Dearborn Hyatt REVIEW - MASTER THREAD - Left 31 Oct 12-Now Adoba hotel
Oct 29, 2012, 11:26 pm
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The image itself is labelled "Green-Dreams-Mt-Rushmore-Touched-Up-From-Megan.jpg". Smell the professionalism!
Oct 30, 2012, 2:41 am
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Looks like a vulture company.
http://www.atmospherehospitalitymana...t-Program.html
I wonder how many people get laid off on November 1st?
If there's anything at all that you enjoyed about the Dearborn Hyatt that you wish to experience one more time, I'd suggest you do it by Wednesday.
http://www.atmospherehospitalitymana...t-Program.html
I wonder how many people get laid off on November 1st?
If there's anything at all that you enjoyed about the Dearborn Hyatt that you wish to experience one more time, I'd suggest you do it by Wednesday.
It sounds good on paper, but the property is very likely way too big for the area these days anyway.
It would not surprise me at all, if the costs of such a massive renovation are higher in comparison to a completely new building...
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Nov 1, 2012, 12:14 am
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New bookings at this hotel can now be made at:
http://www.adobadearborn.com/
Not sure if you can check your existing bookings there though.
EDIT: It appears that their booking system is only allowing bookings through 2012. So Somewhere Over the Atlantic's January shuttering prediction is still in play...
http://www.adobadearborn.com/
Not sure if you can check your existing bookings there though.
EDIT: It appears that their booking system is only allowing bookings through 2012. So Somewhere Over the Atlantic's January shuttering prediction is still in play...
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Nov 1, 2012, 10:20 pm
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Prices have crashed, from $199/night yesterday to $119/night today, breakfast included. Up to 4 in a room (Deluxe Double)! AAA rate of $107.
The terms and conditions are...interesting (quoted verbatim).
The terms and conditions are...interesting (quoted verbatim).
Thank you for choosing The Adoba Hotel. Please find below the sales conditions related to your booking :
A credit card number is required to confirm your booking.
In case of cancellation less than....24..... hours prior to arrival or in case of no-show, one night-stay per room will be charged on your credit card.
Check-in time is from..3PM....... & check-out until....12 noon.....
Note that children age ....17 years..... and older are charged the adult rate. Please include them in the number entered in the No. of Adults box.
Exchange rates for information only.
Payment due upon departure.
Should you wish to change an existing reservation, you are required to cancel the existing booking and proceed to create a new reservation. This may be done by visiting our website www……………………………………..
Should you wish to cancel an existing reservation, simply click on the reservation link at our website www……………………….........................
Please do not hesitate to contact us at the following e-mail address ………………………………………., we are at your disposal for any further information you need.”
A credit card number is required to confirm your booking.
In case of cancellation less than....24..... hours prior to arrival or in case of no-show, one night-stay per room will be charged on your credit card.
Check-in time is from..3PM....... & check-out until....12 noon.....
Note that children age ....17 years..... and older are charged the adult rate. Please include them in the number entered in the No. of Adults box.
Exchange rates for information only.
Payment due upon departure.
Should you wish to change an existing reservation, you are required to cancel the existing booking and proceed to create a new reservation. This may be done by visiting our website www……………………………………..
Should you wish to cancel an existing reservation, simply click on the reservation link at our website www……………………….........................
Please do not hesitate to contact us at the following e-mail address ………………………………………., we are at your disposal for any further information you need.”
Nov 2, 2012, 9:31 pm
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Will the deal be scuttled by...the National Hockey League?
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...f59313f65527a6
I'm sure there will be a ton of New Years cancellations as a result, which means a loss of a lot of expected revenue for Adoba.
(actually, the effect is even bigger than I first thought: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...celed/1677529/
"Counting the college, American Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League games that were going to be played, the NHL estimates that 400,000 guests were coming to Detroit and Ann Arbor over the holiday period."
Ouch!)
They have 60 days of due diligence before buying, and one operator has already dropped out, so should be pretty simple to think of a plausible excuse to escape.
Of course, the conspiracy theorist in me thinks that that may have been their plan all along: to raise exposure to their brand, not actually purchase this behemoth, decidedly un-eco-friendly hotel...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...f59313f65527a6
I'm sure there will be a ton of New Years cancellations as a result, which means a loss of a lot of expected revenue for Adoba.
