Henderson Park Acquire 12-Strong UK Hilton Portfolio From Amaris Hospitality/LRC

Main Photo: Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Date: October 2021 Name: Under three Hilton brands – Hilton Hotels & Resorts; Hilton Garden Inn; and DoubleTree by Hilton Locations: London – Chelsea & Islington, Bristol North, Coventry, Dartford Bridge, Edinburgh – Central and Airport, Newbury, Southampton, Strathclyde – all UK and Dublin, Ireland Number of Keys: 2,424 Seller:…

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IHG Opens New Holiday Inn At Paris CDG Airport With HPVA Hotels

Main Photo: The new Holiday Inn Paris – CDG Date: October 2021 Name: The Holiday Inn Paris – CDG Airport Location: 10 minutes shuttle ride from Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport Number of Keys: 250 Seller: TBA Buyer: HPVA Hotels Group, operating since 2013, with 20 hotels owned, developed and under management, with four…

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Benchmark Global Hospitality and Pyramid Hotel Group Merge

Main Photo: The Costa d’Este Beach Resort Florida – a Benchmark Gemstone Property Date: October 2021 Name: Benchmark Pyramid Location: USA HQ – Global Number of Keys: 210 hotels – annual operating revenue under management of more than $3 billion The Two Parties: The two hotel and resort management companies are joining forces to create…

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Kasada to Acquire 414-key Safari Hotels & Conference Centre, the Largest Hospitality Complex in Namibia

Main Photo: The Safari Court Hotel, to become a Moevenpick Date: October 2021 Name: The Safari Hotels & Conference Centre Location: Windhoek, Namibia Number of Keys: 414 Seller: Windhoek Safari Hotels, established in 1966. The hotel complex has been pivotal in Windhoek’s evolution as a MICE destination and was associated with notable events leading up…

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Casa Cook Samos to Open 2022 in Greek Islands

Main Photo: The new Casa Cook Samos – imagined Date: October 2021 Name: Casa Cook Samos – opening May 2022 Location: Samos, North Eastern Aegean Sea, Greece Number of Keys: 128 Owner: Velos Tourism Casa Cook has announced that its latest boutique hotel will open on the Greek island of Samos in May 2022, in…

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Marriott to Debut First W Hotel in Tuscany to Open 2023

Main Photo: The bedroom style at the W Hotel Date: October 2021 Name: W Florence Location: Via de’Tornabuoni, Florence, Tuscany, Italy Number of Keys: 120 Buyer: Progetto Majestic S.r.l.  Seller: The site was shared between a bank and a hotel company, but has been vacant since the early 2000’s Marriott International announced it has signed an…

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Ritz Plans £300m Basement Spa to Compete With the World’s Elite Hotels

Main Photo: The Ritz Restaurant Terrace Date: October 2021 Name: The Ritz Location: Piccadilly, London, England UK Number of Keys: 53 new rooms, to take it to 191 Owner: Qatari Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri The Ritz is to become the latest luxury London hotel to dig out an “iceberg” basement to provide more five-star pampering for their guests. The Piccadilly landmark,…

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Castleforge Acquires Edinburgh Crowne Plaza Hotel

Main Photo: The Crowne Plaza Edinburgh Date: October 2021 Name: Crowne Plaza Hotel – Royal Terrace, an IHG Hotel Location: Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Number of Keys: 97 Seller: A “High Net Worth” Investor, who acquired the hotel from Alix Partners, receivers for Fontenhall Scotland Ltd, who went Into administration in 2016 Buyer: Castleforge…

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Land Securities Gears Up To Offload £500m Of Hotel Assets

Main Photo: The Novotel London West, One of the Hotels Being Sold Date: September 2021 Names: Mostly Under Accor Brands such as Ibis and Novotel Location: London, Glasgow, Manchester and Other Locations, England, UK Number of Keys: TBA Seller: Land Securities, who acquired a portfolio of 30 hotels in 2007 for £439m from Accor Buyer:…

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Extendam and Vicartem Acquire Hotel de Bourgogne, Nantes, France

Main Photo: Hotel de Bourgogne, Nantes Date: September 2021 Name: Hotel de Bourgogne – To Reopen 2023 Location: Nantes, France Number of Keys: 38…to extend to 60 Seller: TBA Buyer: Extendam in partnership with Vicartem French private equity firm Extendam, in its first joint venture with Rennes-based property management company Vicartem, have acquired the 38-bedroom Hotel de Bourgogne in…

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Long Harbour Acquires Freehold Interest in Hampton by Hilton Munich Airport Hotel for €14 million

Main Photo: Hampton by Hilton Munich Airport South Date: September 2021 Name: Hampton by Hilton Munich Airport South Location: Munich, Germany Number of Keys: 244 Seller: Merlin Capital GmbH Buyer: Long Harbour Long Harbour, the real estate and asset-backed investment manager, has completed a further ground lease transaction in Germany with the acquisition of the…

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Starwood Capital Acquires The Comfort Hotel Vesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark Petter Stordalen’s Strawberry Forever for €82 million

Main Photo: The Three-Star Comfort Hotel Vesterbro Date: September 2021 Name: Currently The Comfort Hotel Vesterbro, Copenhagen – to be renamed? Location: Central Copenhagen, Denmark Number of Keys: 399 Seller: Strawberry Forever Buyer: Starwood Capital Starwood Capital has bought the Comfort Hotel Vesterbro in Copenhagen from Norwegian-owned real estate company Strawberry Forever for €82m. The…

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AWH Partners LLC JV With The Roxborough Group Acquire San Francisco’s Historic Villa Florence

Main Photo: Villa Florence, San Francisco Date: September 2021 Name: Villa Florence San Francisco Location: San Francisco, USA Number of Keys: 189 Seller: TBA Buyer: AWH Partners LLC and The Roxborough Group AWH Partners LLC and The Roxborough Group have acquired the Villa Florence Hotel and retail in San Francisco for $87.5 million. The partnership plans a…

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Accor Signs Three New Properties In The UK

Main Photo: ibis Styles Romford Date: September 2021 Name: Mercure Bredbury Hall Hotel, ibis Styles Romford and Mercure Dumfries Location: Stockport, near Manchester, England; Romford, Essex, England; Dumfries, Scotland – UK Number of Keys: 149, 125 and 60 – 334 In Total Owner: Vine Hotels, Romford South and Splendid Hospitality Brand Owner: Accor Accor Hotels…

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