Cooperation to open Pullman in Croatia: Accor plans to launch its premium brand Pullman in Croatia as the group continues its expansion in the country. Accor will work with MPPD as a management partner for the opening of Pullman Zagreb. Scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2024, the new hotel will be located in the business center of Zagreb’s Novi Zagreb district. The luxury hotel will be operated by Accor in partnership with his MPPD, which is also a partner in Mövenpick Zagreb and the upcoming Mövenpick Split. Pullman Zagreb features 193 rooms, a restaurant, lobby bar, meeting facilities and a wellness center. The hotel is part of the larger City Island development, which spans 80,000 square meters.
Kempinski Hotels and Residences in Bahrain: Kempinski Hotels is returning to the Kingdom of Bahrain with a hotel and residential project in the new development of Bahrain Port in Manama. Kempinski partnered with InfraCorp, which manages more than $3 billion in assets, for the project. Kempinski Bahrain Harbor and The Residences at Kempinski Bahrain Harbor will be housed in three distinctive towers of the Bahrain Harbor mixed-use development. The property will feature his 74 guest rooms on the upper floors, with 186 Kempinski-branded residences in the rest of the building, expected to open by the end of 2025. Rooms and residences offer views of the marina and Manama skyline. A rooftop pool, spa, wellness facilities, gym, tennis court, children’s play area, business center, and meeting/event areas are available. Bahrain Port will also feature around 60 boutiques and eateries.
Hyatt’s Unbound Collection opens in Tokyo: Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened Hotel Toranomon Hills, the first hotel under the Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand in Tokyo. Located in the new Toranomon Hills Station Tower in Tokyo’s Toranomon Hills, the hotel’s design was led by Danish design studio Space Copenhagen. The 205-room hotel offers views of the Tokyo Studio cityscape. The property has 30 suites and two duplexes, including a Japanese-style hot tub. The hotel also has a flexible multi-functional space for meetings and co-working spaces, as well as a fine-dining restaurant and café headed by Sergio Hermann.
Hilton Brooklyn New York sold for $110 million: California-based Ohana Real Estate has acquired the Hilton Brooklyn New York from Tidal Real Estate for $110 million, according to reports. The sale also includes three commercial condominium buildings. Tidal Real Estate, formerly known as Frank, paid $88 million in 2016 to acquire a stake in Carlyle Group. The two groups acquired the site in 2012 for $38.2 million and developed a 196-room Hilton hotel, which opened in 2016. Frank refinanced the property with a $55 million senior loan from M&T Bank and a $15 mezzanine loan from Terra, according to the report. capital.