Hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day Weekend as responsibly as possible, forgive us we spent our Monday grilling.

This weeks HPT is here though and we will start with Cambria Napa Valle,. it looks like Choice Hotels is moving this brand along swiftly, with their second opening in “Wine Country”. The Cambria Napa Valley is a very central location for everything quintessential to the area, so Wine…Food…and more Wine. With Choice gaining traction in the upscale Hospitality market, this location makes perfect sense. Stylish and utilizing regionally inspired designs is always a good move, and this property looks to tell the Napa Valley story in good taste.

The stand our property for us though, is the Guild House, sitting within the walls of the New Century Guild. This innovative and influential group of women spearheaded women’s labor rights, now named the New Century Trust, they started in 1882 and is one of the oldest and largest women’s organizations. This Philadelphia property has been repurposed with the emotion of the movement left in tact. Every suite in the property pays homage to specific influential women and those that walked the halls before us, this is a property to visit if in the area.

With many of the suites dedicated to powerful women, it will be difficult to not get lost in the story of your surroundings.

You will find a bit more history in the re-making at the Hotel Kinsley in Kingston, New York. New York could be know for its small quiet down if it didn’t have the biggest bustling one, but the old capital of New York is looking for a turn around. We find the Hotel Kinsley delivers with warm earthy materials and a sophisticated taste befitting its allure.

Fairfield by Marriott (Montrose, Colorado) – Building Stage

Scheduled:

• Unknown

Rooms:

• 90 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Lamont Companies

Source Link:

• https://www.montrosepress.com/

Guild House (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – Grand Opening

Rooms:

• 12 Rooms

Design Group(s):

• Rohe Creative

Source Link:

• https://www.phillymag.com/

Curio Hotel by Hilton ( McLemore Cove, Georgia)- Building Phase

Scheduled:

• 2023

Rooms:

• 245 Room

Development Group(s):

• New South Construction
• GenTech Construction

Architectual Group(s):

• Tinker Ma

Operating Group:

• Valor Hospitality

Source Link:

• https://www.timesfreepress.com/

Moxy Hotel by Marriott (Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York) – Building Phase

Scheduled For:

• 2022

Rooms:

• 216 Rooms

Operating Group:

• Marriott

Development Group(s):

• Stonehill Taylor
• Lightstone

Source Link:

• https://www.brownstoner.com

With the first few Hospitality Project Trackers in the books and, unfortunately, Summers end getting closer and closer…we thought it was time for a HPT Special Edition. The HPT: Hot Hotel Summer Edition is a bit more robust than our other releases, featuring 20 notable properties Grand Opening, Re-Opening, or Renovating in the Hotel Pipeline. Well…without further ado we bring to you the Hot Hotel Summer Twenty!

With such a list, we will stick to the high notes, and perhaps the highest note in this bunch is the new Virgin Hotel New Orleans. We really shouldn’t have to say much, just take a look for yourself. Posh has never been so posh and Austin Powers must have a penthouse in this tower. Great design and food are gracing this property.

The Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood pulls a similar vibe to the West Coast and gives a cheeky energy in the sun.

Wrapping up the posh list is the Alsace LA, almost dangerously different in all the right places.

Last but not least, nature vacations in the Catskills are back! Callicoon Hills brings some of the most enduring East Coast summers of memory into a modern world.

Alsace LA (Los Angeles California) – Grand Opening

Scheduled:

• September 2021

Rooms:

• 48 Rooms

Design Group(s):

• Home Studios (Brooklyn)

Source Link:

• https://www.travelandleisure.com/

New Whitefish Boutique Hotel (Whitefish, Montana) – Planning

Scheduled:

• 2023

Rooms:

• 40 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Averill Hospitality

Source Link:

• https://flatheadbeacon.com/

Four Points by Sheraton Flushing (Flushing, New York) – Grand Opening

Scheduled:

• Now

Rooms:

• 210 Rooms + 100 Luxury Condos

Management Group:

• Real Hospitality Group

Development Group(s):

