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AC Hotels by Marriott Launches in North America
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,…
News December 9The Watergate Hotel to Reopen Summer 2015
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…
News December 9The Luxury Collection Debuts in Japan
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…
News December 9
Smyth, a Thompson Hotel
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…
Projects December 9
Smyth, A Thompson Hotel
Gachot Studios designs a local haven in New York’s TriBeCa district
News December 9W Amsterdam Expands Before Fall Opening
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has plans to expand the W Amsterdam with the addition of a second building. Originally conceived as a single-building property set in a former telephone…
News December 8Gensler, Wilson Associates Design the JW Marriott Houston Downtown
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Pearl Hospitality opened the 328-room JW Marriott Houston Downtown. Housed in the 104-year-old Samuel F. Carter Building, the hotel is the JW Marriott brand’s…
News December 8Meliá Hotels Opens 10th Hotel in Indonesia
Meliá Hotels International has opened a new hotel in Bali, the Meliá Ubud. Meliá Hotels International has signed a management agreement with PT Pilar Prambanan Investama for the new hotel.…
News December 8
