Lodging Daily News

Remember when hotel guests got excited over free HBO and still-in-the-theater movies on pay-per-view? Pete Sears, a 24-year Hyatt veteran, recalls those simpler days. Now, in our 24/7 digital age, guests have loftier expectations, and hotels are investing in new technologies to make a splash. “The digital world is such a big part of everyone’s lives right now,” says Sears, senior vice president of North America operations for Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. “People are demanding

Although New York City is far from lacking in the boutique hotel market, Refinery Hotel promises to offer something different to the city’s lodging scene. Built in a former millinery building in the Garment District known as the Colony Arcade, the property is taking cues from the past to develop a loft-like, industrial-chic hotel that pays homage to the building’s hat-making history. “We felt that Refinery should offer guests a very tailored, sophisticated experience,” says

For Steve Bartolin, president of The Broadmoor, the recently announced $60-million renovation that is scheduled to take place over the next two years is just another step in the evolution of the historic Colorado Springs resort. “If you look at us historically, we’ve kind of ignored recessions,” he says. “We just continue to reinvest in the property and have done so for the past 20 years. Obviously we think that the money we’re expending is

When the Mandarin Oriental hotel opened in Manhattan in 2003, guests were hardly clamoring for wireless Internet access. But a few years later, Apple released the iPhone and Amazon launched its Kindle e-reader. Then came the iPad, and suddenly guests who once traveled with just a laptop were lugging several wireless devices to the hotel. By 2011, Mandarin Oriental, New York needed an upgrade to keep up with the insatiable demand for fast and accessible

Milwaukee has a strong brewing heritage, and the former Pabst Brewery is one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. The brewery is currently undergoing a complete overhaul and is in the midst of becoming a thriving community of residential apartments, retail stores, office space, educational facilities, and a converted, extended-stay hotel called The Brewhouse Inn & Suites. The all-suite hotel will be located in what were once the brew house and mill house buildings of