Articles tagged “ace hotel”

Ace Hotels’ New Sister City Brand, Explained

Deanna Ting, Skift

Details are scant about Ace Hotels' new sister brand. But if Ace Hotels' track record is any proof, perhaps this could be a hit. But the bigger question is how do you balance travelers' desires for more local experiences versus feeling like they can escape the city they're in?

Hospitality and Retail Join Forces But It Shouldn’t Be Forced

Colin Nagy, Skift

In the rush to smash together retail and hotels, brands have to focus on doing this with a lot of care and intention. Sometimes a brand just isn't that important.

How Boutique Hotels Changed the Way We Design Hotels

Deanna Ting, Skift

Design was just one ingredient, albeit an essential one, for creating a boutique hotel both then and now.

What It Was Like to Work With Ace Hotels Co-Founder Alex Calderwood

Deanna Ting and Greg Oates, Skift

It’s hard to imagine Ace Hotels becoming what it is today without the visionary drive of its late co-founder, Alex Calderwood.

Ace Hotel’s President Talks About the Business of Boutique

Samantha Shankman, Skift

Ace Hotel remains a true boutique brand in a time when every major corporation is trying to recreate the pull of their brand name, unique guest experience, and community integration.

Behind Ace Hotel’s Development of Its First Luxury Property

Greg Oates, Skift

The American Trade Hotel in Panama City mixes the Ace group's penchant for local craft and community with a new brand's fresh take on global urban luxury.

Ace Hotel Shoreditch Anchors London’s New Tech City UK

Greg Oates, Skift

A growing urban trend combining creative post-industrial neighborhoods, high-tech "Innovation Districts," and trendy tourism infrastructure is fully realized in London with the opening of Ace Hotel's first international property.

The 17 Most Influential People in Travel of 2013

Skift Staff, Skift

We like it when these people make headlines.

How Alex Calderwood’s Ace Hotel Changed the Way We Travel

Greg Oates, Skift

Alex Calderwood grew Ace Hotel into a global phenomenon by first understanding the emerging Gen X market in Seattle during the 1990s.

11 Hotel Brand Leaders Define the Needs of Today’s Creative Class

Greg Oates, Skift

Due to the ubiquity of "design hotels," the next generation of hip lifestyle hotels are attracting today's most trend-conscious consumers with improved comfort, service and cultural experiences, as well as head-turning design.

Alex Calderwood, Founder of Ace Hotels, Passes Away

Rafat Ali, Skift

London’s Shoreditch Neighborhood Gets Even Hipper with Ace Hotel Opening

Joon Ian Wong, Skift