According to the latest company statements, the new DoubleTree by Hilton Rome Monti will open its doors on April 7th.  The project comes as the result of a partnership between the Italian chain HNH Hospitality and the company that owns the asset, Reale Immobili. The hotel will have 133 rooms, including 8 suites, spread over...Read More

Private equity Limestone Capital recently acquired the boutique hotel The Yard in Milan (26 rooms). The operation marks the third transaction since the beginning of the pandemic for the group which, in association with its partner Aethos Hotels & Clubs, will manage its second hotel in Italy after Aethos Saragano in Umbria. The Aethos Brand,...Read More

According to an inside source, a primary medium-sized domestic hotel group is about to close the issue of a bond loan. The operation, one of the first Invitalia places in support of hotel chains, is shaping up to be an innovative financial tool aimed to back the development of hotel groups. In this context, Invitalia,...Read More

The new opening in the Capitoline area leads the Mercure brand (Accor Group) facilities to a total of 32 hotels in Italy. The Mercure Roma Centro Termini, 4 stars, is located in the immediate proximity of the Termini station and will be equipped with 39 keys. The Mercure brand room offer is mainly concentrated in...Read More

Over the past few days, H.I.G. Realty Partners (the real estate investment division of the US-based investment fund H.I.G. Capital), committed to a 2.5M investment project on the inventory expansion of Portopiccolo rental apartments, which will increase to 90 accommodations (from the current 20 available). Besides the quantitative increase, H.I.G. Realty Partners will also invest...Read More

On June 2nd Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco will be reopening the doors to its guests. The 5-star estate, spanning over a 2 thousand hectares hill-countryside in Tuscany, is currently undergoing some expansion works which involve an increase of the Borgo total rooms supply. The room inventory will reach 53 rooms in total (from the current...Read More

Two weekends ago (21-22 June), Venice was still definitely still. We had found ourselves visiting the island for work, discovering that visitors, all mainly from Veneto, walked around very comfortably among the usually unviable streets, with backpacks but no trolleys. No rows on the steamers, indeed free seats in the bow in the early hours...Read More

First signs of recovery for hospitality investments are recorded the Italian Alpine region, after the forced stop induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest news, in fact, come in a few days back, announce the acquisition of the historical Hotel Ancora (upscale, 49 rooms) in Cortina d’Ampezzo by Renzo Rosso (negotiations started ahead of lockdown). Through its fund Red Circle Investments,...Read More

Milan, and in particular the Rogoredo district, is getting ready to welcome a new player in the world of hotel chains. Last year the construction of a new 10-floor building was announced in the suburban district, renovation of which began some years ago with the redevelopment of the former industrial area. The new construction, born...Read More

The J Hotel in Turin, officially launched at the end of November 2019, has opened a new frontier in the hospitality sector in Italy. The 4-star hotel, located few steps away from the Allianz Stadium and the Continassa, respectively official playing field and training center of Juventus F.C., has 138 keys, 35 of which are...Read More