Hotel Openings

🏨 Mercure opened its first hotel in Ankara, Türkiye, situated in the Kızılay district. Mercure Ankara Kızılay offers 72 renovated rooms, various dining options including Shine Restaurant, Kentro Café, and Shine Bar, plus three flexible meeting rooms that can host up to 120 guests. Accor's hotel group has 8 hotels in Türkiye and plans to add 3 more by 2026. Guests can enjoy an equipped fitness center and the Accor loyalty program, ALL.

🌆 Drury Hotels to open new Drury Plaza Hotel in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in September, marking their sixth hotel in the state. Located at 140 Jake Thomas Road, the hotel will feature over 250 rooms, free parking, on-site dining, and views of the Smoky Mountains. CEO Chuck Drury highlights their trusted service for travelers. Amenities include complimentary breakfast, evening snacks, a casual dining venue, business and fitness centers, an indoor pool, outdoor spa, and free Wi-Fi. The hotel will create about 70 jobs and is near attractions like Dollywood and the LeConte Event Center. Drury Hotels has over 150 properties across 27 states since 1973.

🏠 In Seattle, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Reside announced two new Washington D.C. properties under the 'Reside, a Wyndham Residence' line on January 13, 2025. Reside Navy Yard and Reside NoMa expand the company's operational properties to four, with Reside Navy Yard offering 81 units and Reside NoMa 67 units. The alliance plans to extend to 50 U.S. markets in the future. Reside Seattle Downtown and Reside Houston Downtown are other open locations, with New Orleans set to host a 22-room hotel.

🏨 Bob W, the tech-powered hospitality operator, has expanded its German portfolio with long-term leases for three properties in central Munich, adding 198 units and nearly 4,000 sqm. The deal includes converting two former hotels, H’Otello Schwabing and H’Otello Lehel, and the aparthotel H’Apato Schwabing into Bob W branded sites. This brings Bob W's total to 15 buildings in Germany and 18 in 10 countries. All properties will incorporate a digital front desk and self-service check-in. The leases were brokered by BNP Paribas Real Estate GmbH and Trustberg.

🍴 Vandelay Hospitality opened Le Bistrot Bar Sardine on December 20 in Snider Plaza, Dallas. Chef Elliot Azoulay, trained at École Ducasse and with experience at Paris's La Fontaine de Mars and Marseille's Le Petit Nice, leads the Parisian-style restaurant. The menu includes French bistro classics, complemented by a diverse French wine list and cocktails like Chocolate Negroni and Caviar Martini. Vandelay's portfolio also includes Jack and Harry’s, El Molino, Slider and Blues, and DL Mack’s in Snider Plaza.

🏨 In Denver, Colorado, Sage Hospitality Group and Melville Holdings transition the W New Orleans – French Quarter into Hotel De La Poste – French Quarter, a Renaissance Hotel. The property, which saw a multi-million-dollar renovation in 2024, has 97 guestrooms and suites. Sage oversees management and joins other hotels in the company’s portfolio, marking a return since 1989-1997. Amenities include a heated pool, 5,000 square feet of event space, and Third Block Depot Kitchen and Bar.

🏡 My Place Hotels of America opened My Place Hotel-St. Joseph in Missouri, owned and developed by Rimrock Companies with design by Richardson Design Partnership. This 64-key, upper-midscale, extended-stay hotel features full kitchens, complimentary WiFi, pet-friendly accommodations, on-site laundry, a grilling pavilion, and a 24-hour market. Located near the Jesse James Home Museum, Pony Express Museum, and shopping areas, it aims to serve diverse travelers' needs.

🏨 Travelodge, the UK budget hotel brand, will open a new hotel by Easter 2025 at the former Ibis site, Bromley Mall, southeast London. The 25-year lease involves renovating a 59-room property starting this month. The expansion includes over 100 potential sites in London, with current construction in Beckenham, Chiswick, and Stratford, plus acquisitions like a St Paul’s office building for a 95-room hotel and an upcoming 82-room hotel in Upminster.