Two new announcements for Saudi Arabia:

• The St. Regis Riyadh / 83 rooms [including 23 suites], two signature restaurants, an outdoor pool, fitness centre and spa
• The Jeddah EDITION / 63 rooms, a signature restaurant, lounge bar, rooftop bar, penthouse terrace, spa, fitness center, and indoor and outdoor pools

The St. Regis Riyadh will be located in the luxury, mixed-use Via Riyadh development, while the Jeddah EDITION will open as part of the Jeddah Yacht Club. Both properties are opening in 2022. Room rendering below of The St. Regis.

EDIT: I confirmed that The St. Regis Riyadh will be located in a low-rise building of no more than 5-6 floors on a site directly adjacent to the infamous Ritz-Carlton Riyadh. I also found a week-old photo of the Jeddah EDITION, which is located next to the Al Rahma Mosque on the North Corniche with one of the F1 track bends at its doorstep. Construction appears to be physically complete and Marriott also has many job openings listed on its careers site, so I would imagine this one to open in a matter of months.

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What tends to happen with future award stays at properties after the point they have left Marriott? I’m guessing the stay is sometimes honoured, however elite benefits less likely? Property in question is a Luxury Collection which I know is considering a quick and sharp exit from Marriott.

The first 14 hotels in the Diriyah Gate megaproject west of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have been announced, and include announcements from Marriott and just about every major brand under the sun. The hotels will be breaking ground and opening in succession between 2022 and overall project completion in 2026, with other announcements coming every year.

Marriott will bring a Ritz-Carlton to the project, as well as a 141-room Luxury Collection hotel that will be the first hotel to open in the overall development when it debuts in 2022.

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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Steamboat Springs
 

This Colorado Fairfield property, along with the Hampton Inn & Suites Steamboat Springs, is being converted to long-term workforce tenant housing in response to a shortage in the area. While I never stayed at the Fairfield I did stay at the Hampton and appreciated its very large upstairs family suites featuring 2-3 king beds.
https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/...-move-forward/
https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/...eviate-crisis/

Delta Hotels Baltimore North
 

Is this property leaving Marriott? There is no availability for the next 3 months at least. I did not look further than that. Highly unlikely that it is completely sold out for 3 months.

This is the hotel that used to be the Radisson Cross Keys. It is a bit tired but the location is very good for me when I need to go to Baltimore.

Did a little digging, and it seems that Le Méridien Penang is opening in a new-build development with a hotel and branded residences directly connected to a mall and Penang International Airport.

Opening 2026.

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https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/12...hotel-downtown

Residence Inn Berkeley, CA opens this coming Friday.

Looks like the former Omni Dallas Park West is becoming the Renaissance Dallas North Hotel in January 2022.

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...s-north-hotel/

And the former Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade will become The Westin San Antonio North at some point this month:

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...antonio-north/

It's currently operating unbranded as the San Antonio Colonnade Hotel:

https://sanantoniocolonnadehotel.com/

After opening the Moxy in Patras, Greece, SWOT Hospitality will open up a second Moxy hotel in Greece and this time in Athens at Omonia Square. https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/athox-moxy-athens-city/ . This Moxy is set to open up in March 2022.

Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark also now within Marriott.

It's up on the website under its transitional name, Austin Southpark Hotel, no announcement of which brand it will take yet

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...uthpark-hotel/

This means that 4 (Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Tallahassee) of the 5 Omnis that were sold became Marriotts, and one (Houston) became a Hyatt (ironically restoring it to its original brand). Sounds like a win for all of these properties.

There are 2 Hotels in Dubai are leaving the Marriott Brand portfolio. I made a reservation Last Night and got the email below. Courtyard by Marriott Dubai, Green Community and Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai, Green Community . They are leaving as of Dec 22, 2021 .Dear Mr. xxxx,



As a valued guest of Courtyard by Marriott Dubai, Green Community and Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai, Green Community, we would like to inform you that as of December 22, 2021, Courtyard by Marriott Dubai, Green Community and Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai, Green Community will no longer be managed by Marriott International and will no longer be a part of Marriott Bonvoy’s brand portfolio. It will therefore no longer participate in the Marriott Bonvoy Travel Program.

The entire team of Courtyard by Marriott Dubai, Green Community and Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai, Green Community is fully committed to ensuring a smooth transition to avoid any disruption during your stay. The hotel team is available to assist you and answer any questions you may have with reference to this transition. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.



Should you wish to speak to a member of our team, you may call us at 00971 4 885 2222. If you are directed to a voicemail, please leave a message with your contact details and an associate will return your call. Alternatively, you may email us at [email protected]



Please note that bookings made prior to December 22, 2021 will be fully honoured by the hotel.



We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you to our Marriott International Hotels worldwide in the near future.



Yours sincerely,



Joana Patulot

Front Office Manager

W Macau - Studio City has just been announced for Phase 2 of the Studio City project. This is the second time the same W has been announced, and now that the buildings are structurally topped out, this one might actually materialize. Speaking of, it’s opening in one of two magnificent Art Deco-/vintage Hollywood-inspired buildings designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Opening December 2022.

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I wonder which brand the other hotel tower will be. Here's their press release, "Studio City Strikes Again:"

https://www.studiocity-macau.com/en/...-strikes-again

I do find it slightly funny that they chose to name their luxury resort "Studio City," because while the name sounds very movie-oriented to anyone not from LA, to anyone who lives here, it's just a suburb on the other side of the hills in "the Valley." It's not a fancy area at all, it's a more affordable area. It's not dangerous or anything, it's a perfectly nice middle class residential neighborhood, but it's definitely not luxurious. The name certainly doesn't have the allure of Beverly Hills, or Bel Air, or Brentwood, or even Hollywood (which isn't that fancy an area, but which people associate with the whole film industry and not the urban area it actually is).