LBA Hospitality, a leading hotel management company and award-winning operator of over 100 hotels is proud to announce the opening of Residence Inn Galveston Island on Monday, March 11, 2024. Situated at 4028 Avenue U in the heart of Galveston Island, the new property offers a prime location near Pleasure Pier, the Downtown Strand, and Galveston Beach.
The beachfront resort project showcases the advantage of developing in markets where demand is outpacing supply.
The property offers a nostalgic, refined space for guests to explore Galveston's vibrant character and preserves island history with the revitalization of a 1960s motor court.
The Tremont House, Galveston, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, in downtown Galveston, Texas, has completed its renovation, transforming all areas of the historic property. The updates include redesigns to all 135 guest rooms and suites, lobby and public spaces, meeting and event spaces, and food and beverage outlets. The property will officially reopen to guests on Tuesday, November 1, as part of Marriott Bonvoy's Tribute Portfolio.
A group of hospitality and culinary industry veterans with strong ties to Galveston and the region is announcing Hotel Lucine, Galveston's newest boutique hotel. Located on 10th Street & Seawall Boulevard in a structure that was originally the Treasure Isle Motel, and most recently the Pearl Inn, Hotel Lucine will be fully revitalized and transformed. Slated to open in summer 2022, the hotel will include multiple restaurant and bar experiences anchored by some of the most awarded and respected food and beverage professionals in Texas and beyond.
Marty Miles has been promoted to Complex General Manager overseeing Hotel Galvez & Spa® and The Tremont House, both Wyndham Grand® Hotels, and Harbor House Hotel & Marina at Pier 21. Miles has served as hotel manager of The Tremont House and complex food and beverage director since November 2009.
Cunningham, who brings more than 25 years of experience in lodging, food and beverage and convention centers, is responsible for all three properties. He formerly was general manager of Hotel ZAZA in Houston, where he increased guest satisfaction from 68 to 85 percent in six months. Under his leadership, Hotel ZAZA earned AAA’s Four Diamond rating and was named Best New Business Hotel by Fortune magazine. He previously was executive director at The Sterling at Memorial Villages, Houston, and senior director of asset management for Ashford Hospitality Trust, Dallas. He served Marriott for nearly 20 years in positions including area general manager of The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Texas; regional vice president of Marriott ExecuStay for the Midwest Region; general manager of the Houston Marriott Hotel. He also served in management roles at several Atlanta-area Marriott hotels.