SLS OPENS FIRST ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT: SLS has opened its inaugural all-inclusive resort in Costa Mujeres along the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Located within an exclusive gated community, SLS Playa Mujeres features 498 rooms and suites with fully furnished balconies and terraces. The resort includes 18 culinary venues, a 20,000-square-foot spa (with an outdoor pool, 20 treatment rooms, two gyms and an outdoor gym), entertainment spaces, five pools, a hybrid theater and a 10,000-square-foot ballroom that can accommodate up to 920 guests. The opening of the resort also marks the launch of SLS Elite, a collection of rooms offering luxury benefits, including private lounge access, preferred dining reservations and access to an exclusive beach. SLS Elite also offers two-level rooms with a private roof deck jacuzzi, lounge and panoramic views. SLS Playa Mujeres is part of Ennismore’s ALL Inclusive Collection, which comprises more than 35 resorts.
PALISOCIETY’S LE PETIT PALI DEBUTS IN LA: Palisociety has expanded its portfolio with the opening of the Le Petit Pali Brentwood in Los Angeles, Calif. The former Brentwood Inn, which originally opened as the Brentwood Motor Hotel in 1947, has been revitalized to open as the Le Petit Pali Brentwood. Located in Sunset Boulevard, west of The Getty Center, the hotel features 25 rooms, which were reimagined by Avi Brosh and Palisociety’s in-house design team. The suites have full-size kitchens and private outdoor patio areas. The hotel’s outdoor space includes a central fountain with a seating area and an additional guest-only outdoor patio. Brosh’s Palisociety is a hospitality company that acquires, designs, develops, owns and operates hotels and residences across the U.S. under four brands and a collection of independently-branded properties.
PIVOT TO MANAGE ROYAL PALM SOUTH BEACH MIAMI: Pivot, the lifestyle operating vertical of Davidson Hospitality Group, has been selected by Park Hotels & Resorts to manage the Royal Palm South Beach Miami, A Tribute Portfolio Resort in Miami. The hotel features 393 rooms, five restaurants and bars, two swimming pools, a fitness center and around 8,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space. The hotel will undergo renovations in 2025 under Pivot. This adds to Davidson’s portfolio in Florida, where the group currently operates 22 hotels and resorts.
U.S. PERFORMANCE UPDATE: U.S. hotel industry reported negative YOY performance comparisons, as projected for election week, according to CoStar’s data through November 9.
- Occupancy: 62.6% (-3.5%)
- ADR: $156.11 (-0.1%)
- RevPAR: $97.73 (-3.5%)
Among the top 25 markets, Las Vegas witnessed the highest gains across all three key performance metrics: occupancy (+6.8% to 85.4%), ADR (+28.2% to $256.38) and RevPAR (+36.9% to $219.07). The steepest RevPAR declines were reported in San Francisco (-35.2% to $111.40) and Washington, D.C. (-27.9% to $95.89).
