Germany’s First Radisson Collection Hotel Opens in the Heart of Berlin

Main Photo: The new hotel’s lobby with the famous AquaDom, the world’s largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium with 1,600 tropical fish Date: January 2022 Name: The Radisson Collection Hotel, Berlin…was previously the Radisson Blu Location: Overlooking the Spree River, within the DomAquaree City Complex, which opened in 2004, Berlin Mitte, Germany. The development project was financed…

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Schroders Capital and Extendam Sell AC Hotel by Marriott Nice

Main Photo: The AC Hotel by Marriott, just sold by Schroders/Extendam JV Date: January 2022 Name: AC Hotel by Marriott Nice Location: Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France Number of Keys: 143 Seller: Schroders Capital and Extendam JV, who acquired the hotel in 2017 Buyer: Unnamed Owner-Operator Schroders Capital and Extendam have finalized the sale of the AC Hotel by Marriott in Nice…

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Trinity Investments and Oaktree JV Acquire W Hollywood for US$197m

Main Photo: The W Hollywood Date: December 2021 Name: The W Hollywood Location: Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA Number of Keys: 305 rooms and suites Seller: Host Hotels & Resorts, that acquired the hotel in 2017 for US$219m. The hotel opened in 2010, developed by Gatehouse Capital and owned in a joint venture by…

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Perseus Group obtains €93m Loan for French Hotels Via Cheyne Capital

Main Photo: The former Convent of the Visitation, acquired by Perseus in March 2021 Date: December 2021 Name: Perseus Hotels Locations: These two: Nice and Paris, France…new projects planned in France, Italy, Greece and Portugal  Number of Keys: Owner: Perseus Hotels, founded by Valery Grego Funder: Cheyne Capital Perseus Group has completed secured senior and…

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Selina Announces SPAC Merger Worth $1.2 billion

Main Photo: Selina Granada Date: December 2021 Name: Selina Hospitality Locations: North America, South America, Middle East and Europe Number of Keys: 22,400 with plans to add 40,000 more keys by 2025 Owner: Selina Hospitality Investor/Merger Partner: BOA Acquisition Corp Selina is planning to go public via a SPAC merger with BOA Acquisition Corp at…

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Prism Hotels & Resorts Acquired by Aimbridge Hospitality

Main Photo: Hilton El Conquistador Tucson Date: December 2021 Names: Some 50 hotels across the USA under brands such as Hilton, Hyatt, IHG and Marriott Locations: Across the USA Number of Keys: TBA Seller: Prism Hotels & Resorts Buyer: Aimbridge Hospitality Dallas-based Prism Hotels & Resorts, an award-winning, full-service hotel management, investment and advisory services…

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Boutique Hotel Group Experimental Targets US After €350m investment

Main Photo: Il Palazzo Experimental, Venice Date: December 2021 Name: Experimental Group Locations: USA, UK Number of Keys: N/A Seller: Experimental Group Buyer: Brookfield Commercial real estate group Brookfield has made a $350 million investment in European hospitality firm Experimental Group. That deal is expected to enable Experimental to open as many as 15 new…

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Noble Acquires Portfolio of Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt Branded Hotels

Main Photo: Hyatt House Tallahassee Capitol – University Date: December 2021 Names: Residence Inn by Marriott Charlottesville Downtown, Hyatt House Tallahassee Capitol – University, and the Hampton Inn & Suites Tallahassee Capitol – University.  Location: Charlottesville, Virginia and Tallahassee, Florida, USA Number of Keys: 368 Seller: TBA…The Residence Inn opened in March 2016, and was…

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Reuben Family Plan £180m Fund for London’s Admiralty Arch

Main Photo: Admiralty Arch, London…courtesy Hilton Waldorf Astoria Date: December 2021 Name: Waldorf Astoria London Admiralty Arch Location: The Mall, London, England, UK Number of Keys: 100+ Owner/Seller: Prime Investors Capital (PIC) Lender/Buyer: Reuben Family The billionaire Reuben family is closing in on a £180m deal to further fund the transformation of Admiralty Arch into…

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Fortress Acquires Majority Stake in PREM Group

Main Photo: Tulfarris Hotel & Golf, Co. Wicklow, Ireland Date: December 2021 Name: PREM Group Locations: Ireland, UK, Belgium and Netherlands Number of Keys: 3,000+ Seller: PREM Group Buyer: Fortress Investment Group LLC The US Fortress Investment Group LLC has acquired a majority stake in Dublin-based serviced apartment and hotel company PREM Group through an…

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Vail Snaps Up Three US Ski Resorts – Severn Springs, Hidden Valley & Laurel Mountain

Main Photo: The Seven Springs Mountain Resort, including The Slopeside Hotel Date: December 2021 Names: Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, Hidden Valley Resort and the operations of Laurel Mountain Ski Area Location: An hour (60 miles) south-east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Number of Keys: 418 hotel and conference centre…and a lot of snow! Seller:…

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Boundary London Acquired by James McCulloch’s Harcourt Inns

Main Photo: The Boundary hotel in London’s trendy Shoreditch Date: December 2021 Name: The Boundary London Hotel Location: Shoreditch, East London, England, UK Number of Keys: 17 Seller: Opened by London’s Restaurant Guru, Sir Terence Conran, in 2009. His Preston & Conran business went into administration in 2018 Buyer: Harcourt Inns, headed up by James…

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Mitsis Hotels Expands Further to 6,500 Keys in Greece

Main Photo: The 500 room Blue Domes Resort, Kos with 10 pools, 11 restaurants and 6 bars! Date: December 2021 Name: The Mitsis Group Location: A new five-star on Mykonos and plans for three hotels in Rhodes, Greece Number of Keys: 225 in Mykonos Seller: TBA Buyer: The Mitsis Group, with help from Enterprise Greece…

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Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab Opens in Dubai

Main Photo: The new Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – imagined Date: December 2021 Name: Jumeriah Marsa Al Arab Location: The property is adjacent to the wave-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel and sailboat-inspired Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai Number of Keys: 386 rooms and suites, four penthouses, as well as 83 luxury hotel apartment suites Seller:…

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Davidson Kempner Wins Race For Luxury Hotel Portfolio in Portugal

Main Photo: The Conrad Algarve, one of the hotels included in the deal Date: December 2021 Name: Nau Hotels – a portfolio of luxury hotels, including the Conrad Algarve, the Cascatas Golf & Resort Spa by Hilton and the NAU group, of La Vie shopping centers, among other real estate assets.  Location: Across Portugal Number…

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Aloft Liverpool Hotel Sold to Fragrance Group Off £12m Guide Price

Main Photo: The Aloft Liverpool Date: December 2021 Name: The Aloft Liverpool Location: North John Street, Liverpool City Centre, England, UK Number of Keys: 116 Seller: North John Street LLP…The property was built around the year 1900 as the head office of the Royal Insurance Company and was converted into a 116-bedroom hotel under the…

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