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Latest news: $160M loan for Waldorf residences; Avid opens 80th hotel; Dreamscape adds in Wisconsin

3 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

$160Mloan for Waldorf residences. Miami-based Related Group and Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Merrimac Ventures have closed $160 million in construction financing from Bank OZK for Waldorf Astoria Residences Pompano Beach. Set on two acres on the oceanfront in Pompano Beach, Florida, the development will offer 92 condominium homes and willbe Waldorf Astoria’s first-ever standalone residential development.
Hotel executive moves: Dreamscape, Langham, Palette, Vision

3 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

Here is acompilation of the most important executive moves of the past week in the hotelinvestment world alphabetically (by company):Dreamscapenames new VP. Dallas-based Dreamscape Hospitality has appointed Angela Englett as vicepresident of revenue management. With over two decades ofexperience, she began her hospitality career at the front desk and steadily gained hands-on experience in front-office operations, reservations andrevenue strategy.
Quotes of the Week: Starwood Hotels, STR, Hotel Equities, CBRE

4 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Jeffrey Weinstein |Rob Schneider

“These new brands are much easier to launch through socialmedia… People are willing to try things, and they can find them on socialmedia. It’s not about your million-dollar marketing budget. It’s aboutconnecting to the right people with a tight mission and then drawing that groupinto your property.” – Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Hotels Read story“Just anecdotally, what I’m hearing is if you haven’t brokenground, they’re going to wait and see what’s happening with tariffs before theydo.
Latest news: US RevPAR down 1.9%; Ryman funds Arizona purchase; University Hotels launched

4 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

US RevPARdown 1.9%. The U.S. hotel industry from May 25-31 reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar data. Occupancy was 61% (-1.6% YOY); ADR was $151.48 (-0.3% YOY); and RevPAR was $92.45 (-1.9% YOY). Analyst Patrick Scholes of Truist Securities said the comps were concerning for summer leisure. “Last week was a clean comp that included the end of Memorial Day weekend.
Latest news: Dalata rejects takeover bid; Sojourn acquires Salt Coast Hotels; Nashville property sells

5 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

Dalatarejects takeover bid. Dublin-based Dalata Hotel Group has rejected a takeover proposal byStockholm-based Pandox AB and Oslo-based Eiendomsspar AS. A statement issued by Dalata said the consortium’s offer of €6.05 per share, at a reported total of €1.3 billion, “materially undervalues the group and its prospects” and was unanimously rejected.
Marriott CEO on why Citizen M is the next brand it can scale

6 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

NEW YORK — When asked what made the Citizen M brandattractive for acquisition, Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano said it was reallywhere it fit into its brand architecture and how well it fits the company’smodel in terms of a brand it can scale. “We have a pretty strong track record of identifying,particularly in the lifestyle space, select-brand platforms that we think wecan scale,” said Capuano, who spoke at the Morgan Stanley Travel &Leisure Conference in New York on Tuesday.
Two Scandinavian companies make €1.27B bid for Dalata

6 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

DUBLIN —Stockholm-based Pandox AB and Oslo-based Eiendomsspar AS have made an all-cashbid for Dublin-based Dalata Hotel Group valued at €1.27 billion ($1.48billion). The twocompanies have made a non-binding proposal of €6.05 per share, a 5% premium onthe current value of Dalata shares. Eiendomsspar already owns 8.8% of Dalataand 24.8% of Pandox. According toa news release, the partners said the deal would likely be in cash.
Major wellness hotels stage top-line comeback

6 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

INTERNATIONALREPORT — Hotels with major wellness offerings (those receiving over $1 millionor 10% of total revenue from wellness and leisure) had a standout top-lineperformance in revenue generation globally in 2024, generating more than twiceas much TRevPAR as hotels with no wellness programs, according to RLA Global’sWellness Real Estate Report.
Latest news: Four Seasons adds in Charleston; Choice international growth; Miraval residences in KSA

6 days ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

FourSeasons adding in Charleston. Four Seasons is partnering with Tampa, Florida-basedStrategic Property Partners for a new luxury hotel and private residences inCharleston, South Carolina. Featuring 139 guest rooms and 36 brandedresidences, the upcoming Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Charleston will belocated in the city’s historic district and is scheduled to be completed in2028. Choiceinternational growth.
Latest news: $250 million San Diego adaptive reuse; first StudioRes for Marriott; G6 Hospitality CDO leaving

1 week ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Rob Schneider

San Diegoadaptive reuse. SanDiego-based J Street is partnering with Hyatt to transform Tower 180, a25-story office building in downtown San Diego, into a 560-key dual-brandedproject with a 371-key Hyatt Place and 189-key Hyatt House hotels. Theconversion project represents one of the largest office-to-hospitalityconversions in the history of Southern California and will cost approximately$250 million. Construction is slated to begin in early 2026 with completionexpected in the first half of 2028.