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Waramaug Acquires Castle Hotel, Autograph Collection
Waramaug Hospitality | March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020, Boca Raton, FL — Waramaug Hospitality announced today that it acquired the Castle Hotel, Autograph Collection, located in Orlando, Florida. The 214-room lifestyle getaway property, part of the Autograph Collection by Marriott, offers boutique hotel rooms adorned with luxurious bedding and ample workstations, providing a seamless stay for both business and leisure travelers alike. It features 8,400 square feet of meeting space comprising seven rooms, terraces and gardens, an outdoor swimming pool with whirlpool spa tub, upscale dining, business center, fitness center, and two “sky terraces” that overlook Orlando’s n...
Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection Appoints Aaron Obregon as Executive Chef
Inn at The Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection | February 24, 2020
San Juan Capistrano, California (February 20, 2020) – Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, Autograph Collection is pleased to announce the appointment Executive Chef Aaron Obregon to lead the culinary team in the highly anticipated spring 2020 opening of the 124-room Autograph Collection boutique hotel in the heart of historic downtown San Juan Capistrano. Originally from Mexico City, Executive Chef Obregon began his professional culinary journey in Los Angeles as a student in Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, where he translated his passion for the history of Mexican cuisine and love for his home city into his food, as he perfec...
BPR Hotels Appoints Dannel Christian as General Manager for Portland’s Hi-Lo Hotel
Hi-Lo Hotel | February 3, 2020
Portland, OR (February 3, 2020) - Downtown Portland’s Hi-Lo Hotel welcomes a new General Manager, Dannel Christian. The Hi-Lo Hotel, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, is a 120 room boutique hotel with nearly 5,000 square feet of meeting space and a full-service restaurant, bar, and lounge, CraftPDX. Dannel comes to Hi-Lo with extensive experience with the Marriott, Hilton, and Ritz Carlton brands and has extensive management experience in full and focus-service properties, hotel renovation projects, and fine dining. “I’ve enjoyed working in the Portland hospitality industry for the last 12 years and am excited about this new o...
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Plans January 2020 Opening of The Clancy – A New Autograph Collection Property In Downtown San Francisco
Braemar Hotels & Resorts | August 1, 2019
July 2019 (San Francisco, CA) – Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BHR) ("Braemar" or the "Company") today announced the planned opening of The Clancy in January 2020. Located in San Francisco's vibrant South of Market (SoMa) district, the former Courtyard San Francisco Downtown is undergoing a rebranding and renovation of approximately $30 million to create The Clancy. The hotel now joins Marriott International's Autograph Collection® Hotels, a diverse portfolio of approximately 180 independent hotels around the world that reflect unique vision, design and environments. The Clancy is ideally situated at 299 Second Street, i...
The DAYTONA Appoints Jason Ward As Executive Chef
The DAYTONA | June 6, 2019
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – June 6, 2019– Jason Ward has been appointed Executive Chef of The DAYTONA. The boutique, Marriot Autograph Collection hotel opened its doors in April and is located directly across from the world-famous Daytona International Speedway. A Boston, Massachusetts native and certified Executive Chef in the American Culinary Federation, Ward has more than 25 years of experience working with Marriott hotels and restaurants across the United States. Most recently, he was Executive Chef of Trilogy at Ocala where he oversaw the golf resort's community clubhouse and restaurant, managed daily food and beverage operati...
Philadelphia’s New Notary Hotel Welcomes Jim McSwigan as General Manager
The Notary Hotel | June 5, 2019
(Philadelphia, PA) – Opening July 2019, The Notary Hotel, Autograph Collection, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim McSwigan as the property's General Manager. An energetic, talented and driven international hotel brand General Manager with more than three decades of professional experience, Jim has a passion for delivering first rate service. Previously serving as General Manager at Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown and Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center, he maintains excellent relationships with guests, with a strong emphasis on encouraging repeat business. Throughout his career, McSwigan has a proven record of running su...
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Unveils The Notary Hotel, an Autograph Collection Property Opening Early Summer 2019 in Philadelphia
May 2, 2019
DALLAS, May 2, 2019 -- Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BHR) ("Braemar" or the "Company") today announced the planned opening of The Notary Hotel in early summer 2019. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the former Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Downtown underwent a rebranding and renovation in excess of $20 million to create The Notary Hotel. Fusing Philadelphia's unique soul with its historic legacy, the hotel now joins Marriott International's Autograph Collection® Hotels, a diverse portfolio of 177 independent hotels around the world that reflect unique vision, design and craft. Originally designed by proli...
Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa Appoints Roberto Vazquez Pulido as New Executive Chef
Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa | November 6, 2018
LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. – Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa, Autograph Collection, nestled high in San Bernardo National Forest along the shore of picturesque Lake Arrowhead, has announced Roberto Vazquez Pulido will serve as its new executive chef. Pulido will oversee all operations of the signature restaurant BIN 189 and its Magnum Private Dining Room, as well as be in charge of catering, banquets and weddings. He will be creating new menus for BIN 189 that reflect his penchant for contemporary American steakhouse comfort food including seafood and vegetarian/vegan options – all prepared with modern twists and inspired by the s...
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