Peppers Kings Square in Perth Acquired by Singapore-Based High Street Holdings for AUD $26m

Main Photo: The Peppers Kings Square hotel in Perth, Western Australia Date: August 2022 Name: Peppers Kings Square…to become Rydges Kings Square Location: Wellington Stree/Shafto Lane, Perth, WA, Australia Number of Keys: 120 Seller: A partnership between Mode Development and Hickory Building Systems, managed by Mantra Group (Accor). The hotel opened in 2016, at a…

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Mandarin Oriental Sell Washington DC Hotel To Henderson Park For $139m

Main Photo: The Mandarin Oriental Washington DC with it’s fabulous view over the Southwest Waterfront Date: August 2022 Name: Mandarin Oriental Washington DC Location: Maryland Avenue SW, Washington DC, USA Number of Keys: 373 Seller: Mandarin Oriental, who opened the hotel in 2004 Buyer: London-based Henderson Park Mandarin Oriental is selling it’s Washington DC hotel…

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Hampton by Hilton Dublin Opens It’s Doors

Main Photo: The newly opened Hampton By Hilton in Dublin Date: July 2022 Name: Hampton by Hilton Dublin City Location: Opposite the Four Courts and Law Library in Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland Number of Keys: 249 Seller: The site was the long-derelict River House office block that once housed the city’s motor tax office Buyer: JMK…

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Room Mate Hotels Close to Sale To Angelo Gordon Westmont JV

Main Photo: The bedroom at Room Mate Macarena – Gran Via, Madrid Date: July 2022 Name: Room Mate Hotels and Be Mate serviced apartments Location: Across Europe: Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy and Miami & New York, Istanbul and Mexico City Number of Keys: 2,000 across 28 properties Seller: Room Mate, started by Olympic equestrian Kike…

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Splendid Hospitality Acquire Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock

Main Photo: The Holiday Inn at Brentford Lock Date: July 2022 Name: Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock Location: Overlooking the water at Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK Number of Keys: 134 Seller: Brightbay Real Estate Partners Buyer: Splendid Hospitality Splendid Hospitality Group has announced the acquisition of Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock from Brightbay Real Estate…

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81-Key Mere Knutsford Sold to UAE-Based Select Group

Main Photo: The Mere Hotel, renowned in the Cheshire area Date: July 2022 Name: The Mere Golf Resort & Spa Location: Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK Number of Keys: 81 Seller: The Boler family, acquired the hotel by father Stephen in 1984, and had been run by son Mark since 1997. They sold the hotel in…

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Knight Frank Says: UK Serviced Apartment Sector Shows Resilience – With YTD Profitability 20% Ahead of the Regional UK Hotel Market

Main Photo: The Other House, one of 2022’s opening in London’s South Kensington; Photo Credit: Jack Hardy Date: July 2022 Name: Serviced Apartments/Aparhotels Location: UK (and probably the same in Europe) Number of Keys: 27,000 + in the UK Who Said: Knight Frank LLP Throughout the extended lockdowns and periods of recovery which followed, the…

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Annie Cannon-Brookes Buys Dunk Island for AUD$25m

Main Photo: Dunk Island Date: July 2022 Name: Dunk Island Location: Great Barrier Reef, Australia Number of Keys: Before Cyclone Yasi ravaged the island, there was 160 room resort hotel on the island Seller: In July 2021 Mark Spillane tried to acquire the island through his company Upsense Media Capital, but he failed….so the current…

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Bulgari Signs It’s 13th Property, In The Maldives, To Open 2025

Main Photo: The new hotel envisaged Date: July 2022 Name: Bulgari Resort Ranfushi Location: Raa Atoll, Maldives Number of Keys: 54 keys including a Bulgari Villa on a separate exclusive island comprising 33 Beach Villas each with individual swimming pool and 20 Overwater Villas  Seller: The site was previously a virgin island Buyer: Bulgari Hotels…

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ARA H-Trust To Divest 4 Hyatt Place Hotels for US$32.5m

Main Photo: The Hyatt Place Pittsburgh Cranberry, Pennsylvania, one of the four hotels to be sold in the deal Date: July 2022 Names: Hyatt Place Pittsburgh Cranberry, Hyatt Place Birmingham Inverness, Hyatt Place Cincinnati Northeast and Hyatt Place Cleveland Independence Locations: Pennsylvania, Alabama and two in Ohio Number of Keys: TBA Seller: Singapore listed ARA…

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251-Key Five-Star Sofitel For Sale, Adelaide, Australia

Location: Currie Street, an island site in Adelaide’s CBD, within close proximity to the city’s premium commercial office buildings and leisure demand drivers Name: Sofitel Adelaide Guide Price: AUD$180m plus Guide Price per Key: AUD$720k+ No. of Keys: 251 rooms and suites (25)…32-storey building, of which the hotel occupies the first 24 floors, with 69…

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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Completes Sale of The Marker San Francisco For $77m to Stockdale Capital Partners

Main Photo: The Marker Hotel, San Francisco Date: July 2022 Name: The Marker, originally built in 1910 as the Bellevue Hotel Location: Geary Street, San Francisco, California, USA Number of Keys: 208, including 42 suites Seller: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Buyer: Stockdale Capital Partners, headed up by Steven and Shawn Yari Pebblebrook Hotel Trust announced that…

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Airfares and Hotel Tariffs Skyrocket for Qatar World Cup Period

Date: July 2022 Location: Qatar What Did They Say:  Fans from around the world panic as airfares, hotel tariffs skyrocket for Qatar World Cup season Who They: Arabian Business magazine Main photo: Admares thought they had it cracked with bringing in 16 floating hotels Football fans from around the world, including from the Indian sub-continent –…

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46 Hectares Land, With Planning Permission For Two Hotel Sites, to Yield 180 Two-Bed Villas and 20 Hotel Bedooms in Total, Melides-Comporta, 135 KM South of Lisbon, Portugal

Location: Aberta Nova Beach, 34km South of Comporta, 194 km North of Faro Airport Name: Open to new owner Guide Price: €10m for land; €5m infrastructure cost; €10m plus construction costs for the two hotels…all-in around €36m Guide Price per Room: €90k plus per bedroom No. of Keys: 80 two-bed Villas plus 10 hotel rooms…

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