(actually, the effect is even bigger than I first thought: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...celed/1677529/
"Counting the college, American Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League games that were going to be played, the NHL estimates that 400,000 guests were coming to Detroit and Ann Arbor over the holiday period."
Ouch!)
They have 60 days of due diligence before buying, and one operator has already dropped out, so should be pretty simple to think of a plausible excuse to escape.
Of course, the conspiracy theorist in me thinks that that may have been their plan all along: to raise exposure to their brand, not actually purchase this behemoth, decidedly un-eco-friendly hotel...
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Nov 2, 2012, 10:01 pm
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A trend of garishness?
I wouldn't think cancellation of Mr. Bettman's winter farce would have much impact on occupancy, especially as the property does a fair bit of business as the homebase for many youth hockey teams visiting for tournaments.
While this deal festers, it looks like either the owner or potential operator of the Pontchartrain is possibly taking a page from Adoba's aesthetic playbook.
Could a mutant strain of carpetbagger postmodernism be descending upon the area?
(Expecting the mods to close this thread any second now...)
While this deal festers, it looks like either the owner or potential operator of the Pontchartrain is possibly taking a page from Adoba's aesthetic playbook.
Could a mutant strain of carpetbagger postmodernism be descending upon the area?
(Expecting the mods to close this thread any second now...)
Nov 7, 2012, 4:56 pm
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Classy!
Though it seems like the newcomers are doing a pretty good job, all things considered.
http://www.thenewsherald.com/article...mode=fullstory
Though it seems like the newcomers are doing a pretty good job, all things considered.
http://www.thenewsherald.com/article...mode=fullstory
Dec 13, 2012, 6:19 am
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Feb 1, 2013, 4:28 pm
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This begs the question of whether an operator would find it economically sensible in the metro Detroit marketplace to take on a FS flag that would demand a healthy investment.
The two most noteworthy new hotel announcements in Metro Detroit this year have been an HP (new construction in Novi) and an Aloft, slated as part of the renovated David Whitney building. Despite local media hype of these being "boutique" brands, FTers know better than that.
For a FS Hyatt to emerge downtown, I suspect that an existing FS operating property would have to find its existing affiliation unsatisfactory and thus jump ship. Would the Westin Book Cadillac or Marriott Ren Cen entertain this?
(FWIW, the long-empty Pontchartrain was purchased in March by a Mexican developer, who appears to have the same aversion to investment as the Hyatt Dearborn's Middle East investors; the speculation is that the Pontch aspires to be a a Crowne Plaza.)
The two most noteworthy new hotel announcements in Metro Detroit this year have been an HP (new construction in Novi) and an Aloft, slated as part of the renovated David Whitney building. Despite local media hype of these being "boutique" brands, FTers know better than that.
For a FS Hyatt to emerge downtown, I suspect that an existing FS operating property would have to find its existing affiliation unsatisfactory and thus jump ship. Would the Westin Book Cadillac or Marriott Ren Cen entertain this?
(FWIW, the long-empty Pontchartrain was purchased in March by a Mexican developer, who appears to have the same aversion to investment as the Hyatt Dearborn's Middle East investors; the speculation is that the Pontch aspires to be a a Crowne Plaza.)
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2.../BIZ/301300318
Apr 28, 2013, 4:05 am
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The city hired attorney Stephanie Morita of Johnson, Rosati, Schultz & Joppich for $13,755 for a Michigan Tax Tribunal dispute with Royal Realties LLC, which owns the Adoba Hotel Dearborn/Detroit building, 600 Town Center Drive. It formerly was a Hyatt hotel. Morita successfully represented the city a few years ago in a dispute with the Detroit Lions over the value of their practice facility.
Jun 12, 2015, 11:30 pm
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The sad and sordid history of this hotel continues, with two name changes, threats of a lawsuit from Hyatt, and a search for a new owner in the past week.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...for-sale-again
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...for-sale-again
Feb 1, 2016, 5:11 pm
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Another chapter in the saga. It's lamentable how Hyatt has abandoned any full-service presence in a market that has been resurgent.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/bus...sold/79665540/
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/bus...sold/79665540/
Aug 22, 2016, 2:08 am
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