New Hotels in/around Uptown

[j-man]

[KJHburg]

Westin to renovate all its rooms thus making it a new again.  Adding some meeting space inside 615 South College building too.   Probably a good idea with lots of competition coming up with a JW Marriott, Bohemian and eventually an Intercontinental and Moxy. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/02/05/uptown-hotel-preps-for-multimillion-dollar.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=article_du&ed=2019-02-05&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1549398083&j=86483031

[j-man]

4 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

Westin to renovate all its rooms thus making it a new again.  Adding some meeting space inside 615 South College building too.   Probably a good idea with lots of competition coming up with a JW Marriott, Bohemian and eventually an Intercontinental and Moxy. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/02/05/uptown-hotel-preps-for-multimillion-dollar.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=article_du&ed=2019-02-05&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1549398083&j=86483031

will that big tan thing around the hotel and that office building get some type of update because I've always thought it looked so 1990's. Needs a nice coat of a different color paint or change of shape.

[CharlotteWkndBuzz]

2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Westin to renovate all its rooms thus making it a new again.  

This was so much needed. I've stayed here recently and the rooms show a lot of wear, deservingly so as this hotel is basically our convention hotel and serves a lot of guests. One thing I wish the Westin would do is to create a better street presence along stonewall. With all the new stuff along stonewall, that long stretch of Westin is blah and uninviting. I think if they were to make a separate/dedicated entrance on the (stonewall) side for their JP Charlotte resturant and integrate their patio space to be more engaging on the street level. There is also a stretch of space with benches along the westin that is very dull imo (seems like a smoking area). They could expand their patio with that area. Just a thought, but extremely happy to hear about the renovations. 

[Matthew.Brendan]

Yeah the street level presence along Stonewall is atrocious. 

[Nick2]

I don't remember the rooms at all from my last stay at the Westin. Not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing. However I do remember the giant awkward emptiness of staircases and corridors leading to the blue line station. There were a bunch of random dead ends and no life there. Just plain concrete and metal.

[TheOneRJ]

I’ve never been a fan of the Westin’s design. A+ for uniqueness, but being unique isn’t always a good thing. 

[KJHburg]

Still one of my favorite hotels in town the flat iron type design SpringHill Suites by Marriott and the dual brand hotel at the Epicenter.

Today. 

1. Ritz Carlton 2. dual brand AC by Marriott and Residence Inn Epicenter  3. and my favorite the SpringHill Suites

[KJHburg]

Major renovation underway at Dunhill Hotel and I did see the construction containers in the parking garage where their valet is normally.  

Great history of this hotel.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/12/23/photos-multimillion-dollar-renovation-planned-at.html

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I knew Charlie Kinard who was the owner of record, if not intent, of the then-James Lee Motor Inn. This sanitized description gives a feeling for Mr Kinard and his attitude:

http://landmarkscommission.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Mayfair-Manor-SR.pdf

Kinard lived in an imposing house at 601 Kingston and there was a fire (of course) and rather than repair and repaint the exterior damage he had it sandblasted to remove scorch and soot and left it unpainted. That sort of neighbor. 

Someone with flair and a few properties and the desire to use bank money to take an interest in struggling properties was able to do so at that time for what now seems to be an astounding small amount of cash. Nerve and negligence make interesting partners.

[CharlotteWkndBuzz]

Speaking of renovations, does anyone know the progress of the multi-million dollar reno that was announced earlier in the year for the Westin?  This is essentially our convention hotel (for now) and it was showing a lot of wear...glad it's under a renovation.  

[KJHburg]

Hilton announced a new brand Tempo by Hilton and from what I see they look for urban locations.   Charlotte is on the list for one of the first ones somewhere.

Legacy?  Vantage Southend?  North Tryon St? dare I say Levine 

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/01/16/hilton-launches-new-lifestyle-brand-with-60-hotels.html

https://www.hilton.com/en/tempo/

[turbocraig]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

Hilton announced a new brand Tempo by Hilton and from what I see they look for urban locations.   Charlotte is on the list for one of the first ones somewhere.

