Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Adds Landmark Historic Hotel in New Orleans
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts today announced the addition of the 251-room Chateau Bourbon, A Wyndham® Historic Hotel in New Orleans
Press Release Source: Wyndham Worldwide
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
Adds Landmark Historic Hotel in New Orleans
Monday October 27, 8:00 am ET
PARSIPPANY, NJ--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 27, 2008 -- Wyndham Hotels and
Resorts today announced the addition of the 251-room Chateau Bourbon, A Wyndham®
Historic Hotel in New Orleans to its portfolio of upscale hotels.
Source:
Wyndham Worldwide
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Exterior facade of the
251-room Chateau Bourbon, A Wyndham Historic Hotel in New Orleans.
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The former Chateau Sonesta hotel, owned by New Orleans-based HRI
Lodging, is situated between Canal and Iberville Streets in the city's famed
French Quarter district. The pre-Civil War structure was formerly the D.H.
Holmes department store, which operated for more than 140 years until it was
converted into a hotel in 1995 by HRI Properties, Inc.
Upgrades to the
property will include the addition of the Wyndham brand's signature "Be Well"
bedding; flat screen televisions; new guest room and public space carpeting; and
significant enhancements to bathrooms, guestroom furniture and
fixtures.
The Chateau Bourbon Hotel is the ninth historic property to
join the Wyndham portfolio, which also includes the Whitney in New Orleans;
Abraham Lincoln in Reading, Pa.; Hotel Galvez and Tremont House in Galveston,
Texas; The Roberts Mayfair in St. Louis; The St. Anthony in San Antonio; Union
Station in Nashville; and The George Washington in Winchester, Va.
Peter
Strebel, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts president, said Wyndham historic hotels
"have a true sense of place" and are a "unique part of the brand's
DNA."
"Wyndham historic properties elegantly blend their historic
integrity, unique architectural features and ambience with the contemporary
creature comforts today's travelers expect," he said. "We are honored to welcome
the Chateau Bourbon Hotel to our distinguished family of celebrated historic
hotels."
"Our goal is to restore the Chateau Bourbon, A Wyndham Historic
Hotel back to its status as one of the finest hotels in the French Quarter
through our affiliation with the Wyndham brand, which has a sterling reputation
in the lodging industry for supportive and valuable partnerships with hotels in
historic buildings," said Honoré Aschaffenburg, president of HRI
Lodging.
Following its opening in 1849, the former D.H. Holmes department
store became beloved by New Orleans shoppers. It later gained broader appeal by
the 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "A Confederacy of Dunces" whose opening
scene features the landmark's famous "clock," a favorite meeting place for
generations of New Orleanians.
Property highlights include 12-foot
ceilings in each guest room; a contemporary art collection featuring original
art by emerging and established artists; the Atrium Courtyard, with its glass
roof and exposed cypress beams from the D.H. Holmes building; the Clock Bar
lounge adorned by alabaster pillars from the original D.H. Holmes soda fountain;
Ralph Brennan's Red Fish Grill; and Tempo Restaurant. Modern comforts and
amenities include an airline boarding pass station; in-room spa services; wired
and wireless high-speed Internet access; Nintendo®; heated outdoor pool; 24-hour
business center; and complimentary fitness facility.
Specializing in
meeting and wedding events, the hotel also offers 10,000 square feet of function
space including 10 meeting and banquet rooms for groups up to
320.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide
Corporation (WYN - News), offers upscale hotel and resort accommodations
throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico and the Caribbean.
All hotels are either franchised or managed by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts or an
affiliate. Additional information is available at http://www.wyndham.com.
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