Hospitality Design

Ashford Hospitality Makes $1.3 Billion Bid for FelCor Lodging Trust

Real estate investment trust Ashford Hospitality Trust has made a public bid to acquire FelCor Lodging Trust for $1.27 billion. Ashford, which owns a 4.5 percent stake (137.5 million shares)…

HKS to Design h.Club LA at the Redbury Hollywood

HKS has been appointed architect for h.Club LA, the first global extension of London’s Hospital Club, established in 2004 by philanthropist and entrepreneur Paul G. Allen as a private “club…

Concord Hospitality Launches Buckeye Bourbon House in Ohio

Concord Hospitality has launched its first bar, Buckeye Bourbon House, at the Residence Inn by Marriott in Columbus, Ohio. Concord serves as the owner and operator of the 4,000-square-foot venue…

Muza Lab Completes Guestroom Upgrade at Belmond Mount Nelson

Inge Moore and her London-based Muza Lab team have completed work on the renovated Belmond Mount Nelson hotel’s 48 guestrooms and suites in Cape Town. The redesign was steered by…

Washington Park Hotel Makes Official Debut in South Beach

South Beach’s Washington Park Hotel has celebrated its grand opening with the launch of its Employees Only bar and restaurant. Comprising five Art Deco-style structures first built in the 1940s,…

Judges Announced for 13th Annual HD Awards

Hospitality Design (HD) magazine has announced the esteemed panel of industry professionals who will choose the winners and finalists for the 13th annual HD Awards for both project and product…

Lodging Econometrics: Supply Growth Hits 1.6 Percent in 2016

Based on industry-wide operating metrics, Lodging Econometrics (LE) has reported that 2016 saw the opening of 842 hotels and 98,990 guestrooms in the U.S. The numbers—the highest reported since 2009—reflect…

Beijing Tongying Center InterContinental Hotel

Thirty years ago, hotels in Beijing were state-owned, often drab and unappealing. Now, there’s fierce competition among major international brands to stand out in the bustling metropolis. Take, for example,…

Photos: Beijing Tongying Center InterContinental Hotel