Lodging Daily News

Viceroy Hotel Group Plans Property in Cape Verde, West Africa

Posted by LODGING Staff on  April 23, 2013
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LOS ANGELES—Viceroy Hotel Group adds to its growing roster of international properties with the opening of Viceroy Cape Verde in 2017, part of the Sambala community on Santiago Island. Viceroy Cape Verde will feature 150 rooms, three restaurants, a children’s club, and a water sports center. While the hotel is in the early stages of planning, the hotel group has been engaged by the developer of the residential component, Sambala Village, to create a cohesive

DoubleTree by Hilton Opens in Montgomery, Ala.

Posted by LODGING Staff on  April 23, 2013
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MCLEAN, Va.—DoubleTree by Hilton announced the opening of its newest location in Montgomery, Ala. The 131-room DoubleTree by Hilton Montgomery Downtown, formerly a Clarion, has undergone a 16-month, $13 million renovation to transform the property into an upscale, full-service hotel owned and operated by Ascent Hospitality. The transformation was led by the property’s new management team, Tom Quatrochi, general manager, and Missy Sparks, director of sales, together bringing more than 51 years of combined hospitality

Cornerstone Hospitality Enters Partnership to Form Creative Boutique Hotels

Posted by LODGING Staff on  April 22, 2013
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WILLIAMSBURG—Cornerstone Hospitality, a member of the Boutique and Lifestyle Lodging Association, announced that it has entered into a partnership with MB Contractors and Craddock Cunningham Architectural Partners, both of Virginia, to form Creative Boutique Hotels. “We’ve been working collectively on several boutique hotel projects over the last year and felt that we all worked extremely well together. Having a team of partners who can bring a project together from start to finish is invaluable” said

Colorado’s First Dual-Brand Hotel Opens in Denver

Posted by LODGING Staff on  April 22, 2013
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DENVER, Colo.—Colorado’s first dual-brand hotel, Hampton Inn and Suites and Homewood Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown-Convention Center, will celebrate its grand opening this week. Located in downtown Denver, just a half block from the Colorado Convention Center, the property’s ownership group, Denver-based Stonebridge Companies, re-imagined the original Xcel Energy headquarters into the new, first-ever, Hampton Inn and Suites and Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel. The property will split its lobby between the two brands, offering

Iberostar to Open First Resort in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Posted by LODGING Staff on  April 22, 2013
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Spain-based hotel company Iberostar Hotels and Resorts will open the all-inclusive Iberostar Playa Mita in December, the brand’s first property in the leisure destination of Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. “The addition of our Riviera Nayarit resort will make a great inclusion to Iberostar’s portfolio of hotels throughout Mexico and will mark our first on the country’s west coast,” said John Long, vice president of sales and marketing, Iberostar Hotels and Resorts. “It’s in an area that