Best Western Hotels & Resorts® announced today that the construction of its highly-anticipated Vīb property in Denver, Colorado is officially underway. Located at 3560 Brighton Boulevard in the River North (RiNo) Art District, Vīb Denver will have 140 rooms and be an optimal spot for travelers looking to explore the newly industrialized area.
Aloft Hotels, Marriott International's innovation incubator brand, built with a forward-looking lens and the infrastructure to experiment with emerging technologies, announced that the Aloft Denver North Westminster is set to open this Monday, September 7. The 120-room hotel located at 14780 Delaware Street will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by 14780 Delaware 1 LLC and managed by Renascent Hospitality of Greenwood Village, Colorado. General Manager Tony Loos and Director of Sales & Marketing Katie Palmer lead the management team at the property.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of its newest upscale property, the Best Western Premier Denver East. The newly renovated hotel opened its doors to guests as a Best Western Premier property showcasing sleek design, luxury amenities and superior service that are synonymous with the Best Western Premier brand.
Framed by the majestic 14,000-foot peaks and wide blue skies of Colorado's Rocky Mountains from its perch in Telluride's Mountain Village, Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection today announces Bill Greenwood as executive chef. Greenwood brings more than 13 years of culinary experience at some of Colorado's top kitchens and as a corporate executive chef in Texas and California to his new role. Beyond helming the hotel's signature modern mountain restaurant Black Iron Kitchen + Bar, Greenwood will oversee all food and beverage operations for the hotel, including M Lounge, the Sky Terrace, in-room dining, catering and creative pop-up culinary activations.
Quality Inn & Suites Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colo. has completed a renovation of its 124 guest rooms including newly remodeled bathrooms as well as new paint, furniture and fixtures. Since 2016, San Diego-based RAR Hospitality has been managing the branded hotel including its renovation and in February 2020, Chicago-based hotel management company, Hostmark Hospitality Group assumed RAR's hotel collection including Quality Inn & Suites Garden of the Gods, managing the completion of the renovation.
Warkentin formerly served as Marketing Manager for KJUS North America Inc. and East West Hospitality. Most recently she worked for Gorsuch as the Site Merchandiser, Content Specialist and Social Media Manager. A graduate of Washington & Lee University and an avid endurance runner, Warkentin has hiked all of the Colorado 14ers and is currently working on climbing the rest of the Colorado Centennial Peaks.
Klehfoth is now overseeing the Athletic Club's extensive class schedule, fitness programming and facility upkeep. Klehfoth has lived in the Vail Valley since 2007, working as a manager for Ptarmigan Sports and Umbrella Roofing & Waterproofing. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Klehfoth is very involved in the Vail Valley community - serving as a Mountain Games Event Specialist for the Vail Valley Foundation and volunteering with the Birds of Prey races and the Kids Adventure Games. He is an avid cross country skier and travels Colorado playing disc golf as president of the local Flying Eagle Disc Society club.
A member of the Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG ) task force team, Jones has extensive experience in property operations working directly with on-site teams and corporate revenue management throughout his eight years with the Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company. Most recently Jones served as the general manager at Courtyard Rockaway-Mt. Arlington, during which time the property was awarded the "Largest House Profit Increase Year Over Year" in 2018. He was also the acting general manager for Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Mahwah in Mahwah, N.J. during the same time. Over his 20 years in the hospitality industry, Jones' experience spans from Atlanta and Albuquerque, N.M. to Dallas and Branson, Mo. with roles that include several task force positions, as well as assistant general manager and general manager.
Adis, a sales leader for more than 20 years in the ski industry, most recently was the director of sales and marketing at Winter Park Mountain Lodge in Winter Park, Colo. There, her role included overall management of all group, travel agent, leisure, and e-commerce business as well as marketing initiatives. Adis' previous positions also include a regional market manager for BookingPal, a cloud based technology company within the vacation rental, resort, and hotel market; director of sales and marketing at Tivoli Lodge Vail, where she exceeded revenue goals for five consecutive years, increased the property's group revenue by 65% in five years and helped to increase overall property revenue by 54% in five years. Adis has also held various sales manager positions with Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center, Ski.com and Intrawest.
