Langham Hotels to double its U.S. presence
HTFO | Mar 22, 2016 | Comments 0
Langham Hotels and Resorts is expanding its presence in the USA, including the opening of its first true resort.
The Hong Kong-based company will open three new hotels in the continental USA: Langham Place, Wade Park in Frisco, Tex.; Langham Place, San Francisco; and The Langham, Bishop’s Lodge Santa Fe in New Mexico.
The New Mexico property will be the company’s first resort.
“We felt it was an important next step in our brand recognition,” Robert Warman, chief executive officer of Langham Hospitality Group, parent company of Langham Hotels and Resorts, told USA TODAY.
Langham Hospitality Group, which also includes the Cordis and Eaton brands, has more than 30 projects either confirmed or in negotiations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.
The Langham, Bishop’s Lodge, Santa Fe, formerly known as the Bishop’s Lodge, will re-open in spring 2018 after a multi-million dollar renovation.
First opened to the public in the 1920s, it covers 317 acres, which include private stables and trails.
The renovation will include an addition that will expand the hotel’s footprint to 139 rooms and suites.
“We thought we could stand out,” he says.
The Langham Place, Wade Park, located in Frisco, Texas, will open in early 2018.
It will have 25 floors of hotel rooms and 10 floors of residences. The sleek, modern property will have 250 guest rooms, including two 2,906 square-foot Presidential Suites.
Other amenities will include a rooftop pool deck, full-service bar, courtyard, and spa.
The Langham Place, San Francisco will be adjacent to the new Transbay Transit Center Project in downtown San Francisco, which developers are calling the “Grand Central Stationof the West.”
The development will be completed later this year, and the hotel has a projected 2019 completion schedule.
Right now, Langham Hotels has four U.S. properties including the Langham, Chicago, which recently earned a spot on the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star list.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2016/03/01/langham-hotels-double-its-us-presence/81141810/
