INTERNOS Closes Second NH Turin Deal

INTERNOS Global Investors has completed its acquisition of the NH Turin Ambasciatori, in the northern Italian city of Turin, from NH Hotel Group for €20 million in a sale-and-leaseback deal. INTERNOS, which purchased the 199-room, four-star property on behalf of the INTERNOS Hotel Real Estate Fund I, will now invest €8.6 million in refurbishing the hotel, which is just one kilometre from Turin city centre. This follows INTERNOS’s acquisition last year of the NH Santo Stefano in the city centre of Turin, in a deal that was brokered by HVS Hodges Ward Elliott.

Kimpton to Make its Parisian Debut

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has got together with AXA IM – Real Assets to bring its Kimpton brand to Paris, France, for the first time. The luxury, 176-room (including 27 suites) hotel is expected to open in 2020 in the city’s high-end Opéra district. The hotel will also have a luxury spa, fitness facilities and state‐of‐the‐art meeting space. The Paris Kimpton is the second of its brand to be signed in Europe – a Crowne Plaza property in Amsterdam city centre is to be rebranded as a 270-room Kimpton in 2017 following an extensive renovation, and will become the first Kimpton hotel to open outside of the Americas. IHG purchased Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in January 2015.

Primotel Europe Makes its First Foray into Germany

Aviva France and Algonquin have purchased the Hyatt Regency Düsseldorf, in western Germany, for an undislcosed sum for their Primotel Europe investment vehicle. The 303-room hotel, which opened in 2012, is in Düsseldorf's Media Harbour district, overlooking the River Rhine and the city centre. The deal marks Primotel Europe's first investment in Germany and it is its second aquisition overall, following the purchase of the 262-room Renaissance Brussels and the 57-unit Marriott Executive Apartment Brussels in Belgium in December 2015.

A Splendid Sale in York

Privately owned UK hotel firm Splendid Hospitality Group has expanded its portfolio in the medieval city of York in the UK to four properties with the purchase of the ibis York Centre Hotel for an undisclosed sum. The 91-room hotel, which is situated at the gates of the historic walled city in northeast England, will continue to operate as an ibis property. Splendid will invest £1.5 million in the hotel over the next two years in order to upgrade the facilities.

Hilton Lays the Ground for Gardens Inn Lithuania and Latvia

Hilton Worldwide has announced plans to take its Hilton Garden Inn brand to Lithuania and Latvia. The Hilton Garden Inn Vilnius City Centre, in Lithuania, is the result of a franchise agreement between Hilton and real estate developer EIKA and is expected to open by the end of 2018. With up to 150 guest rooms, the hotel will be part of an 18,000 m² mixed-use development on Gediminas Avenue, also containing business, commercial, food and beverage and residential space. The Hilton Garden Inn Riga Old Town in Latvia is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017. The 100-room hotel will operate under a franchise agreement with Apex Alliance and will be managed by UAB Apex Alliance Hotel Management.

Leonardo Hotels to Double its Spanish Portfolio

Leonardo Hotels made its debut in Spain last year when it opened two hotels in Barcelona, and this week the group, which is the European division of Israel-based Fattal Hotels Group, has announced the expansion of its Spanish portfolio with two new properties in Madrid. Two former NH hotels are to undergo extensive renovations and will operate as the 153-room Leonardo Hotel Madrid City Center and the 75-room Leonardo Boutique Hotel Madrid as of November 2016. “Madrid is a major economic centre and a very popular holiday destination for tourists. I am very pleased that we will now also be able to offer our guests two Leonardo Hotels here,” said Daniel Roger, Leonardo Hotel’s managing director.

IHG Announces New Hotels for its Holiday Inn Chain...

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a franchise agreement with Kensington Close Hotel Ltd for the Holiday Inn Kensington in London. The 694-room Kensington Close Hotel is due to start operating under the Holiday Inn flag in December 2016. IHG has also announced the development of its first Holiday Inn Express hotel in Kazakhstan: the 224-room Holiday Inn Express Astana, which is the result of a franchise agreement with Fido Estate LLP. The 224-room hotel is scheduled to open in the capital’s Yesil district in 2018, and will be IHG’s fourth hotel in the country overall.

...And New Markets for its Crowne Plaza and Indigo Brands

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Hotel SR LLC for its first Crowne Plaza hotel in Armenia. The Crowne Plaza Yerevan is scheduled to open in the Armenian capital in 2018. The 98-room hotel will be on Mesrop Mashots Avenue, close to the city’s business districts and historic centre. IHG currently operates five Crowne Plaza hotels across Russia, the CIS and Georgia. Additionally, IHG signed a franchise agreement with Hotel Filipa 18 Ltd and SAO Investments for its first Hotel Indigo property in Poland. The 56-room Hotel Indigo Krakow – Florian Gate is expected to open later this year in a 100-year-old former residential building, close to Krakow’s main railway station. IHG currently has 19 Hotel Indigo properties in operation across Europe and a further 11 in the pipeline.

New Room Mate for Barcelona

Room Mate Hotels has reached a quartet in Barcelona with the opening of its fourth hotel in the Catalan capital: the 81-room Room Mate Anna on Passeig de Gràcia. “Barcelona represents one of our key business areas and the city is a global tourism destination, which is why we are firmly committed to opening two further hotels by 2017,” commented the group’s president and one of its founders, Kike Sarasola. Room Mate currently has 23 properties in operation across Europe and the America and has eight hotels in its pipeline due to open in 2016 and 2017.

easyHotel On its Way to Turkey

Budget group easyHotel has signed a master development agreement with Turkish company Kolay for the expansion of easyHotel into Turkey. Some 50 easyHotel rooms are expected to open in Istanbul by the end of 2017; a further 150 rooms are scheduled to open by the end of 2018 and a total of 300 rooms will be in operation by the end of 2019. Additionally, a new franchise easyHotel is also under development in Lisbon, Portugal. The 101-room property is being developed by Sedprop investments in a former office building in Lisbon city centre and is due to open in December 2017.

More Marriott for the UAE

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Al Forsan Holding for a new hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The 400-room Marriott Al Forsan Hotel is expected to open later this year adjacent to the Al Forsan International Sports Resort, at the heart of Khalifa City and a ten-minute drive from Abu Dhabi International Airport and the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Marriott currently has two Marriott Hotels & Resorts properties in operation in the UAE, in Dubai; the Marriott Hotel Downtown, Abu Dhabi is due to open in September 2016, marking the brand’s debut in Abu Dhabi.

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