Lodging Daily News

During many hotel renovations, old furniture winds up in landfills to make room for new items that fit in with a property’s redesign. But The Dover House Resort, a vacation and timeshare condominium complex in Delray Beach, Fla., decided to take a different approach that offered a sustainable solution while also fitting a tight renovation budget. The resort worked closely with The Refinishing Touch, a company that specializes in refinishing, re-upholstering, and furniture asset management,

Real estate investor and developer Paul Coury has a fascination with historic buildings. Coury is the founder of the Ambassador Hotel Collection, which specializes in turning storied properties into luxury hotel offerings. The collection’s latest project focused on turning the former Gate City National Bank Building in Kansas City, Mo., into a 43-room boutique hotel. “By nature, historic properties end up delivering a more unique experience for a hotel,” says Coury. “If you pick the

Over the past several years, there have been many changes to pest management practices in the lodging industry. The days of spraying entire rooms with pesticides are gone, and the pest control populace has transitioned to more sustainable, non-chemical practices and products that are safer for hotel guests and employees. “This has been my career for 30 years and the changes are unbelievable,” says Robert Corrigan, president of RCM Pest Management Consulting. “The direction and

As more and more foodies begin to seek out travel destinations based on culinary offerings, hotels are working hard to incorporate food and beverage concepts that will stand out—not only in the lodging scene, but in the restaurant scene as well. Several hotels have announced partnerships with celebrity chefs, but the St. Regis in Aspen is doing something a little bit different. The mountain resort opened Chefs Club by Food & Wine last month. The

Meeting demand is growing, and planners are on the hunt for flexible spaces where they can create memorable and, at times, non-traditional events on a budget. Booking windows remain short, however, and hotels are upgrading their meetings and special events spaces to win over clients. “It’s not done on a long-term basis anymore,” says Park Hyatt Washington General Manager Andrew Davidson of bookings. “When you’re dealing with people’s money in the wedding and social markets,