by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 9, 2014 | News
The Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC will open its doors in summer 2015 following an extensive $125 million renovation. Italian architect Luigi Moretti originally designed the hotel in 1961. The hotel’s current owners, Euro Capital Properties, have tapped...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 9, 2014 | News
Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto joins Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Owned by Mori Trust Co., the hotel marks the first Luxury Collection property in Japan. The hotel will join a portfolio of 23 Luxury Collection hotels in Asia Pacific, including...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 9, 2014 | Projects
Instead of focusing on an ultra-cool, inaccessible ideal for the redesign of the Smyth, a Thompson Hotel, Christine Gachot, co-founder of Gachot Studios, wanted the public spaces of the 5-year-old hotel to be more welcoming—intimate yet communal. The Tribeca-area...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 9, 2014 | News
Founded by Katherine Adams, who also serves as president, Pierpoint is a custom boutique textile company specializing in both fabrics and rugs. The company was formed to use the capabilities and capacities of Adams’ longtime overseas manufacturing relationships and to...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 9, 2014 | News
Marriott International opened the AC Hotel New Orleans Bourbon, marking the official debut of AC Hotels by Marriott in North America. Originally founded in 1998 by Spanish hotelier Antonio Catalan, AC Hotels is a prominent hotel brand in Spain. Following its success...