YOTEL TO OPEN IN GENEVA: YOTEL has added to its portfolio with the upcoming opening of its latest hotel in Geneva. When it opens on April 18, YOTEL Geneva Lake will be the 22nd addition to YOTEL’s portfolio. Located close to the Geneva Airport, Lake Geneva and the city center, the 237-room hotel consists of two inter-connected glass buildings at different heights and offers views of Mont Blanc. Lighting at the public spaces can be programmed to complement the exterior view and changes with the seasons and activity inside the hotel. The hotel features HVGGE Place, a 21,500-square-feet Nordic-inspired dining and entertainment hub, which comprises a restaurant, seafood bar, banqueting and conference space, rooftop space and an auditorium which can accommodate up to 200 persons. London-based YOTEL has hotels across the U.S., Europe and Asia under three brands – YOTEL (city center hotels), YOTELPAD (extended-stay hotels) and YOTELAIR (airport hotels).
RAINES STRENGTHENS PRESENCE IN CHARLESTON: Raines, the Florence, S.C.-based hospitality management, development and investment organization, has assumed management of the Cambria Charleston Riverview. The hotel marks Raines’ partnership with the hotel’s owner, RREAF Holdings. Located near the Ashley River and about three miles from the downtown, the hotel offers 126 rooms, newly enhanced spaces, a restaurant, fitness center, sundry shop, an outdoor pool and meetings and events spaces. Cambria Charleston Riverview strengthens Raines’ presence in the Charleston, S.C. market and is the company’s seventh hotel in the area. This also marks the third addition to Raines’ management portfolio in March, following agreements for Springhill Suites Cheraw in Cheraw, S.C. and Hilton Garden Inn University District Greenville in Greenville, N.C. through the month.
BEST WESTERN ADDS IN PENNSYLVANIA:Â Best Western Hotels & Resorts has opened Executive Residency by Best Western Philadelphia-Willow Grove. Located in Horsham, Pa., the all-suite hotel offers one-bedroom suites and junior suites, all featuring full kitchens. The hotel has started renovations, which includes upgrades to guest bathrooms. All rooms have full kitchens, including a microwave, refrigerator, cookware and utensils. The hotel includes a fitness center, guest laundry facilities and an outdoor multi-functional patio. Once renovations are complete, the hotel will add a sundry shop, an expanded patio area and upgraded business center.
CHEVAL COLLECTION JOINS GHA: Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the alliance of independent hotel brands, has expanded its loyalty program and added luxury serviced apartments in London Edinburgh and Dubai with Cheval Collection. Once added later this year, Cheval Collection will offer 26 million members of GHA Discovery, GHA’s loyalty program, benefits such as member rates and room upgrades with the ability to earn and spend Discover Dollars, the rewards currency. This marks GHA Discovery’s first offering in Edinburgh and the first loyalty program for Cheval Collection. Since opening its first property in Knightsbridge, London in 1981, Cheval Collection’s owned and operated portfolio has grown to include 13 luxury residences totaling 800 apartments in nine locations in London, three in Edinburgh and one in Dubai.