White “City Beautiful” paper and a Miami-Dade County eviction notice now adorn the glass windows of the French Les Halles Brasserie in Coral Gables.
Amidst a thriving Coral Gables restaurant scene, the popular French restaurant at 2415 Ponce de Leon Blvd. is the first to close this year, said Mari Gallet, executive director of the Business Improvement District of Coral Gables.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Claim Jumper Restaurant Settles Condom-In-My-Soup Lawsuit
Man says to his waiter, What's this condom doing in my soup? Waiter shrugs, The backstroke? But seriously, the punchline is that 51-year-old Philip Hodousek is getting a settlement from Claim Jumper after he claimed to have found a prophylactic in his French onion soup last year in Orange County.
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Worker charged with stealing $100k from W Hotel
A former payroll employee at a luxury downtown hotel has been charged with stealing over $100,000 from the business through a fraudulent check writing scheme, authorities said today.
Vincent Gordon swiped $122,228 from the W Chicago-Lakeshore Hotel in a scam that took place in 2007, between May and December of that year, said Andy Conklin, a spokesman with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.
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Vincent Gordon swiped $122,228 from the W Chicago-Lakeshore Hotel in a scam that took place in 2007, between May and December of that year, said Andy Conklin, a spokesman with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.
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Hyatt Regency Dearborn to be sold for $12.5 million
The Hyatt Regency Dearborn is under contract to be sold in a $12.5 million deal.
The 772-room hotel in Dearborn has been on the market since Dallas-based real estate investment trust Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE: AHT) defaulted on the $32.5 million loan at the end of 2009.
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The 772-room hotel in Dearborn has been on the market since Dallas-based real estate investment trust Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE: AHT) defaulted on the $32.5 million loan at the end of 2009.
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S.F. Hotel Monaco sold
San Francisco's Hotel Monaco looks to be changing hands.
Several sources have said that Eastdil Secured quietly marketed the property to roughly half a dozen potential buyers, primarily REITs. The winner is said to be LaSalle Hotel Properties, though Kimpton Hotels CEO Mike Depatie wouldn't confirm that a deal was even in the works, and Eastdil didn't return a call seeking comment.
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Several sources have said that Eastdil Secured quietly marketed the property to roughly half a dozen potential buyers, primarily REITs. The winner is said to be LaSalle Hotel Properties, though Kimpton Hotels CEO Mike Depatie wouldn't confirm that a deal was even in the works, and Eastdil didn't return a call seeking comment.
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World’s Costliest Hotel
Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. Developed by Las Vegas Sands, it is billed as the world's most expensive standalone casino property at S$8 billion (US$5.7 billion), including cost of the prime land. The resort features a 2,560-room hotel, a 120,000-sq mtr convention-exhibition centre, The Shoppes mall, an art & science museum, two Sands Theatres, six ‘celebrity chef’ restaurants, two floating pavilions, a casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines
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Hotels Get Facelifts
In London and Paris, the crème de la crème of luxury hotels are being renovated, refurbished and retrofitted.
The 121-year-old Savoy hotel will reopen in London in October after having undergone a complete overhaul that took almost three years. The Savoy, which is co-owned by Kingdom Holding Co. and Lloyds Banking Group PLC, had never had a systematic renovation and the hotel was "no longer competing at the top level of luxury," says general manager Kiaran MacDonald. He says the $340 million project will also bring more visible changes, such as a new champagne bar and cabaret.
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The 121-year-old Savoy hotel will reopen in London in October after having undergone a complete overhaul that took almost three years. The Savoy, which is co-owned by Kingdom Holding Co. and Lloyds Banking Group PLC, had never had a systematic renovation and the hotel was "no longer competing at the top level of luxury," says general manager Kiaran MacDonald. He says the $340 million project will also bring more visible changes, such as a new champagne bar and cabaret.
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Five people line up for every job at new Denver hotel
Applicants were in high attendance, seeking to fill 260 positions available Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel Denver career fair.
About 1,300 job seekers — some living outside Colorado and some fully employed — attended the event. While many applicants said job stability was the major appeal, others said the Four Seasons' reputation alone was the draw.
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About 1,300 job seekers — some living outside Colorado and some fully employed — attended the event. While many applicants said job stability was the major appeal, others said the Four Seasons' reputation alone was the draw.
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Turkish hotels order hundreds of plus-sized beds for basketball stars
The favourites for the title, the USA, are staying at the Four Seasons hotel while most teams including Iran – who will face America in a group match on September 1 – have taken rooms at the Marriott.
Both hotels have reportedly ordered a number of extra long beds to accommodate their guests, with the Marriott ordering in more than 100 beds measuring 7ft.
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Both hotels have reportedly ordered a number of extra long beds to accommodate their guests, with the Marriott ordering in more than 100 beds measuring 7ft.
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Union Properties Agrees to Sell Dubai Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Lowered Price
Union Properties PJSC agreed to sell the Ritz-Carlton hotel development in Dubai for less than the asking price of 1.5 billion dirhams ($410 million), Chairman Khalid bin Kalban said.
Dubai’s third-biggest developer by market value plans to sign the sale agreement in the next ten days, bin Kalban said by phone today. He declined to identify the buyer of the hotel, located within the Dubai International Financial Center, or disclose terms of the deal until the contract is signed.
“Everything has been agreed, all that remains is the drafting of contracts,” bin Kalban said.
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Dubai’s third-biggest developer by market value plans to sign the sale agreement in the next ten days, bin Kalban said by phone today. He declined to identify the buyer of the hotel, located within the Dubai International Financial Center, or disclose terms of the deal until the contract is signed.
“Everything has been agreed, all that remains is the drafting of contracts,” bin Kalban said.
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