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NY Hyatt Invests $12 Million In Ballroom Upgrade NEW YORK—The Empire Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt Hotel here, originally built in 1917, has undergone a $12 million renovation. Continued... Posted 3/10/2010 - 8:17:24 AM |
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Cambria Suites Opens In Ft. Lauderdale FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—Choice Hotels International's Cambria Suites brand has added a new hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Continued... Posted 3/9/2010 - 9:13:14 AM |
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Stonebridge Wraps Renovation At CO Hampton Inn GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO—Stonebridge Companies has completed a four-month renovation project at the Hampton Inn Glenwood Springs here. Continued... Posted 3/5/2010 - 9:18:49 AM |
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 Personnel Changes At P/Kaufmann NEW YORK—P/Kaufmann Contract has made several personnel changes within its organization. Continued... Posted 3/2/2010 - 5:19:01 PM |
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Radisson Plaza-Warwick Completes Renovation PHILADELPHIA, PA—The Radisson Plaza-Warwick Philadelphia here has completed a five-year, $22 million renovation project. Continued... Posted 3/2/2010 - 9:01:52 AM |
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Valley Forge Donates Bedding To Haitian Earthquake Survivors FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—Valley Forge Fabrics has donated 300 sets of sheets to the American Red Cross to survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. Continued... Posted 3/1/2010 - 12:46:27 PM |
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Renovation of Sheraton Denver Downtown Completed DENVER— Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has completed the $70 million renovation to the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Colorado’s largest hotel. The hotel’s renovation is part of a $6 billion brand-wide global revitalization effort, which includes upgrading 100 hotels in the U.S., renovating 50,000 guest rooms and re-designing more than 100 new lobbies. Continued... Posted 11/20/2009 - 11:20:50 AM |
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Finding the positives as a challenging year closes So, is 2009 over yet? The good news is that one of the more difficult years economically over the past half-century will soon be a memory and 2010 will give everyone in the hotel design community a chance to hit the reset button and look toward what we all hope will be a brighter year financially. Continued... Posted 11/6/2009 - 5:01:06 PM |
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Strategic planning could make all the difference For the past year, everyone in the hotel industry has been working as hard as possible to maintain the status quo in the midst of a credit crisis, projects falling through and declining rates. But at some point, we all have to pick up the pieces and look forward. Continued... Posted 11/6/2009 - 5:02:22 PM |
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Recession Taking Designers Down New Avenues According to some experts, we may not yet have hit the bottom of this recession. Or we just did very recently. It depends who you believe and what your own experience has been. For the hotel industry, the news is not particularly surprising or unexpected, as the majority of companies in all segments of business have kicked into survival mode in an effort to stay afloat in this global downturn. Continued... Posted 10/5/2009 - 9:51:20 AM |
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Sacrificing Style For Price A Short-Sighted Decision It was just about a year ago that the economic world came to a screeching halt. The credit market’s seized, panic ensued on Wall Street and the ripple effect across the nation hit nearly every industry including hospitality. Continued... Posted 10/5/2009 - 9:48:47 AM |
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Midscale Brand Revamps A Sign Of The Times Change is inevitable, and while we all struggle through these trying economic times, it’s important to recognize that as an industry, the importance of quality design has not diminished. If anything, it has been heightened as falling occupancy and RevPAR has left hotels competing more aggressively than ever to maintain market share. Continued... Posted 7/30/2009 - 12:00:12 PM |
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Economic Realities Sharpening Business Acumen The state of the nation’s economy has been much discussed since early last fall when credit markets seized and the stock market tanked. Businesses from coast to coast were forced to quickly adapt to the new reality of operating in what some have termed “The Great Recession.” Continued... Posted 7/30/2009 - 11:45:54 AM |
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Slowdown A Good Time To Evaluate Sustainability The sustainability movement in the hospitality industry has hit a slow down largely because of the nation’s economic recession. While some sustainable-focused projects are going forward, others are either being delayed or revamped to include building materials and other items that are not “green” focused. Continued... Posted 4/3/2009 - 3:49:22 PM |
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Case Study: Holiday Inn Express Lake Worth, TX CONCEPT: When the lobby of the 69-unit Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Lake Worth, TX was planned, the goal was to have an upscale look, according to Anil Patel, president of Krisnik Management & Development, the owner and developer of the property. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:58:21 PM |
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Case Study: The Charles Hotel CONCEPT: The 294-room Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA, has always positioned itself at the cutting edge of technology and amenities. According to its general manager, Alex Attia, it was one of the first hotels to have down comforters and Bose radios in guestrooms. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:57:36 PM |
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Case Study: Atrium Court Hotel CONCEPT: When the lobby and public space of the 150-room Atrium Court Hotel were planned, the idea was to adopt “a professional, business-casual style,” noted Jason Curtis, general manager of the Rockville, MD property, which previously operated as a Quality Suites. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:56:54 PM |
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Case Study: Waikiki Plantation Spa CONCEPT: Looking to literally elevate the spa experience for its guests, Outrigger Enterprises opened a duplex spa on the rooftop of its 17-story, 525-room Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach hotel in Honolulu, raising the building’s height by a floor. “We wanted to make an all-inclusive experience here,” said Jim Heather, general manager. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:56:19 PM |
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Case Study: Ocean Edge Resort & Club CONCEPT: A $20-million renovation project consisting of various phases has been taking place at the Ocean Edge Resort & Club in Brewster, MA, for a few years now, with the expansive, 429-acre resort’s guestrooms as the main event. During this past winter, 55 of the Cape Cod resort’s spacious rooms, including deluxe one-bedroom villas, were renovated and now feature a new Cape Cod casual décor. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:55:44 PM |
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Case Study: Nativo Lodge CONCEPT: The design of each of the six properties that comprise Heritage Hotels & Resorts is meant to evoke— and be truthful to— the history and culture of its Southwestern location. At the 147-room Nativo Lodge in Albuquerque, the lobby— guests’ first formal impression of the property— makes this eminently clear. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:55:07 PM |
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Case Study: James Chicago CONCEPT: James Hotels’ Scottsdale hotel had a reputation for cool, contemporary design. When the company sold the property this year and subsequently opened a James in downtown Chicago, the expectation was that the new hotel, a conversion of a former all-suites property, would come up with an urban equivalent. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:54:29 PM |