• Century Development Group

Source Link:

• https://www.prnewswire.com

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Woodside Queens (Woodside, New York) – Grand Opening

Scheduled:

• Now

Rooms:

• 135 Rooms

Management Group:

• Real Hospitality Group

Development Group(s):

• Century Development Group

Source Link:

• https://www.prnewswire.com

Hotel Indigo (Las Colinas, Texas) –  Under Construction

Scheduled:

• Unknown (2022)

Rooms:

• 150 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Type Six Design & Development
• Shreem Capital

Source Link:

• https://www.dallasnews.com/

Callicoon Hills (Callicoon Center, New York) – Grand Re-Opening

Scheduled For:

• June 2021 (Now)

Rooms:

• 65 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Implied Hotel Group

Source Link:

• https://hvmag.com/

Avid Hotel Auburn (Auburn, Alabama) – Grand Opening

Scheduled For:

• Now

Rooms:

• 79 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Paragon Hotel Company

Source Link:

• https://www.al.com/

Tapestry Collection by Hilton (Montgomery, Ohio) – Planning

Scheduled For:

• May 2024

Rooms:

• 118 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Montgomery Quarter

Source Link:

• https://www.cincinnati.com/

Westin Palo Alto (Palo Alto, California) – Grand Re-Opening

Scheduled For:

• Now

Rooms:

• 184 Rooms

Management Group:

• Pacific Hotel Management

Source Link:

• https://www.hospitalitynet.org/

Westin Tempe (Tempe, Arizona) – Grand Opening

Scheduled For:

• Now

Rooms:

• 290 Rooms

Management Group:

• Crescent Hotels & Resorts

Source Link:

• https://www.hotelmanagement.net/

It looks like Marriott has been very busy, and they are doing it in style with two new “W” properties in Philadelphia and Nashville leading the way. The luxury brand is a trend setter and the almost $200 Million development of W Nashville sets the bar pretty high.

FireKeepers Casino and Hotel is keeping the fire going with a 206 room expansion and some daredevil displays to get people excited, in FireKeepers fashion. New Orleans sees the addition of a Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences, “pure elegance” may be the best way to describe this project. Inspired by Chef Todd English, The English opens in Las Vegas bearing a restaurant by the culinary master called “The Pepper Club”.

The English Hotel (Las Vegas, Nevada) – Building Phase

Scheduled:

• This Year (2021)

Rooms:

• 74 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Z Life Co.

Source Link:

• https://www.reviewjournal.com/

Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences (New Orleans, Louisiana) – Grand Opening

Schedule:

• Now

Rooms:

• 341 Rooms /  92 Full-Service Residences

Design Group(s):

• Bill Rooney Studio

Source Link:

• https://finance.yahoo.com/

FireKeepers Casino & Hotel (Battle Creek, Missouri) – Expansion Opening

Schedule:

• Now

Rooms:

• 203 Room Expansion

Source Link:

• https://wwmt.com/

Courtyard by Marriott (Nanaimo, British Columbia) – Under Construction

Scheduled For:

• Q2 2022

Rooms:

• 172 Rooms

Hotel Operator:

• Hotel Equities Inc

Development Group(s):

• • PEG Companies
  • Petroglyph Development Group
  • Nexii

Source Link:

• https://finance.yahoo.com/

It looks like the Hospitality available room count may take a good swing forward soon, Disney has announced it will re-open Disney Ports Orleans Resort and it’s 3000+ rooms in October. With that one of the biggest destinations in the U.S. starts to return from a long Pandemic cycle.

The latter part of this year is seeing some interesting openings and re-modelings with The Langham in Boston being renovated in true high style. This property has been reborn and refinished in a way that pulls you into the roaring 1920s, with every modern amenity.

The Hotel Marcel in Connecticut takes high design in another direction, opening the first “Net Zero” hotel in the United States. Becker + Becker re-imagined a new use for the 1967 Marcel Breuer designed building, offering true carbon innovation in Hospitality.

