Denihan moves closer to national goal with Affina buy.In its first step toward national expansion of the Affinia brand, Denihan Hospitality Group (DHG DHG Dødheimsgard (band) DHG Davion Heavy Guards (BattleTech) DHG Distinguished Honor Graduate ) announced that it has finalized See finalization. the purchase of the Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick may refer to several different people or places or things: People
DHG, a family-owned company with more than 40 years hospitality management experience, currently owns six hotels in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , operating five under The Benjamin and Affinia Hotels Affinia Hotels is a collection of distinctive hotels offering business and leisure travelers an array of options in prime locations in Manhattan and Chicago. Designed to suit particular lifestyle and travel preferences, each Affinia property has a special focus such as fitness, brands and managing several other independent properties. Acquisition of the Fitzpatrick Chicago Hotel marks Affinia's first expansion outside New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Patrick Denihan, co-CEO of DHG stated, "We are very excited to introduce the Affinia experience to executive and leisure travelers to Chicago. The acquisition of the Affinia Chicago is a major stepping stone toward our goal of extending the Affinia brand portfolio nationally into the top 25 U.S. markets." "We hope to continue to bring the high level of comfort, convenience, and customization that Affinia is known for to many more cities in the years to come," added Brooke Barrett, co-CEO. The Affinia Chicago will undergo a more than $10-million dollar renovation to meet the standards that guests of DHG's New York properties have come to expect: larger-than-average rooms and an extraordinary level of comfort and convenience. Renovation plans also include repurposing existing office space to increase the number of guest rooms to 204 from 140, as well as doubling meeting space from the current 2,500 to 5,000 square feet. The renovations will be executed under the direction of Bob DiLeonardo, principal of the worldwide hospitality interior design firm, DiLeonardo International, Inc., headquartered in Warwick, RI (www.dileonardo.com). Mr. DiLeonardo's firm was responsible for the 2005 renovations to the Affinia Gardens and Affinia Manhattan hotels, as well as earlier renovations to the Affinia 50, Affinia Dumont and The Benjamin hotels. Following renovations, signature items such as the Affinia Pillow Menu and Affinia Bed will be added, as well as specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. services and amenities to reflect the hotel's concept, which will be announced prior to the official hotel re-launch in spring 2007. |
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