Solis isn't going to San Antonio after all. The San Antonio
Express-News reports that the Atlanta-based West Paces Hotel Group won't be building a luxury hotel in San Antonio
as was planned. Last year, we covered the
announcement that Solis was launching with six hotels in Chicago, San Antonio, the Phoenix suburb of Paradise
Valley, the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Frankfurt, Germany and Orlando, Florida. The hotel in San Antonio was to be a
Spanish colonial-style hotel that would have cost $35 to $40 million. No reasons have been given for the hotel
chain's decision but another Solis hotel, the Sunny Isles Beach hotel near Fort Lauderdale, Florida has been added to
the list of the original six. In the article, Marco Barros, San
Antonio Area Tourism Council executive director, is quoted as saying that the loss of the hotel isn't a big
concern because so many other projects are coming to the San Antonio area. Posts with tag hotel news
West Paces Decides Not To Build In San Antonio
Solis isn't going to San Antonio after all. The San Antonio
Express-News reports that the Atlanta-based West Paces Hotel Group won't be building a luxury hotel in San Antonio
as was planned. Last year, we covered the
announcement that Solis was launching with six hotels in Chicago, San Antonio, the Phoenix suburb of Paradise
Valley, the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Frankfurt, Germany and Orlando, Florida. The hotel in San Antonio was to be a
Spanish colonial-style hotel that would have cost $35 to $40 million. No reasons have been given for the hotel
chain's decision but another Solis hotel, the Sunny Isles Beach hotel near Fort Lauderdale, Florida has been added to
the list of the original six. In the article, Marco Barros, San
Antonio Area Tourism Council executive director, is quoted as saying that the loss of the hotel isn't a big
concern because so many other projects are coming to the San Antonio area. W Hotels Head to Dubai
The W Hotel chain will become part of the Dubai
hotel boom. The W Dubai Festival City will be a 350-room luxury hotel
at Dubai Festival City, the 'city-within-a-city' being built on the banks of Dubai Creek. It will be the first W
hotel in the Middle East. Dubai Festival City is an area that will include waterfront homes, office, cafes, clubs and
restaurants. The hotel will have loft suites, restaurants, and a Bliss spa. The W Dubai Festival City is scheduled to
open in 2008 and will be at the heart of the 'Marsa al Khor' (Harbour of the Creek) development. [via Hotel Chatter]
