by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 21, 2012 | News
IHG has announced the InterContinental Hotel St. Petersburg, scheduled to open in 2016. The trapezoid-shaped hotel calls for 173 guestrooms, including a presidential suite; several F&B options that encompass signature dining, cafés, bars, and a rooftop club...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 17, 2012 | News
Apple Core Hotels has unveiled the Broadway @ Times Square Hotel. Now an independent property, the former Comfort Inn will undergo a renovation overseen by Jessica Shaw, principal of Moment Design. Upgrades will include a large lobby lounge; business center with iMac...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 17, 2012 | News
Aloft has made its Latin American debut with two new hotels: the 142-room Aloft Bogota Airport in Colombia and 150-room Aloft San Jose in Costa Rica. Both hotels feature the brand’s signature touches such as loft-like accommodations, re: mix lounge, w xyz bar, a...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 17, 2012 | News
Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama, has reached the halfway point of the renovation to its 346 guestrooms. Updated accommodations feature new wallcoverings, furniture, plush bedding, fixtures, accessories, artwork, large work desks, and granite...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 17, 2012 | News
Element by Westin in Vaughan, Ontario, will open in spring 2013 as the green hotel brand’s first property in Canada. Sustainable amenities will include in-room recycling bins, water-efficient fixtures (which save 5,300 gallons of water per guestroom per year),...