Radisson Hotel Group Welcomes Fourth Brand to Saudi Arabia With the Opening of Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport

Main Photo: The new Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport Date: January 2022 Name: Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport Location: 5 km from Riyadh Airport, Saudi Arabia Number of Keys: 471, including duplex suites, three-bedroom villas and connecting family rooms Seller: TBA Buyer: Al-Qussie International, developers of many of Saudi’s stadia – the Olympic Complex, Riyadh Club, the…

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Motto by Hilton Debuts First Hotel in New York City

Main Photo: The public areas at the new Motto by Hilton in New York Date: January 2022 Name: Motto by Hilton New York City Chelsea Location: West 24th Street, Chelsea Arts District, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA Number of Keys: 374 Seller: TBA Buyer: TBA Hilton announced the opening of Motto by Hilton New York City…

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Growing Hospitality Group – AG Hotels Acquires 8th UK Hotel

Main Photo: The Best Western Stuart Hotel just acquired by AG Hotels Date: January 2022 Name: AG Hotels – Best Western The Stuart Hotel Locations: Across the UK – the latest acquisition is Derby, England, UK Number of Keys: 100 Seller: Private family Buyer: AG Hotels, headed up by Girish Grover, CEO Best-Western branded The…

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British Investment Firm, Sixth Street Acquires Five Hotels and Forms New Partnership With Pierre & Vacances in Spain

Main Photo: Roquetas de Mar, one of the five hotels acquired by Sixth Street Date: January 2022 Name: Sixth Street and Pierre & Vacances Spain Locations: Benidorm, Roquetas de Mar, Lloret de Mar and Salou, Spain Number of Keys: 1,039 Seller: Oh! Tels Group, a hotel chain based in Salou, Tarragona with 16 hotels, vertically integrated and…

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Four Seasons Hotels to Manage Danieli Hotel in Venice

Main Photo: The iconic Danieli Venice Date: January 2022 Name: Currently: Hotel Danieli, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice…to become a Four Seasons – to reopen 2024 Location: Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, Italy Number of Keys: Will be 200 rooms and suites Owner: Built in the 14th century, the hotel was, together with four other luxurious…

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Perial Asset Management Buys Portfolio of Nine Spanish Hotels For €58m

Main Photo: B&B Albacete, one of the nine hotels sold Date: January 2022 Name: The hotels are operated by B&B Hotels Locations: Across Spain including Figueres, Mollet del Valles, Albacete and Cartagena Number of Keys: Eight of the properties have around 100 rooms, with one having 200 rooms.  Seller: Acquired by Goldman Sachs investment fund…

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Accor’s Hyde Brand to Open First London Property

Main Photo: The current property at 15 Old Bailey Date: January 2022 Name: Hyde Paradox London City – opening 2023…the original building was opened as the Spiers & Pond Hotel in 1874! Location: 15 Old Bailey, City of London, England, UK Number of Keys: 110 Owner: The JV hospitality real estate fund created by Edmond de…

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Virgin Hotels Set to Open it’s First Two UK Sites, in Scotland

Main Photo: The new Virgin Glasgow Date: January 2022 Name: Virgin Hotels Glasgow and Virgin Hotels Edinburgh – both opening Spring 2022 Location: Glasgow – overlooking the River Clyde; Edinburgh – India Buildings, Victoria Street – Scotland, UK Number of Keys: 240 and 222 Owner: Glasgow: Silk Property Group, with assets managed by Siggis Capital;…

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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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