Four Seasons Hotel Coming to Walt Disney World Resort

Four Seasons at Walt Disney World Resorts Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts recently kicked off construction of their newest luxury resort at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida earlier this month with a groundbreaking ceremony with joint venture partners Silverstein Properti
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Global Hotel Investors Remain Steady in Q3, Despite Economic Headwinds

According to STR Analytics’ Hotel Investors Gauge, debt and equity trends remained steady during the third quarter despite hiccups in the global marketplace. “Although the national and global economies seem to be on a rollercoaster ride of late, hotel investment continues
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Luxury Baton Rouge Hotel Opens

Baton Rouge Renaissance (BATON ROUGE, LA) — Renaissance Hotels recently celebrated the official opening of the new 256-room Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel. The opening marks the first newly constructed full service hotel to be built in Baton Rouge in more than 40 years. The new B
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How Uncertainty Clouds Hotel Buy/Sell Decisions

Trophy properties have been snapped up by REITs traded at historically low cap rates, but in the last month many REITs have shuttered their acquisition activities. National Real Estate Investor
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Hotel Values Catching Up to Replacement Cost

The values at which hotels have been changing hands is now approaching the assets’ replacement costs. National Real Estate Investor
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Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa Sells for $72 Million

Lighthouse Lodging Group Inc. sold the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel and Spa in Napa, CA. Inland American Lodging Group Inc., an affiliate of Inland American Real Estate Trust, purchased the 275-room property for $ 72 million, or approximately $ 261,000 per room. “The Napa Valley M
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U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Drops 10% from Last Year

According to the July 2011 STR/McGraw Hill Construction Dodge Pipeline Report, the total active U.S. hotel development pipeline comprises 2,990 projects totaling 323,070 rooms. This represents a 10.1-percent decrease in the number of rooms in the total active pipeline compared to July
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