Legacy?  Vantage Southend?  North Tryon St? dare I say Levine 

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/01/16/hilton-launches-new-lifestyle-brand-with-60-hotels.html

https://www.hilton.com/en/tempo/

That looks a lot like the new Kimpton Arras hotel in Asheville (the reskinned old BB&T building).  I like it.  Glad we’re getting one. 

[KJHburg]

Boutique hotel Iveys Hotel uptown is ranked one of the best in the USA coming in #7 from the Biz Journal.

""The Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Awards for Hotels by Tripadvisor puts The Ivey's Hotel at No. 7 among its picks for the top 10 hotels in the U.S. for 2021. That luxury boutique hotel in uptown Charlotte opened in the spring of 2017, following a $25 million remake of the building that once housed the Ivey's department store. It quickly started racking up accolades, with Architectural Digest naming it among the nation's "most beautiful" hotels in December of that year. More recently, U.S. News & World Report named The Ivey's and two other uptown properties among North Carolina's best.  According to its website, rates for the 47 rooms at The Ivey's start at $249 per night and go as high as $429. It is located at 127 N. Tryon St., in the heart of center city.""

Tripadvisor Inspires Travelers for Their Next Hotel Stay With the World's Best for 2021 - May 12, 2021 (mediaroom.com)

congratulations! 

[KJHburg]

News on new hotel coming tomorrow for one uptown.   

[dylansukkert]

16 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

News on new hotel coming tomorrow for one uptown.   

Please be the one that’s abandoned at stonewall behind the Francis. Tired of looking at that  

[kayman]

18 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

News on new hotel coming tomorrow for one uptown.   

The Element by Westin hotel is going to be replacing the unfinished and abandoned Even by IHG hotel site along Caldwell/South Boulevard & I-277 is likely the announcement. 

Edited November 19, 2021 by kayman

[KJHburg]

wow you UPers are good that is probably right.    You both deserve a 3 pack of Southend based Krispy Kreme doughnuts 

Edited November 19, 2021 by KJHburg

[RANYC]

Will there be renderings to accompany the announcement?

[KJHburg]

57 minutes ago, RANYC said:

Will there be renderings to accompany the announcement?

no put plans were filed for exactly what they are building.

From CLT Ledger article written by Clayton Sealey

""This week, we received some clarity on the site’s future, as St. Louis hotel developer Midas Hospitality filed a $23.5M permit to build a nine-floor, 173-room hotel on the site. The permit indicates that the hotel will be an Element Hotel, a higher-end extended stay brand by Marriott. Beyond the details disclosed in the permit, not much else is known. The property traded hands in September, but attempts to contact the developer have gone unanswered. The renewed activity on site seems like a positive sign for an ailing hotel industry ravaged by Covid-19, and it’ll be the second “unpause” by a hotel developer uptown. Recently, at Eighth and College streets, a stalled Homewood Suites by Concord Hospitality has resumed construction after a year-long lull with no activity on site.""

 

 

[j-man]

13 hours ago, dylansukkert said:

Please be the one that’s abandoned at stonewall behind the Francis. Tired of looking at that  

That area is such a bad spot in my opinion.  I think that lot is too complicated for what they were trying to achieve. Like why try to build two hotels on that oh so not appealing area. The  entryway and garage for that whole development seems so tacky and not coordinated. It would have been better as one hotel with its own parking above or underground. 

Edited November 19, 2021 by j-man

[KJHburg]

The new hotel and existing Home2Suites share the parking garage with the apartments and the Whole Foods.  This location is across from the Convention Center and yes it is 2 hotels but no one wanted to buy the land for one larger hotel.  I am not complaining this is prominent entrance to uptown Charlotte that was abandoned so something needs to go up there. 

[j-man]

2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

The new hotel and existing Home2Suites share the parking garage with the apartments and the Whole Foods.  This location is across from the Convention Center and yes it is 2 hotels but no one wanted to buy the land for one larger hotel.  I am not complaining this is prominent entrance to uptown Charlotte that was abandoned so something needs to go up there. 

I agree something needs to be there. I just wish that they planned it out better. Even for what's on this lot now is not that impressive as far as the layout. The apartments and WholeFoods are great additions but I wish it flowed better and didn't look so tacky. 

[QCxpat]

Today 2:45 p.m.

Edited November 20, 2021 by QCxpat

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