Dismissed as an obsolete money pit by former Gov. Charlie Baker, the revived Hynes Convention Center is forging new relationships with Back Bay hotel owners to ensure future meeting attendees can find convenient lodgings.
Back Bay’s 390-room Hilton Hotel is one of six properties being sold by Dallas-based REIT to reduce its debt.
A hand-drawn mural, a toy closet for young guests and a new restaurant are among the updates to the older of Boston’s two Four Seasons Hotels, recently completed by Shawmut Design and Construction.
The new owners of the former Loews Boston hotel will spend $20 million on updates and renovations of the 225-room property following a $117 million acquisition.
For four generations, Saunders Hotel Group has owned and operated properties that are on the short list of travelers visiting Boston. It gives Chairman Gary Saunders a useful position to gauge the future of Back Bay hotel market.
A Maryland hospitality REIT sold the Bay State’s biggest hotel property, the Sheraton Boston in Back Bay, for $233 million.
