businesstravelerusa.com SEPTEMBER 2019
7RENAISSANCE NEW YORK
This fall, Manhattan’s Chelsea
neighborhood is welcoming the
Renaissance New York Chelsea
Hotel, the brand’s fourth in
the city. The 38-story property
will offer 341 guestrooms and
suites and feature a rooftop
pool and Somewhere Nowhere,
an exclusive two-floor nightlife
lounge, plus dining and 7,
square feet of event space.
marriott.comRAFFLES BOSTON
Scheduled to open in 2021,
Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel
& Residences is located in the
historical heart of the city. The
project, which is to be housed in
a striking new 33-story building
at the corner of Stuart St. and
Trinity Place, will offer a 147-room
hotel featuring a two-story sky
lobby in addition to 146 branded
residences.
raffles.comProperty Pipeline
and Openings
ONE&ONLY MONTENEGRO
The first One&Only Resort in
Europe is planned for Portonovi- a new 60-acre luxury lifestyle
development being built on
the shores of the Boka Bay in
Montenegro. The ultra-luxury
One&Only Portonovi will offer 113
guestrooms, suites and villas, in
addition to 10 private homes. The
property is scheduled to open in
summer 2020.
oneandonlyresorts.com
MOTTO BY HILTON ATLANTA
Hilton has signed the first US
hotel under the new Motto by
Hilton brand in Atlanta’s Old
Fourth Ward neighborhood. The
125-room property is being built
as part of Waldo’s, an $80 million
modern mixed-use development
project in one of the city’s most
historic districts. The hotel
is targeting an opening date
sometime in early 2021.
hilton.comNOTABLE NOTARY
The Notary Hotel has been opened as a member of
the Marriott Autograph collection in downtown
Philadelphia. The 100-year-old former City Hall Annex
building (where locals would go to get documents
notarized, hence the name) is on the National Register of
Historic Places.
The Notary boasts 11,000 square feet of conference
space, including 12 event rooms and a 3,000-square-foot
ballroom. Taking advantage of the trend for smaller
plates when dining out, the Notary's hotel restaurant,
Sabroso, features tapas along with artisanal beers and
designer cocktails.
thenotaryhotel.comW Washington DC
Reimagined
The W Washington DC has reopened with a $50 million
floor-to-rooftop makeover. Studio GAIA, along with the W
design team redesigned and remodeled the W, increasing the
guest rooms to 326, including one Extreme WOW suite.
The rooftop restaurant POV in the 1917 Beaux Arts
building has been redesigned as an all-weather destination,
and has been joined by two new restaurants, Cherry and
Corner Office. The hotel's 12,000 square feet of meeting and
event space includes studio meeting rooms on the ground
floor, the Great Room and Altitude, the hotel's ballroom
which offers private access to the rooftop POV.
marriott.com