Westin Plans US$124MM Hotel For Baltimore

By Staff -- HOTELS Magazine, 2/1/1999

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND The new 600-room Westin Baltimore

has been designed to reinforce the waterfront district's

architectural scale. The hotel's guestrooms will

offer harbor and city views.

The hotel will offer a 200-seat restaurant, 30,000-sq.-ft.

(2,787-sq.-m.) ballroom and meeting spaces, landscaped roof-top

terrace with enclosed pool and fitness center, and all back-of-house

functions.

The design architects are Brennan Beer Gorman/Architects

and Brennan Beer Gorman Monk/Interiors, New York, and the

architect of record is RTKL, Baltimore. The hotel opens

in late 2000.

Marriott To Manage Serviced Apartments

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC Marriott International Inc., Washington,

D.C., will manage a new 53-unit service apartment

complex, which will be branded a Marriott Executive Residences.

The Longin Center Marriott Executive Residences is

scheduled to open in 2000.

Ed Fuller, president and managing

director of international lodging operations for Marriott

International Inc., says, "We

are very pleased to introduce another Marriott hotel

brand in Prague. Travelers who are visiting Prague for

an extended period of time will appreciate the residential

comfort and services that the Marriott Executive Residences

brand offers."

The Residences will be comprised of spacious studio and

one-bedroom residential apartments and include such features

as full kitchens, 24-hour security, and business and fitness

center.

Regent Builds In Mexico City

MEXICO CITY The 94-room Regent Mexico City will be located

in the heart of the central business district on Reforma,

opposite the Mexican Stock Exchange.

Guestrooms will be among the largest in

the city with a minimum of 500 sq. ft. (46 sq. m.) per

room. All rooms will be equipped with advanced telecommunications

system and PC connections. The hotel will offer a bar

and specialty restaurant serving Mexican cuisine. Other

hotel facilities include a fully equipped spa and pool area.

The hotel opens in early 2000.

Hyatt Plans Florida Resort

BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA The new 450-room Hyatt Regency

resort is the fifth new resort announced by Hyatt

Hotels Corp., Chicago, during the past year and is scheduled

to open in 2001. It will be owned by Hyatt Equities,

LLC and managed by Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

Guests will enjoy a private beach

island, eco-tours on pristine Estero Bay, swimming pool,

outdoor whirlpool spas and a Regency Club VIP concierge

floor. It will also feature a 14,000-sq.-ft. (1,301-sq.-m.)

ballroom, a 7,000-sq.-ft. (651-sq.-m.) junior ballroom

and a full complement of meeting rooms and boardrooms.

Interior designer is Hill Glazier, Palo Alto, California,

and the production architect is Spillis Candella & Partners

Inc., Coral Gables, Florida.

ASIA/PACIFIC

Hyatt Regency Bombay, India; 380 rooms open

2001; Architect is SOM, London, and interior designer is

Bilkey Llinas Design, Florida; Developer: Asian Hotels Limited,

New Delhi, India; Management and contact: Hyatt International.

ITC Hotel,Calcutta, India; 250 rooms open

late 2001; Architect/Interior Designer is Kerry Hill Associates,

Singapore; Developer, management and contact: ITC Hotels

Ltd.

ITC Hotel,Mumbai, India; 394 rooms open

early 2000; Architect is RTKL International Ltd., Los Angeles,

and interior designer is Francesca Basu Design Ltd., London;

Management: FEBC Construction Management Pvt. Ltd.; Developer

and contact: ITC Hotels Ltd.

Hotel JAL City, Hiroshima, Japan; 127 rooms

open mid-1999; Contact Nikko Hotels International.

Dorsett Regency, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia;

432 rooms open late 1999 at a cost of US$52 million; Interior

designer is Environment, Kuala Lupur, and the developer

is FEC/Amcorp J.V., Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; Management

and contact: Dorsett Hotels & Resorts.

Shantou Hotel, Shantou, China; 453 rooms

open 2000; Architect is Chao Tse Ann & Partners PL and

interior designer is Wilson & Associates; Developer:

Shantou Pinnacle Hotel Ltd.; Management and contact: Meritus

Hotels & Resorts.

Royal Denarau Villas, Nadi, Fiji Islands;

82 rooms open mid-1999; Contact Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

EUROPE

Carlton Palacio, Lisbon, Portugal; 220 rooms

open 2000 at a cost of $30 million; Architect is Manuel

Tainha, Lisbon; Developer, management and contact: Group

Pestana (GP) Hotels.

Tryp Cibeles Hotel, Madrid, Spain; 136 rooms

open mid-1999; Contact Tryp Hotels.

Four Seasons (formerly Hotel George V) Paris,

270 rooms; Renovation to be completed by late 1999; Contact

Four Seasons Hotels.

Inter City Hotel, Stralsund, Germany; 108

rooms open mid-1999; Contact Steigenberger Hotels AG.

MIDDLE EAST

Mövenpick Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon; 287

rooms open 2000; Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.

Mövenpick Resort, Dead Sea, Jordan;

231 rooms open mid-1999; Contact Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.

Golden Tulip, Dubai, U.A.E.; 250 rooms open

early 2001; Management and contact: Golden Tulip International.

Grand Hyatt, Dubai, U.A.E.; 450 rooms open

late 2000; Management and contact: Hyatt International Hotels.

Rihab Rotana Suites, Dubai, U.A.E.; 135

rooms open mid-1999; Architect is Omar Moujaes Architect,

Sharjah, U.A.E., and the developer is Al Jallaf Group; Management

and contact: Rotana Hotels.

Paradisus Red Sea, Hurghada, Egypt; 400

rooms open 2000; Management and contact: Sol Melia Hotels.

THE AMERICAS

Logan Airport Hilton & Towers, Boston

Massachusetts; 600 rooms open late 1999 at a cost of $100

million; Interior designer is Cambridge 7 & Associates,

Cambridge, Massachusetts, and interior designer is Ahearn

Schopper, Boston; Developer and contact: Hilton Hotels Corp.

Embassy Suites, Battery Park City, New York;

460 rooms open early 2000; Construction company is Lehrer

McGovern Bovis Inc., New York; Contact Promus Hotel Group.

Hilton Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut;

388 rooms; Renovation completed late 1999 at a cost of $4

million; Management is MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Washington,

D.C.; Contact Hilton Hotels Corp.

Grand Bay Hotel, Chicago, 310 rooms open

early 2000 and is part of a US$450 million mixed-use development;

Contact Grand Bay Resorts.

Regent Resort Los Cabos, Los Cabos (Baja

Peninsula) Mexico; 128 rooms open mid-2001; Contact Regent

International Hotels.

Fiesta Inn, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico;

166 rooms open 2000; Architect and interior designer is

G. Hume; Partners: Posadas/Promintur; Contact: Posadas de

Mexico, S.A.

Hotel Inter-Continental, Guatemala City,

Guatemala; 235 rooms open late-1999; Architect is Aycinena

Y Del Busto and owning company is Inmobiliaria El Puente;

Management and contact Inter-Continental Hotels.

Mircrotel Inn & Suites, San Pedro Sula,

Honduras, 60 rooms open mid-1999; Partners: CJ Hotels, Guatemala;

Contact US Franchise Systems.

Eden Roc Resort & Spa, Miami Beach,

Florida; 349 rooms; Renovation at a cost of US$22 million

to be completed between mid-1999 and 2000; Investors are

Destination Hotels & Resorts, Denver, and Blackacre

Investments, LP, New York; Management and contact: Destination

Hotels & Resorts.