Nationally recognized Southern California hotel, Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, announces today the appointment of Dena Roady as the new Area Vice President and General Manager of the renowned property overlooking the San Diego Bay.
Fairmont Grand Del Mar announces the appointment of Nenad Praporski as General Manager. A seasoned hotelier with over 20 years of experience in the industry, Praporski returns to Fairmont Grand Del Mar, overseeing operations at the award-winning resort and leading multiple department teams to ensure its continued success.
Situated in the San Diego harbor, the hotel offers modernized accommodations and amenities, three sparkling pools, a state-of-the-art fitness center, four new dining concepts, and views of the marina and San Diego skyline. During their stay, guests can enjoy:
Storied La Jolla retreat enters next chapter of excellence following multi-phase renovation.
La Jolla landmark property unveils 110 revamped guestrooms and suites, meetings space, and debuts new penthouse level restaurant
General Manager Summer Shoemaker has spent the last two decades building a successful hospitality career. After holding various front desk operations roles, she relocated to San Diego to further her career and served as the assistant front office manager at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego Bay Downtown. Demonstrating a natural ability to lead, Shoemaker quickly progressed in the ranks and held titles including senior conference service manager and later director of event services at Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa and director of operations at L'Auberge Del Mar. She most recently served as the general manager of La Valencia Hotel where she was responsible for property management and strategic leadership and at San Diego Mission Bay Resort, Shoemaker spearheads operations and resort management, bringing a fresh perspective and track record of excellence in service and revenue generation.
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, located on San Diego's famed Harbor Island, has appointed San Diego native Cesar Oceguera as executive sous chef. Chef Oceguera joins the property's newly established culinary team to oversee the concept and development and day-to-day operations of Rumorosa, a new Baja-California inspired signature restaurant slated to open in February 2024. Rumorosa is the first of four new dining outlets debuting as part of the property's $100 million renovation and reimagining of the 1,053-room property to Sheraton Resort & Marina scheduled to be completed in 2024.
Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Hollister as General Manager. With an exceptional background in hospitality and operations leadership, Hollister brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of driving sustainable growth, enhancing guest experiences, and achieving outstanding sales results. In his role as General Manager, Hollister will manage and oversee daily hotel operations, maintain standards for guest satisfaction, and provide leadership and direction to the staff at Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter.
In 2022 and the first half of 2023, San Diego hotels experienced unprecedented RevPAR growth, similar to much of California, as markets recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, hotel development and transactions have been strong. However, construction of full-service hotels remains challenging amid a steep rise in development costs.
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina is thrilled to announce a spectacular multi million dollar renovation to the Marina Tower that will elevate the modern yet timeless design and create an environment where guests feel at ease, whether working, meeting or relaxing. The property is launching its newest chapter as the fully transformed Sheraton Resort & Marina in early 2024. Drawing on its roots as a community hub for locals and guests, the redesign of The Marina Tower, focuses on the hotel's public spaces and reimagining Sheraton as the future of the world's gathering place.
Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is now open in downtown San Diego, marking the beloved brand's first city-center location on the West Coast. Following a nearly $30 million property-wide reimagination, the property is a distinctly Southern Californian take on the Margaritaville experience and is now home to San Diego's largest rooftop pool deck, vibrant and beachy accommodations, three dining and entertainment destinations to sip and savor, flexible meetings and events spaces, and thoughtful amenities. Seamlessly blending the excitement of the city with the carefree feeling of the islands, Margaritaville Hotel San Diego delivers fun and escapism to the heart of downtown, just steps from some of city's top attractions including Petco Park, the San Diego Convention Center, and the USS Midway Museum.
Kona Kai San Diego, a world-class Noble House Hotels & Resorts property defined and inspired by its place on San Diego's Shelter Island, today introduced Kenia Zavala as the director of spa at SpaTerre. A passionate leader, Zavala specializes in growth and operational strategy while simultaneously ensuring ongoing treatment innovation and an outstanding guest experience.
When Pacific Pearl Hotels began investigating new accounting software for its growing portfolio of independent hotels, it conducted a deep dive into the leading accounting and financial management programs on the market. Enterprise accounting solution PVNG by Aptech won hands down for its wide scope of features, transparency, and ease-of-use.
A multi-million-dollar renovation is underway on Hotel La Jolla, Curio Collection by Hilton, a landmark 50-year-old property located in the picturesque seaside community of La Jolla, CA. The project is slated for completion in November 2023, and includes a revamp of each of the property's 110 guestrooms and suites, 1,600 square feet of meetings and events space, and 11th floor which will include the opening of Sea & Sky, a penthouse level fine dining restaurant replacing the hotel's existing eatery Cusp Dining & Drinks. The property remains open over the duration of construction, and multiple floors of newly redesigned guestrooms are currently completed and available for immediate reservation.
Hilton San Diego Bayfront announced the appointment of Shaun Robinson to general manager of the 1,190-room bayfront hotel featuring more than 165,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and located just steps away from the San Diego Convention Center. In his new role, he will ensure that Hilton San Diego Bayfront maintains its excellent reputation in providing purposeful and passionate customer service while continuing to enhance the guest experience for leisure, business and group travelers. Robinson joins Hilton San Diego Bayfront from Hilton Anaheim where he oversaw more than 1,000 team members as general manager, a position he held since 2011.
Avi Brosh's Palisociety has announced the opening of Palihotel San Diego, the brand's second opening of the year, preceding forthcoming 2023 debuts in Hollywood, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Tampa and New Orleans.
Award-winning Southern California hotel, Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, has welcomed Megan Madrigal as director of marketing for the 1,628 room property overlooking the San Diego Bay. Madrigal will also oversee nearby Hyatt San Diego properties Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine and Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina.
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, located in the heart of downtown on the San Diego Bay, has announced the completion of its multi-million dollar renovation project, further elevating its business and leisure travel offerings. Designed by Boston-based Parker Torres Design, the reinvention artfully emphasizes the hotel's bayside location with coloration, textures and patterns inspired by the region's relaxed sophistication.
Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced today that the San Diego market led the U.S. meetings and events industry by volume for February. Second place went to Chicago, with Dallas in third. The leading industry driver for meetings was Technology and Healthcare across four of the top five markets. This data is a subset of Knowland’s pipeline generation platform designed to help hoteliers build and protect a hotel’s booking base.
Avi Brosh's Palisociety has announced the anticipated Spring opening of Palihotel San Diego, the brand's first foray into San Diego. The hotel is the brand's 15th property, alongside 10 Palisociety and four ARRIVE by Palisociety destinations.