketing, Meetings & Events, Operations, Smart Strategy
With its central location in Silicon Valley and its close proximity to Stanford University, the Garden Court Hotel knows that the business community surrounding the property is full of tech startups that are developing ideas and applications for the future. To help budget-strapped startups reach their goals and grow their businesses, the Garden Court is offering a special discounted package that allows small tech companies the use of the hotel’s facilities for conducting meetings and
STAMFORD, Conn.—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced that its Aloft brand has debuted in Cupertino, Calif. Aloft Cupertino is the brand’s third hotel in California and its first in Silicon Valley. Owned by Shashi Corporation and managed by Azul Hospitality Group, the hotel offers 123 guestrooms. “We are thrilled to bring Aloft to Cupertino where we expect it will emerge as a favorite with savvy travelers and area professionals in a community that buzzes with
