Singapore Wealth Fund GIC to Acquire 30-Hotel Prince Hotels Portfolio Across Japan For 150 Bn Yen – Around US$1.3 Billion

Main Photo: Shimoda Prince Hotel, Shimoda, Japan Date: February 2022 Name: Prince Hotels Location: Japan Number of Keys: TBA Seller: Prince Hotels, part of Seibu/Staywell Hotels Buyer: GIC Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC has emerged as the potential buyer for the majority of Seibu Holdings’ hotel portfolio, branded Prince Hotels. Around 30 of Seibu’s hotels…

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Blackstone To Buy Preferred Apartments In $5.8 Billion Deal

Main Photo: The Ellison, a multifamily housing development owned by Preferred Apartments Date: February 2022 Name: Preferred Apartment Communities Location: USA Number of Keys: 12,000 apartments Seller: Preferred Apartment Communities Buyer: Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust A division of Blackstone is set to acquire multifamily housing owner/operator Preferred Apartment Communities Inc for $5.8 billion. Blackstone…

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Hard Rock Hotel Madrid Sells For €65m

Main Photo: Hard Rock Hotel Madrid Date: February 2022 Name: Hard Rock Hotel Location: Madrid, Spain Number of Keys: 161 Seller: ActivumSG Capital Management Buyer: Arlaes Management S.L. A fund overseen by ActivumSG Capital Management has sold the 161-room Hard Rock Hotel Madrid to Arlaes Management S.L for 65 million euros. ActivumSG Iberia Fund I…

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Artotel Signs Dafam Hotel Management Takeover Deal

Main Photo: Artotel Jakarta Thamrin (image courtesy of agoda.com) Date: February 2022 Name: Dafam Hotel Management (DHM) Location: Indonesia Number of Keys: 2,507 Seller: Dafam Hotel Management (DHM) Buyer: Artotel Artotel Group has acquired a majority stake in Dafam Hotel Management (DHM), which owns and operates 24 hotels in Indonesia with a total of 2,507…

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New ‘Tech’ Aparthotel Brand – Aptel Opens In London

Main Photo:  Aptel East Date: February 2022 Name: Aptel Location: London, UK Number of Keys: 33 Seller: N/A Buyer: N/A Aptel, a new aparthotel brand, has officially launched with its first site located in East London. The first Aptel site, Aptel East, is specifically located on Commercial Road, a short distance from Whitechapel and Aldgate East…

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DoubleTree To Add Six Hotels In European Expansion in 2022 – 2024

Main Photo: DoubleTree by Hilton Hannover Date: February 2022 Name: DoubleTree by Hilton Locations: Milan in Italy, Lyon in France, Hannover in Germany, Budapest in Hungary, Sittard in The Netherlands and Brasov in Romania Number of Keys: TBA Sellers: Various Buyers: TBA DoubleTree by Hilton is continuing its expansion in Europe with the addition of…

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NUMA Raises $45m In Funding

Main Photo: Numa Sketch Berlin Date: February 2022 Name: NUMA Group Location: Europe Number of Keys: 2,500 Owner: NUMA Group The Money: Investors led by DN Capital Hotel operator and technology developed NUMA Group has raised $45 million growth capital in a new funding round led by DN Capital. NUMA operates more than 2,500 units…

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Accor to Open Dual Branded Hotel in 2025 on the Black Sea Coast

Main Photo: The area where the new dual-brand hotels will be; photo image courtesy Google Maps Date: February 2022 Names: Mövenpick Resort & Spa Agoi and Mercure Agoi Resort – opening 2025 Location: The resort village Agoi, northwest of Tuapse, Black Sea, Russia Number of Keys: 120 Movenpick and 160 Mercure – 280 rooms and…

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Marriott Debuts W Brand in Rome

Main Photo: The Lounge Bar at the W Rome Date: December 2021 Name: W Rome Location: Via Liguria, Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy Number of Keys: 162, including 15 suites Seller: The new hotel spans two adjacent 19th-century buildings on Via Liguria  Buyer: W Rome is owned by King Street Capital Management, a global alternative investment…

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Reliance of India Buys NY Luxury Mandarin Oriental Hotel for $98.15m for 73.37%

Main Photo: The Mandarin Oriental NY Date: February 2022 Name: Mandarin Oriental, New York Location: Columbus Circle, Central Park, New York, NY, USA Number of Keys: 248 rooms incl 46 suites, plus Residences, serviced by the hotel Seller: Cayman Islands-based Columbus Centre Corp (Cayman)…The hotel was acquired for $340m in 2007, by Dubai’s Istithmar, owner…

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Aprirose acquires Selsdon Park hotel from De Vere

Main Photo: The Selsdon Park Hotel Date: February 2022 Name: Selsdon Park Hotel Location: Sanderstead, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK Number of Keys: 150 Seller: De Vere Hotels, who acquired the hotel from the Sanderson family in 1997, who in turn created the hotel in 1924 from being a 205 acre residential estate Buyer: Aprirose, a…

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Union Investment Brings Radisson Blu Hotel Brand to Barcelona for €75m

Main Photo: The Hotel Barcelona 1882 – to become a Radisson Blu Hotel Date: February 2022 Name: Radisson Blu Barcelona Sagrada Familia Location: Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain Number of Keys: 182 Seller: Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients. The hotel was managed by Izaka Hotel Management, and…

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Engel & Völkers Acquires 7Pines Resort in Ibiza from 12.18 for €130m

Main Photo: The 7Pines Resort Date: February 2022 Name: 7Pines Resort Ibiza Location: Between Platges de Comte and Cala Codolar, Ibiza, Spain Number of Keys: 185 Seller: German investment firm 12.18 Buyer: Engel & Volkers Asset Management The high-end real estate agency Engel & Völkers has purchased the five-star hotel Seven Pines Resort Ibiza for €130 million. The…

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Dorchester Collection Unveils The Lana, Dubai to Open 2022

Main Photo: The stunning roof-top pool at the new Lana Hotel Date: February 2022 Name: The Lana Dubai Location: Business Bay area of Dubai, by Dubai Creek Number of Keys: 225 rooms, including 69 suites plus 39 Residences Seller: TBA Buyer: Omniyat, a Dubai-based developer, headed up by Mahdi Amjad, CEO.  The Dorchester Collection to…

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Beaumier Acquires Three More Hotels in Wengen, Switzerland

Main Photo: The four-star Wengener Hof Date: February 2022 Names: Wengen Classic Hotels – Wengener Hof – 4 star, Hotel Belverdere – 3 star and Hotel Silberhorn – 4 star Locations: Wengen, Switzerland Number of Keys: 65, 62 and 54 – 181 in total Seller: The Zinnert family Buyer: Beaumier, previously named Les Hotels d’en…

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Kerzner International and Lone Mountain Land Company Announce One&Only Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana – To Open 2024

Main Photo: The new One & Only – first in the USA Date: February 2022 Name: One&Only Moonlight Basin – opening 2024 Location: Moonlight Basin, Montana, USA Number of Keys: 73 rooms and suites, 19 villas and 62 residences Seller: TBA Buyer: Lone Mountain Land Company Lone Mountain Land Company and Kerzner International Holdings have…

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