MINOR TO LAUNCH NH HOTELS IN BANGKOK: Minor Hotels will be soon be introducing its NH Hotels & Resorts brand in Bangkok, Thailand. The hospitality group has signed a management agreement with Boulevard Hotel Co. Ltd. for a hotel the Thai capital. This will be the second NH Hotels-branded property in Thailand, following the 2022 opening of the NH Boat Lagoon Phuket Resort. Situated off Sukhumvit Road, the 309-room hotel currently operates as the Boulevard Hotel Bangkok. The hotel will be rebranded to NH Bangkok Sukhumvit Boulevard in the fourth quarter and until then, will operate under Minor’s management. The property recently underwent renovations to its rooms, restaurant, lobby and pool areas. The hotel includes an all-day dining restaurant, a lobby bar, fitness center, an outdoor pool and meeting spaces. NH Bangkok Sukhumvit Boulevard is part of Minor’s strategy to cross-develop its brands worldwide and launch NH Hotels in Asia. Currently, there are 230 NH Hotels properties globally, mainly across Europe and the Americas.
RADISSON SIGNS HOTEL, RESIDENCES IN THE PHILIPPINES: Radisson Hotel Group has expanded its presence in South East Asia with the signing of Radisson Blu Hotel & Residences, Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines. The upper-upscale property will be the first hotel in the internationally-branded mixed-use project in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines. The hotel will offer 717 rooms, two restaurants, a rooftop pool, pool bar, fitness center, spa and a 872-square-meter ballroom. Residence owners can enjoy exclusive access to a private clubhouse. Radisson has six properties across the Philippines and five more in the pipeline.
HOTEL CERRO JOINS AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION: Hotel Cerro in downtown San Luis Obispo, Calif., has joined the Autograph Collection Hotels by Marriott portfolio following a multimillion-dollar renovation. This marks Marriott’s first Independent Collection hotel in San Luis Obispo. The hotel features 65 reimagined rooms, redesigned public spaces, two restaurants, a 4,000-square-foot spa, rooftop pool and meeting spaces. The hotel has been designed by Gensler and is managed by the San Diego-based Azul Hospitality Group. Autograph Collection Hotels’ portfolio encompasses more than 290 independent hotels across 50 countries.
LA COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT COMPLETES RENOVATIONS: The Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Pasadena/Old Town has completed extensive renovations. Managed by HHM Hotels, the hotel offers refreshed 314 rooms and suites and communal spaces. The hotel includes a restaurant, a fitness center, hot tub and a Starbucks outlet. HHM Hotels currently operates more than 240 full-service and select-service hotels in the U.S. and Canada as well as 40 independent luxury and lifestyle hotels.
