Kimpton losing more hotels in San Francisco
Jul 14, 2015, 3:21 pm
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Kimpton losing more hotels in San Francisco
The Harbor Court (SF) and Monaco (SF) both dropped off Kimpton's website, following the loss of the Cypress and Serrano recently.
This is especially surprising given that the Monaco has a shrine to Bill Kimpton in its lobby, and its new restaurant, BDK, is named for Bill's initials.
Harbor Court seems to have switched affiliation to OLS Hotels; the Monaco seems to have rebranded as The Marker Hotel.
Sad to see what has been happening to Kimpton lately.
This is especially surprising given that the Monaco has a shrine to Bill Kimpton in its lobby, and its new restaurant, BDK, is named for Bill's initials.
Harbor Court seems to have switched affiliation to OLS Hotels; the Monaco seems to have rebranded as The Marker Hotel.
Sad to see what has been happening to Kimpton lately.
Jul 14, 2015, 10:05 pm
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Monaco (SF) both dropped off Kimpton's website, following the loss of the Cypress and Serrano recently.
This is especially surprising given that the Monaco has a shrine to Bill Kimpton in its lobby, and its new restaurant, BDK, is named for Bill's initials.
Wow.....
This is especially surprising given that the Monaco has a shrine to Bill Kimpton in its lobby, and its new restaurant, BDK, is named for Bill's initials.
Wow.....
Jul 14, 2015, 11:39 pm
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Yikes! These are two of the nicer Kimptons in SF in my experience. I've stayed at both >10+ times. I hope the Palomar isn't next...
Jul 15, 2015, 8:10 am
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Found this tweet claiming that Kimpton is losing the Triton too.
https://twitter.com/GabeSaglie/statu...30025491345412
And this one claims that they'll only keep 2 hotels in SF:
https://twitter.com/GabeSaglie/statu...18196614922240
What is going ON over there?
https://twitter.com/GabeSaglie/statu...30025491345412
And this one claims that they'll only keep 2 hotels in SF:
https://twitter.com/GabeSaglie/statu...18196614922240
What is going ON over there?
Jul 15, 2015, 8:25 am
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Found this tweet claiming that Kimpton is losing the Triton too.
https://twitter.com/GabeSaglie/statu...30025491345412
And this one claims that they'll only keep 2 hotels in SF:
https://twitter.com/GabeSaglie/statu...18196614922240
What is going ON over there?
https://twitter.com/GabeSaglie/statu...30025491345412
And this one claims that they'll only keep 2 hotels in SF:
https://twitter.com/GabeSaglie/statu...18196614922240
What is going ON over there?
Hopefully the rumor that only the Sir Francis Drake and the Buchanan will be remaining is but a rumor; that would be a huge loss to the portfolio.
For better or worse, now that Kimpton is owned by IHG they really need to tap into IHG's reservations system so they can sell property owners on their distribution reach.
EDIT-- Looks like the Monaco (now the Marker) is now managed by Destination Hotels.
Last edited by dw; Jul 15, 2015 at 8:30 am
Jul 15, 2015, 2:23 pm
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It turns out the owner of both the Monaco SF and the Harbor Court is LaSalle. Hopefully there isn't a rift between them and Kimpton (or hopefully they haven't decided that the Kimpton management fees no longer make sense for them), as they actually own a lot of Kimptons:
http://www.lasallehotels.com/hotel-portfolio.php
In addition to the two SF properties that just deflagged (and the former Kimpton Serrano), they also own:
SF
Triton
DC
Donovan House
George
Helix
Madera
Palomar
Rouge
Topaz
Seattle
Alexis
San Diego
Solamar
Boston
Onyx
http://www.lasallehotels.com/hotel-portfolio.php
In addition to the two SF properties that just deflagged (and the former Kimpton Serrano), they also own:
SF
Triton
DC
Donovan House
George
Helix
Madera
Palomar
Rouge
Topaz
Seattle
Alexis
San Diego
Solamar
Boston
Onyx
Jul 17, 2015, 6:12 am
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Hotel Triton
As predicted earlier this week, the Triton is now gone as well. With the Prescott closing soon for renovations, the only downtown options for awhile are going to be the SFD and the Palomar.
Jul 17, 2015, 8:23 am
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Jul 17, 2015, 3:21 pm
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Sad to see Harbor Court go as we stayed there last May and really enjoyed it. The views were wonderful
Jul 18, 2015, 8:53 am
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This article has speculation of the reason behind the deflaggings (IHG's local union contract):
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/opera...-talking-31941
The article points out that the only SF Kimpton properties currently unionized are the SFD and the Buchanan, which may be the reason behind the rumor the Travelzoo editor tweeted that these will be the only remaining Kimpton properties in the city.
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/opera...-talking-31941
The article points out that the only SF Kimpton properties currently unionized are the SFD and the Buchanan, which may be the reason behind the rumor the Travelzoo editor tweeted that these will be the only remaining Kimpton properties in the city.
Jul 22, 2015, 7:18 pm
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Some more on this sad situation:
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/20...e_Marker_Hotel
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog...dk-restaurant/
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/20...e_Marker_Hotel
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog...dk-restaurant/
Jul 25, 2015, 9:00 pm
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Am I correct here for the master list thread?
San Francisco:
Argonaut Hotel
The Buchanan
Harbor Court Hotel [No longer a Kimpton Hotel]
Hotel Monaco San Francisco [No longer a Kimpton Hotel]
Hotel Palomar San Francisco
Prescott Hotel
Serrano Hotel [No longer a Kimpton Hotel]
Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Hotel Triton [No longer a Kimpton Hotel]
The Tuscan [Non-participating hotel, i.e., no IC benefits]
San Francisco:
Argonaut Hotel
The Buchanan
Harbor Court Hotel [No longer a Kimpton Hotel]
Hotel Monaco San Francisco [No longer a Kimpton Hotel]
Hotel Palomar San Francisco
Prescott Hotel
Serrano Hotel [No longer a Kimpton Hotel]
Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Hotel Triton [No longer a Kimpton Hotel]
The Tuscan [Non-participating hotel, i.e., no IC benefits]
Jul 26, 2015, 8:16 am
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Looks right to me. The Prescott will be closed for renovation, I believe this coming winter.
Jul 26, 2015, 11:27 am
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The Prescott is closing this winter for renovation and will be named the "Hotel Zeppelin" upon reopening. The hotel will be part of the "Z Collection" in San Francisco along with Hotel Zetta and Hotel Zephyr.
Jul 26, 2015, 3:53 pm
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