Great Wolf Lodge Southern California, part of the largest family of indoor water park resorts in North America, is proud to announce the appointment of Shannon Hernandez as Executive Chef.
Andaz West Hollywood names Matt Ojinaga, director of sales and marketing. In this role, Ojinaga will oversee all aspects of sales and marketing for Andaz West Hollywood. Ojinaga earned a BA in Communications for the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He has received numerous Hyatt leadership awards including Sales Team of the Year (2017) and Sales Elite Performer (2015).
Andaz West Hollywood names Denise Sy, director of business travel and entertainment sales. Sy will lead all aspects of business travel sales for the property including wholesale, leisure and entertainment markets.
Pacifica Hotels, the creative team behind the Funk Zone's own Wayfarer Santa Barbara, announced today The Wayfarer Downtown LA is now accepting reservations at www.wayfarerdtla.com for stays beginning December 16, 2019 and beyond. The community-centric, boutique hotel, situated in the heart of the historic Broadway Corridor, is set to open in December. The Wayfarer DTLA will bring 156 private and shared guest rooms and suites, flexible venues, and lively communal areas to Downtown with a passion for neighborhood discovery and connection to the greater Los Angeles communities.
Embassy Suites by Hilton Los Angeles-Downey recently celebrated the completion of a $10-million renovation of its 220 spacious two-room suites, which includes new furniture in the parlor living area and bedroom, neutral-toned wall coverings and state-of-the-art connectivity. The renovation has transformed the suites into an oasis of comfort and style, offering guests a relaxing and soothing place to call home while visiting the Los Angeles area.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) today announced the opening of Grand Hyatt at SFO, which is now accepting guests. As the only on-airport hotel at San Francisco International Airport, the $237 million luxury hotel sits on 4.2-acres and features 351 rooms including 22 suites, 14,435 square feet of well-appointed meeting and event space, two distinct culinary concepts, and an impressive art collection that was curated exclusively for the hotel by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
Martin Resorts is excited to announce the official opening date of Oct. 16, 2019 for the highly anticipated Piccolo—Paso Robles' latest luxury hotel.
R.D. Olson Construction, an award-winning general contracting firm in California, has completed the 8,000-square-foot lobby renovation of Westin Downtown Long Beach. Consisting of upgrades to the reception area, giftshop, car rental office, coffee shop, restaurant, bar, restrooms and exterior entry, the remodel modernizes the 469-room hotel and provides additional amenities for guests.
The Spa - along with the rest of the Kenwood Inn property - was initially closed during the area wildfires of fall 2017. Although Kenwood Inn's guestrooms reopened in spring 2018, the Spa has remained closed to allow time for a complete remodeling.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of its newest upscale property, the brand new Best Western Premier NOHO Inn. The newly constructed 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.
Nusrat Mirza, an established industry leader with more than 40 years of hospitality experience, joins the property from the Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa. Mirza served as General Manager for over five years at the Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa and led the property through a multi-million dollar renovation. Mirza's efforts transformed the hotel into a leading Southern California wellness resort, increasing overall revenue and earning it recognition as a premier spa resort.
Bringing over 30 years of hospitality experience with her, Denner has earned accolades as a top one percent performer for Marriott International and Group Sales Leader of the Year. She previously served as Director of Sales for Marriott Southwest Group Sales, where she managed over 30 personnel and was responsible for top-line group sales revenue, generating over $100 million annually for 35 hotels within Southern California. Denner has also served as President for Meeting Professionals International for the Southern California Chapter (MPISCC), President of the El Camino College Foundation Board and as a chair for the MPI Diversity & Inclusion Task Force in 2018.
