Canopy by Hilton, Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) lifestyle hotel brand and Indus Hotels and Schottenstein Property Group announced today the grand opening of Canopy by Hilton Columbus | Short North. Located at 77 E Nationwide Blvd., at the nexus of the Short North neighborhood and the Arena District, the 167-room hotel features the Central Market House restaurant on the ground floor and The Goodale Station rooftop experience.
Shelley Meszoly brings over 25 years of leadership experience, specializing in revenue generation through destination and hotel sales, marketing, customer retention and revenue management, with expertise in talent development, team building and colleague engagement. Prior to her appointment at 21c, Shelley was the Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda and Caribbean region.
Courtyard by Marriott Toledo West is scheduled to open its doors in Toledo, Ohio this Thursday, June 13, 2019. Featuring an innovative lobby space as well as Courtyard's latest contemporary room design, the new hotel provides flexibility and choices that allow guests to optimize and elevate their travel experience. Located at 3536 Secor Road, the 118-room hotel will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by Key Hotel & Property Management of Toledo, Ohio.
he 175-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Cleveland, Ohio is scheduled to open on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 with its upscale, stylish décor that offers flexibility, while creating a unique environment. Located at 1914 East 101st Street, the all-suite Residence Inn Cleveland University Circle/Medical Center will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by Chester Ave Hotel, LLC and managed by DelMonte Hotel Group of Rochester, New York.
-A new 24-suite, Tuscan-inspired boutique hotel has opened on a former tree farm on 55th Street NE in Canton.
Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners announced today that it has acquired the Kingsgate Marriott in Cincinnati, Ohio. The hotel will run independent of any affiliation through February 2020. A comprehensive renovation will begin in November to convert the hotel to Graduate Cincinnati, part of the Graduate Hotels® collection. The 206-room hotel is ideally positioned on the University of Cincinnati campus.
Vision Hospitality Group unveiled plans for its newest boutique hospitality brand, Kinley. Providing a contemporary approach to the hotel experience that is both warm and effortless, Kinley will be part of the overarching company's new Humanist lifestyle portfolio, debuting in Cincinnati in late 2019, followed by Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2020. Humanist will also be comprised of The Grady Hotel, set to open next year in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, in additional to other lifestyle properties.
Holiday Inn French Quarter in Perrysburg Township announced Friday it will close in the spring.
The Comfort brand transformation journey continues with the opening of the Comfort Suites in Brunswick, a new construction, 84-room hotel located at 1464 Town Center Boulevard. The hotel is the latest to receive signage with the new Comfort logo, signaling the brand's refreshed look and feel with modernized guest rooms and common areas.
The Cincinnatian Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, has finished its $6 million renovations.
Officials of Shaner Hotels, an award winning, international hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced the opening of the 98-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Dayton in Ohio. Shaner operates and co-owns the select-service hotel in conjunction with Crawford Hoying, a full-service, multi-class real estate company, marking their third joint venture project together with a fourth Ohio hotel in the planning stages. The hotel is the second Fairfield Inn & Suites Shaner has opened in the past two months and the third Marriot-flagged hotel it has opened this year.
Courtyard by Marriott Cleveland Elyria is scheduled to open its doors in Elyria, Ohio next week. Featuring an innovative lobby space as well as Courtyard's latest contemporary room design, the new hotel provides flexibility and choices that allow guests to optimize and elevate their travel experience.
With the recent opening of the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel, Concord Hospitality has officially welcomed the 100th property to its growing portfolio of top-tier brands. The award-winning hotel development, ownership and management company has spent the last 33 years partnering with owners and investors on more than $2.5 billion developing properties across North America.
Heather Turkay, - Heather began her career at the Indianapolis Marriott North as a Sales Coordinator. Since that role, Heather is back to the Midwest after a lot of stops along the way. She brings with her 14 years of hospitality experience from all over---- Tennessee, Florida, Washington, and even Istanbul are some of the places that work and love (her husband is also a hotelier) has brought Heather.
Kevin Ball, Assistant General Manager - Before taking on the role, Kevin spent more than 20 years as a chef and food and beverage leader in numerous hotel brands and private clubs. For seven years, he ran the member and player hospitality tent at Augusta National Golf Club for the Masters Tournament. He serves as a member the American Culinary Federation's apprenticeship committee.
Scott Starek, General Manager - Scott has been working at Marriott properties for nearly 15 years. He has spent time in Phoenix, AZ, St. Louis, MO and Cleveland, OH with Renaissance, Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Courtyard properties. This will be the third opening that he's been a part of and he feels each opening is more exciting than the last.
Hartmut Ott, general manager at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center,1360 W Mall Dr., announced today that Michael Howe has been named director of hotel operations. In this position, Howe will assist Ott in managing all aspects of the multi-million-dollar renovation currently underway at the hotel. The extensive renovation of the property's public spaces, including the front desk, lobby, meeting and event space, as well as the spa and restaurant is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2018. He also will oversee the entire room, food & beverage divisions, which represent the vast majority of the hotel's employees. These divisions include the front desk, housekeeping, new great room, new market/pantry, new M-Club, the banquet operation in the hotel's new meeting space, as well as the culinary team.
Hartmut Ott was appointed general manager of the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center, 1360 W Mall Dr. With more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Ott will oversee all aspects of the property including an extensive renovation currently underway of the property"s public spaces, which include the front desk, lobby, meeting and event space, as well as the spa and a redefined restaurant that is soon to take shape. A native of Munich, Germany, Ott most recently served as Director of Operations at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Prior to that, Ott was Hotel Manager of Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago, General Manager of Four Points by Sheraton San Rafael, San Rafael, Calif, Director of Rooms at Cavallo Point Lodge; Sausalito, Calif.; and General Manager of Seven Gables Inn, located in Pacific Grove, Calif. In addition, Ott also worked at the Ritz Carlton, New Orleans, Louisiana, Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii as well as San Francisco, California. Ott received his Master"s Certificate in Hospitality Management from Cornell University"s renowned school of Hotel Administration. He is also an Honorary Commander in the United States Air Force. Ott looks forward to being involved in the vibrant business and civic community that Cleveland has to offer. He and his wife, Laura, reside in the greater Cleveland area.
The AC Hotel Cincinnati at the Banks officially revealed its sophisticated European style today during a ribbon-cutting celebration attended by Mayor John Cranley, Hamilton CountyCommissioners and area business leaders. Situated across from the Great American Ball Park, the design-led property resides in The Banks development – a premier mixed-use office, retail and residential development that serves as home to the Cincinnati Reds, the Cincinnati Bengals, GE's Global Operations Headquarters and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Olshan Properties, one of the country's leading private owners, developers, and managers of commercial real estate today proudly announced the completion of its sweeping and all-encompassing $27.3 million transformative interior redesign and amenity enhancement of the Hilton Columbus at Easton.