Virgin Hotels has announced its third hotel deal in the United States with plans to open and operate in 2016 a property in Nashville, Tennessee, developed by David Chase of D.F. Chase Inc., a national construction services firm headquartered in Nashville.
“Details of the deal structure are still in discussion, but for us it was all about the location,” said Chase of the property located at One Music Row, the start of Nashville’s iconic entertainment industry center.
Virgin Hotels Nashville will feature 240 guest rooms, multiple concept suites, food and beverage outlets and a cutting-edge recording studio.
“Nashville’s time is now, and we want to be part of that excitement. We hope our first venture in Nashville will open the doors for more Virgin opportunities,” said Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson.
Virgin Hotels CEO Raul Leal added, “We’ve got excellent deals in our pipeline, our designers are making progress with the 500-room property in New York’s NoMad district, and with Chicago just months away from opening, it’s all hands on deck for our New York office and Miami headquarters.”
Virgin Hotels continues to explore properties in cities such as Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Washington DC, and London, locations where it is pursuing hotel and office conversions and ground-up development.