Not far away the Ace Hotel Brooklyn sees an opening and offers an eclectic yet refined vibe to the property by Roman and Williams. We love everything that went into this property including the Art Gallery, in-room D’Angelico guitars, and curated record collections by Rough Trade.

The fresh breathe of new Hospitality projects is always refreshing!

Disney’s Port Orleans Resort (Lake Buena Vista, Florida) – Reopening

Scheduled:

• October 14th, 2021 (Riverside)
• October 28th, 2021 (French Quarter)

Rooms:

• 3056

Development Group(s):

• CIC Construction Group USA (Possible Renovations)

Source Link:

• https://insidethemagic.net/

The Langham (Boston, Massachusetts) – Renovation Reopening

Schedule:

• Now

Rooms:

• 312 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Shawmut Design and Construction

Source Link:

• https://www.myinspiredesign.com/

Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham (Macedon, New York) – Planning

Schedule:

• December 2021

Rooms:

• 70 Rooms

Ownership:

• Indus Group

Source Link:

• https://www.fltimes.com/

Hotel Marcel (New Haven, Connecticut) – Building Conversion (First Net Zero Hotel in U.S.)

Scheduled:

• January 2022

Rooms:

• 165 Rooms

Architectural Group):

• Becker + Becker

Design Group

• Dutch East Design

Source Link:

• https://www.fastcompany.com/

The Hospitality Industry is seeing some rebound behavior and the Big Apple is leading the way in all categories. New York has the most projects and rooms in the Pipeline right now followed closely by LA, but also boasts the most rooms set to open this year and next.

Development is seeing some special attention during this pandemic and it looks like there is quite a bit of optimism on the HoReCa Market’s future.

Source: https://www.hospitalitynet.org/

Versante Hotel (Richmond, Vancouver) – Grand Opening

Scheduled:

• Now

Rooms:

• 100 Rooms

Developer:

• Michael Ching

Source Link:

• https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/

citizenM Hotel in Union Square (San Francisco, California) – New Ownership Opening

Scheduled

• Fall 2021

Rooms:

• 195 Rooms

Source Link:

• https://sfist.com/

Sheraton Duluth Hotel  (Deluth, Minnesota) – Complete Renovation

Scheduled:

• Now

Rooms:

• 147 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Sherman Associates

Source Link:

• https://www.fox21online.com/

We are excited to launch our Hospitality Project Tracker (HPT), a resource we hope can help many see what opportunities and innovation are happening around the industry. This isn’t meant to be an in depth essay on the complex details of bringing a property to life, but as a highlight for these projects and a doorway into learning more about them.

We will look to include information about room counts, development partners, design partners, and of course flag relationships. Please contact us for corrections or to submit updates about any projects we list.

New Hyatt Hotel (Foster City, California) – Planning Stage

Scheduled:

• 2023

Rooms:

• 151 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• MPQ Foster City Metro Center LLC

Source Link:

• https://www.smdailyjournal.com

Amswell Hotel (Mountain View, California) – Grand Opening

Rooms:

• 255 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Broadreach Capital Partners

Source Link:

• https://www.mv-voice.com

New 5-Star Hotel in Augusta, Missouri – Planning

Rooms:

• 60 Rooms (53 Guest Rooms – 7 Suites)

Ownership:

• Hoffman Family of Companies

Architectural Group:

• Killeen Studio

Source Link:

• https://www.ksdk.com

New Tempo by Hilton and Embassy Suites for Memphis – Planning

Scheduled:

• 2023

Rooms:

• Tempo by Hilton: 166 Rooms
• Embassy Suites: 183 Rooms

Development Group(s):

• Sagestone Partners
• Big River Development Company

Source Link:

• https://www.yahoo.com

New dual branded VOCO and Holiday Inn (Downtown Chicago, Illinois) – Rebranding

Scheduled For:

• 2022

Rooms:

• 521

Hotel Operator:

• Hostmark Hospitality Group

Source Link:

• https://www.ihgplc.com