Articles tagged “independent hotels”

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Boutique Hotel Pipeline Is Growing Fast – but Forecasts May Be Too High

If all the U.S. hotels planned in the lifestyle and soft-branded segments between 2024 and 2027 actually get built, it would mean 29% a year of pipeline growth on average. Color us doubtful.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

Boutique Hotel Pipeline Is Growing Fast – but Forecasts May Be Too High

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Inventing a Boutique Hotel in Kentucky’s Horse Country Isn’t Easy

The story of how Nik Feldman, 29, opened his first hotel tells a bigger narrative about the sector, too.

Leslie Barrie | 1 month ago

Inventing a Boutique Hotel in Kentucky’s Horse Country Isn’t Easy

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They’re Top Players in Boutique Hotels. They See Power in Brands – and Hostels.

Investor Stephen Chan has co-created numerous stand-alone boutique hotels, including a high-end hostel. But crafting a new playbook for each property is time-consuming. Can his team master the art of master-branding?

Leslie Barrie | 3 months ago

They’re Top Players in Boutique Hotels. They See Power in Brands – and Hostels.

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Founders of Spain’s Hotel Finca Cortesín Expand With New Palace Hotel

Finca Cortesín has become an award-winning property in Málaga, Spain. But its operator will need a fresh playbook to draw guests to its new 17th-century palace in the mountains of Mallorca.

Leslie Barrie | 3 months ago

Founders of Spain’s Hotel Finca Cortesín Expand With New Palace Hotel

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Maine’s Boutique Hotel Scene Heats Up With Nordic Spa Concept

While travelers can run hot and cold in their preferences, the Nordic spa trend appears to be going full-steam ahead. Maine is the latest playground.

Leslie Barrie | 3 months ago

Maine’s Boutique Hotel Scene Heats Up With Nordic Spa Concept

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Arlo Hotels Still Wants to Be Hip – But With Larger Rooms

Arlo Hotels, a U.S.-based independent brand, first bet on micro hotels, which pack in more guests per property. But now it favors larger rooms. It's betting that creating "experiences" and charging extra may prove more reliably profitable.

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

Arlo Hotels Still Wants to Be Hip – But With Larger Rooms

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Boutique Hotel Brand Wayfinder to Ride Experiential Hospitality Wave in Waikiki

The up-and-coming boutique hotel brand Wayfinder is expanding its portfolio with a new Waikiki location. They’ll face steeper competition in Hawaii compared to its first property in Newport, Rhode Island, not to mention it will be the brand’s biggest hotel yet.

Leslie Barrie | 5 months ago

Boutique Hotel Brand Wayfinder to Ride Experiential Hospitality Wave in Waikiki

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Boutique Hotel Brand Maisons Pariente Braves the Paris Market

The first three hotels in Maisons Pariente’s portfolio focused on understated luxury in resort destinations. But, can the family owned company succeed in Europe's capital of luxury hotels?

Leslie Barrie | 5 months ago

Boutique Hotel Brand Maisons Pariente Braves the Paris Market

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Soul Community Planet Hotels Seeks Profit in Holistic Hospitality

We like how this new hotel brand is testing rare concepts. It suggests a rate but lets guests haggle if they feel underwhelmed. It ties guest stays to specific, if minor, environmental and community fixes. And it opposes the trendy asset-light model.

Sean O'Neill | 5 months ago

Soul Community Planet Hotels Seeks Profit in Holistic Hospitality

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New York’s Gansevoort Hotel Tries a Reinvention in a Transforming Neighborhood

Manhattan's former meatpacking district is becoming more about fine art and luxury goods than wild nightlife. So the local Gansevoort Hotel is adjusting with a $30 million revamp. Will it work?

Leslie Barrie | 6 months ago

New York’s Gansevoort Hotel Tries a Reinvention in a Transforming Neighborhood