With more than 15 years in hospitality development and consulting, Channing Henry brings a development perspective to PKF hotelexperts' extensive advisory work. Her focus is advising hotel developers and owners on highest and best land use analysis, capital strategies and fundraising services, brand positioning and negotiation, and planning and development services. Ms. Henry is responsible for business development and will co-manage the PKF hotelexperts operations in North America and the Caribbean.Prior to joining PKF hotelexperts, Ms. Henry co-developed the 148-key Downtown LA Proper Hotel, a historic rehabilitation project, in partnership with the Kor Group. She also partnered with BV R esorts on a 1,500-acre luxury resort master plan in Baja California, Mexico and a New York consortium on a 400-acre sustainable master plan in Costa Rica. She led the pre-development and performed extensive advisory work for urban hotels in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Fort Worth, and Todos Santos, Mexico, for brands ranging from Aman Resorts to Bunkhouse and Soho House. Ms. Henry previously worked as a development manager for the Kor Group, where she helped expand the Viceroy and Tides brands in Latin America and Miami. She began her career in real estate as a consultant with Robert Charles Lesser (RCLCo) in Los Angeles, where she performed market and feasibility studies for public and private sector developments across all land uses. Ms. Henry is on the Leadership Committee for ULI's Recreational Development Council and an Executive Committee member of the South Park Business Improvement District (BID) Board in Downtown Los Angeles. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Ar gentina and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Yale's School of Management.
Noble House Hotels and Resorts, Ltd., a hotel ownership and management group with an upscale portfolio of 20 distinct and visually captivating properties spanning the U.S., has announced the completion of a massive $21 million renovation of the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa, located at 1775 East Mission Bay Drive in San Diego, California. The resort overlooks Mission Bay and offers 357 rooms and suites, an American cuisine restaurant and poolside lounge, waterfront dining, an extensive fitness center and a luxurious full-service spa.
Carté® Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, a first-of-its-kind lifestyle hotel, today unveiled its design inspiration and the details behind the 246-room property. Opened this week in San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood, the hotel was designed by The Manchette Studio, a full-service interior design firm specializing in hospitality design. The property celebrates the community's nautical heritage and architecture through its thoughtfully selected design elements and materials and features modern luxuries and amenities, tailored to the curious traveler.
The Los Angeles Airport Marriott (LAX Marriott) breaks ground on its meeting space renovation, which brings the hotel to the final phase of its expansive $50 million transformation. Set to open in September 2019, the property's redesign of its 47,817 square feet of meeting space further solidifies it as a premier West Coa st airport property.
Chef Michael Patria brings more than two decades of culinary experience to Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara this fall. Patria has an impressive resume that showcases a myriad of culinary experiences in a list of impressive establishments. Patria joins the Resort from his recent position as Executive Chef at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, where he led a team of more than 32 culinarians for the past 2.5 years. His inventive spirit was put to good use at the Hotel, building upon the menus of Park 75 and Bar Margot while maintaining and elevating the Five Star, Five Diamond status of the Hotel. In Santa Barbara, Patria is a welcome addition to the Resort's seasoned culinary team.
The 106-room Fairfield by Marriott in Moreno Valley, California is set to open today with a new décor that provides guests with a feeling of warmth and calm while traveling. Located at 22100 Eucalyptus Avenue, the Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Moreno Valley will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by MV MMP and managed by MMP Properties Inc.
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley, the highly anticipated luxury resort in the heart of California's famed wine region, announces the appointment of Michelin-starred Chef Erik Anderson as its Executive Chef of TRUSS Restaurant and Bar, opening in 2020. Anderson joins TRUSS Restaurant and Bar following a tenure at the two Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant COI, and brings with him a multitude of national accolades including being named one of Food & Wine's "Best New Chefs" (2012), Food & Wine's "Best New Chef All Star" (2013), Bon Appetit's "Best New Restaurants in America" (2012), GQ's "Top Ten Best New Restaurants in America" (2012), and a semi-finalist for the James Beard Award for "Best New Restaurant" (2012).
The first commercial space hotel will be more like a cruise ship than Stanley Kubrick's sleek space station from 2001, says Tim Alatorre, senior design architect of the Von Braun Space Station.