NEENAH, Wisc.—Cobblestone Hotels announced the opening of the Cobblestone Inn and Suites in Harvey, N.D. “This is our fourth hotel to open in North Dakota and our first one to open in 2013,” says Brian Wogernese, president and co-founder of Cobblestone Hotels. “We have many more to come this year as a brand. Currently we have seven properties under construction and many more under development.” The new Cobblestone Inn and Suites has 32 rooms including
CEO Sit Down With Niki Leondakis
Category: Checking In
Last year Joie de Vivre and Thompson hotels merged to form Commune Hotels and Resorts, with Niki Leondakis, formerly of Kimpton, stepping in as the new company’s CEO in November. Other big announcements included acquisition of the historic Chicago Athletic Association building and the development of a new micro-hotel concept that will debut in Manhattan. While it was difficult to leave Kimpton behind after being there nearly 20 years, Leondakis said she couldn’t pass up
GIC Real Estate Completes Acquisition of Three Waldorf Astoria Resorts
Category: Acquisitions, Finance & Development, Real Estate
MCLEAN, Va.— GIC Real Estate, the real estate arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), has completed its purchase of three landmark resorts managed by the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts brand of Hilton Worldwide. They are: the 740-room Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, Phoenix, Ariz.; the 780-room Grand Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii; and the 796-room La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, Calif. The transition of ownership will have no impact on
CHICAGO—Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Cap Vermell Hotel Proyectos y Promociones, S.L., a Spanish real estate development company, for a new Park Hyatt hotel in Mallorca. Park Hyatt Mallorca will be the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Mallorca, an island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Spain. Scheduled to open in 2015, the 142-room luxury resort hotel will be built in the style
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica—Hilton Garden Inn broke ground on their latest hotel project in Costa Rica, the Hilton Garden Inn San José Sabana. The hotel, which is expected to be completed in April of 2015, is owned by Stanley Rattner, president, Desarrolladora Parque la Sabana. The official ceremony took place on Monday, February 11, with the Mayor of San José, Johnny Araya, Alan Roberts, vice president, brand performance and sales support, Hilton Garden Inn, senior
