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Aloft Building it’s 1st Southwest Ohio Hotel

Tom DemeropolisSenior Staff ReporterCincinnati Business Courier

An Aloft hotel is coming to West Chester Township.  aloft-phoenix-airport

An affiliate of Witness Hospitality LLC purchased the former El Coyote restaurant at 9183 Centre Point Drive for $1.2 million. Columbus-based Witness Hospitality plans to build Southwest Ohio’s first Aloft hotel on the 2-acre site.

Paige Francis, vice president of Global Brand Management for Aloft Hotels, said the 116-room hotel is scheduled to be complete in July 2019.

Officials with Witness did not respond to calls for comment.

Francis said Aloft selected West Chester because it is centrally located between Cincinnati and Dayton and near Cincinnati’s growing startup community.

“Cincinnati is a fast-growing Midwest metropolis and saw many startup companies move into the area in 2016, which bolstered travel and occupancy,” Francis said.

Aloft was one of Starwood’s hotel brands. Marriott International completed its acquisition of Starwood in September. The Aloft brand is a modern hotel with loft-like rooms that are heavy on technology and a vibrant, social atmosphere. The brand is focused on millennial travelers.

Its w xyz bar is a place for guests to meet over music and signature cocktails. These bars offer free access to local emerging artists as well as some of the hottest bands with “Live at Aloft Hotels” programming.

The West Chester hotel will have SPG Keyless, a keyless entry system that allows guests to use their smartphone or Apple watch as a room key. The Aloft in West Chester also will have a fitness center, a one-stop grab-and-go food and beverage area, and live local music.

Currently there are two Aloft hotels in Ohio, one in downtown Cleveland and one in Beachwood, east of Cleveland. Aloft hotels are scheduled to open next year in North Olmsted, west of Cleveland, and Westerville, outside of Columbus.

The Greater Cincinnati region’s first Aloft hotel will be located in Newport as part of the $80 million Aqua on the Levee project. The Aloft Newport on the Levee is scheduled to open Jan. 12. It will have 144 rooms with a 24/7 gym and an indoor pool.

Indus Hotels to Build a Canopy by Hilton Near Convention Center

canopyhotelColumbus will be getting a luxurious addition to the hotel scene with a Canopy by Hilton planned for 77 E. Nationwide Blvd.

That’s the message Chris Brock, Hilton Worldwide’s franchise development director, brought to the city’s Downtown Commission Tuesday morning as panel members considered final approval of a plan by Indus Hotels to build a 12-story, 168-room hotel at the site of what is now HER Realtors’ headquarters.

Brock noted Hilton (NYSE:HLT) already has a flagship Hilton convention hotel, Hampton Inn & Suites and DoubleTree hotel brands downtown.

“(Canopy) leans more to the luxury, upper-upscale segment,” Brock said.

He said the fledgling brand has 20 franchise agreement approved worldwide for the new “urban-centric” concept, which Hilton will approve only in downtowns and other urban settings.

“You’re not going to see it at an airport or in the suburbs,” Brock said. “And no two Canopy hotels will be alike.”

Most of the hotels will have rooftop bars open to the public, he said, including this one.

The project passed the commission after discussion about changes to the project since its second conceptual review in May.

Indus Hotels President David Patel, who also owns the downtown Hampton, told me the developer will finalize its franchise agreement with Hilton in the next month or so as final design and construction documents get worked on.

The project, he said, will get under construction June 1, a schedule allowing for a late 2017 opening.

Wyndham Hotel Group Adds 200,000 Sq.Ft. of Meeting Space to Its Nearly 8000 Hotel Portfolio in 2016

  • The Summit, A Dolce Hotel, in the U.S.: This new-construction hotel and conference center is located less than 10 miles from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Scheduled to open in 2017, the hotel will have an eight-story atrium; a rooftop garden; a health club; a restaurant, bar and lounge; and 22,000 square feet (2,044 square meters) of function space, including 16 individual meeting rooms. Read More

AC By Marriott Hotel Announced for 2018 In Cleveland

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Slated to open in Spring of 2018, the property is part of the new 58 acre mixed-use development which will encompass 400,000 square feet of retail space, 150,000 square feet of offices, and 90 apartments at Interstate 271 and Harvard Road in Beachwood, Ohio.

DelMonte Hotel Group has just launched a significant expansion to the Midwest.  According to Alexander DelMonte, President, DelMonte Hotel Group will be developing and operating the new 145-room AC by Marriott. Slated to open in Spring of 2018, the property is part of the new 58 acre mixed-use development which will encompass 400,000 square feet of retail space, 150,000 square feet of offices, and 90 apartments at Interstate 271 and Harvard Road in Beachwood, Ohio.  Read More

Battelle Considering New 200 Room Hotel in Columbus Near its Campus

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New proposal for Battelle property includes apartments, hotel, park

By Mark FerenchikThe Columbus Dispatch  •  Monday October 10, 2016 1:58 PM

As Battelle considers proposals for a good chunk of property near its Columbus campus, the latest idea would focus on retired Ohio State and Battelle employees.

But the Slane Company, and the former OSU trustee who runs it, may have come to the game too late.

Gahanna-based Slane is pitching the $200-million concept to Battelle, which wants to sell 15 acres just east of the Olentangy River so it can invest the proceeds into the Battelle campus.

Slane’s proposal calls for:

  • 380 apartments for retirees, including 80 assisted-living units
  • A 200-room hotel along W. 5th Avenue
  • A 128-unit market-rate apartment building
  • A 3.5-acre park at the southern part of the property. Harrison West residents had wanted to see some of the land preserved as a park.

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$22 million hotel opens in Covington

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COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) –A new $22 million hotel will throw open its doors inside a history-rich building Tuesday.

The 114-room Hotel Covington is a clash of modern and vintage design.  A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. in front of the hotel, 638 Madison Ave.  Read More