Approaching 10 years in the hospitality industry, Mallory began her career as a housekeeper before advancing to operations manager, assistant general manager and her first general manager position in 2017. She most recently served as a brand specialist for Marriott's western region.
Thompson holds a strong background in the hospitality industry, having served most recently as area director of sales and marketing for Sage Hospitality in Nashville, Tennessee. She has also worked as director of sales and marketing for Union Station Hotel in Nashville and The Curtis Hotel in Denver.
Tolbertson has worked at a range of Marriott brand hotels. He most recently served as general manager of the TownePlace Suites in Littleton, Colorado and t he Fairfield Inn & Suites Denver Tech Center/South.
Brian Leiker, a 19-year veteran of the hospitality industry, has been promoted to general manager of the 230-room Renaissance Denver Downtown City Center, located within downtown Denver's historic former Colorado National Bank building. Leiker has been with Stonebridge Companies for 13 years and most recently served as general manager of the 302-room dual-branded Homewood Suites and Hampton Inn & Suites Denver Downtown Convention Center. His strong track record of success includes bringing hotels into the top percentile of their respective brands for guest satisfaction scores while growing revenue and market penetration.
Sage has hired Kerstin Sommer-Raza to serve as the Area Director of Sales & Marketing overseeing the two independent & award-winning downtown Denver hotels.
Sage Hospitality is pleased to announce that it has promoted Tiffany Owen to the position of Area General Manager overseeing Denver Union Station, The Crawford Hotel, The Oxford Hotel and The Oxford Club, Spa & Salon.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced that Hyatt Place Peña Station/Denver Airport is officially open. The new hotel features unexpected and experiential elements, including a curated Colorado-centric art program; a lively bar showcasing top local beers, wine and spirits; a resident Golden Retriever puppy named Denver greeting guests at check-in; and an ultra-convenient location just one stop away from Denver International Airport (DIA) on the RTD University of Colorado A-line train.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, is expanding its Colorado portfolio with the addition today of Manor Vail Lodge located in historic Vail. The year 'round resort is set in the heart of the storied village, at the foot of Vail Mountain's Golden Peak. Manor Vail Lodge is now a part of Benchmark's prestigious Gemstone Collection. It joins Benchmark's Garden of the Gods Resort and Club in Colorado Springs and Tivoli Lodge, also located in Vail.
Chef Martinez started his culinary career as a busboy at Arizona's Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, where he quickly rose up through the ranks to ultimately serve as Chef de Cuisine. He came to Denver to serve as the Executive Chef of the Loews Denver Hotel and most recently served as the Senior Sous Chef at the Sheraton Denver Downtown.
Two of Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) innovative hotel brands, Tru by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton, announced that the opening of their latest properties, the dual-branded Tru by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center and Home2 Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center, is set for Friday, Nov. 1. The 382-room dual-branded hotel, with 176 Tru by Hilton rooms and 206 Home2 Suites by Hilton suites, is located at 801 15th Street in downtown Denver. The property is owned and managed by Stonebridge Companies, a leading and privately owned hotel owner, operator and developer headquartered in Denver. The new 22-story dual-branded hotel is conveniently located near top Denver destinations including the Colorado Convention Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Pepsi Center and 16th Street Mall.
Stephen Hopkins is the newly appointed General Manager of Quality Inn & Suites at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colo. and has a great hospitality background as well as varied experiences as a hotel leader. Hopkins was recently the Dual General Manager for the Springhill Suites and Towne Place Suites Colorado Springs. Prior to that, he was in San Diego working as the General Manager at the Courtyard San Diego Carlsbad. Hopkins has experiences with Wyndham, La Quinta and Hyatt Place. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Denver and he has both a Certified Hotel Administrator and Certified Revenue Management Executive designations.