GFH Capital has announced that it has acquired a portfolio of twelve premium branded US hotels located in California, Connecticut and New Jersey for $250 million. These hotels are premium branded with all being Hilton and Marriott hotels. The Portfolio benefits from number of key considerations including the defensive nature of the select-service segment. The Portfolio has … [Read more...]
Forbes Travel Guide confirms London as the World’s Capital Five-Star City
Forbes Travel Guide has today announced their new Global Star Awards to some the world’s most luxurious properties, including 107 new Five-Star awards that celebrate 1,898 Star-Rated properties in 73 countries. London cemented its position as the global Five-Star capital city with 19 top hotels, including six new additions: Brown’s Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel; Four Seasons Hotel … [Read more...]
Olga Polizzi launches The Polizzi Collection
Olga Polizzi’s three elegant hotels across the South of England; Hotel Tresanton in Cornwall, Hotel Endsleigh in Devon, and her newest acquisition, The Star in East Sussex, will now be known as The Polizzi Collection. As usual, with Olga Polizzi at the helm, the new hotel’s interior design is exceptional. The Star will again show her preferred combination of quirky and … [Read more...]
The Gold Service Scholarship winning Scholar 2020, Elizabeth Forkuoh
The Trustees and Judges of the Gold Service Scholarship have announced the winning 2020 Scholar at a reception and presentation at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge, London, on 12 February. The new 2020 Scholar is Elizabeth Forkuoh, whose role is FBS Junior Assistant Manager at Strathearn Restaurant at Gleneagles, in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. Having proceeded … [Read more...]
Jacobs Inn Hostel Dublin sold to BlackRock Real Assets
CoDE Pod Hostels and Patron Capital have sold Jacobs Inn Hostel in Dublin to a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets. Since acquiring the centrally located 412-bed hostel back in October 2017, CoDE and Patron have upgraded the property into state-of-the-art accommodation. Andrew Landsburgh, founder and CEO of CoDE, said: “Combining our luxury pod concept with Patron’s … [Read more...]