PETALING JAYA—Hilton Petaling Jaya announced plans to pump a total of RM50 million into a major facelift for the hotel. The first renovation of its kind in over a decade, the project seeks to restore the property and is expected to complete by the end 2012. “Hilton Petaling Jaya has been an icon in Petaling for more than 27 years. We are very excited about the renovation as it will not only provide the hotel
STAMFORD, Conn.—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. marked a new milestone with the opening of Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central—the largest hotel to open worldwide in 2012. At nearly 4,000 rooms, it is the largest hotel in Starwood’s global portfolio and the biggest hotel to open in Macau. Consisting of two towers overlooking the Cotai Strip development, the hotel is home to the world’s largest Sheraton Club Lounge, a main ballroom the size of more
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Andaz Savannah opened in the former Avia Savannah in historic downtown Savannah. The hotel just completed a renovation of its public areas to add an Andaz Lounge and introduce a new restaurant, 22 Square, emphasizing fresh regional ingredients and southern specialties. “We look forward to welcoming guests from the community and around the world to experience the dynamic ‘home away from home’ southern hospitality of Andaz Savannah,” said Pedro Perez, general manager, Andaz Savannah,
Interstate Hotels & Resorts Opens the Holiday Inn Express Utrecht Papendorp in the Netherlands
Category: Openings
ARLINGTON, Va.—Interstate Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of the 118-room Holiday Inn Express Utrecht Papendorp in the Netherlands. The hotel is the fourth to open of a nine-hotel portfolio being developed across the Netherlands. The portfolio is jointly owned by Interstate Hotels & Resorts and The Vincent Hotels Group (TVHG) and operated by Interstate under long-term contracts. “I am certain that this hotel, the first Holiday Inn Express in Utrecht, will quickly meet the
SHANGHAI—Talise Spa, the signature spa concept from the Jumeirah, opens its door for the first time in China at the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai. Talise Spa in Jumeirah’s five star hotel in Shanghai is located beside the property’s Fitness Center on the 7th Floor of the hotel, Talise Spa sits at the base of Jumeirah Shanghai’s Yu Cong Atrium, a 14-storey feng shui passageway. Designed according to Chinese feng shui philosophy, every detail in Talise
