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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
The Rome EDITION hotel in Italy secures €96m refinancing
Hospitality-focused real estate investment firm Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG) has concluded the issuance of €96m ($109.26m) in senior secured notes for the refinancing of The Rome EDITION, a recently opened luxury hotel in the heart of Rome, Italy. Structured with a London-based credit-focused hedge fund, this deal provides long-term financial stability for the property, which launched in summer 2023. The financing enables Gruppo Statuto, the owner of The Rome EDITION, to refinance its current development loan. This strategic move is set to optimise the hotel's operations and increase its value on the market. GHIG vice president Sebastien Gottraux said: "This transaction marks GHIG's first deal in Italy after many years of exploring the market for the right opportunity. 'We are delighted to be involved with a landmark asset like The Rome EDITION and are eager to remain active in the Italian market, pursuing both acquisition and financing opportunities." Designed by hotelier Ian Schrager, The Rome EDITION offers 93 guest rooms and suites, which include 19 expansive suites. The property features a range of amenities, encompassing an Italian restaurant Anima, offering both indoor and outdoor dining; a speakeasy-style bar Punch Room, marble-made Jade Bar, a rooftop bar The Roof, complete with a swimming pool. Guests at the hotel have access to a 24-hour gym with treatment rooms. Its location places guests within walking distance of Roman attractions including Piazza Barberini, Via Veneto, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, and the Borghese Gardens. Three Stars Capital Partners, under the leadership of Mauro Savoia, advised Gruppo Statuto on the transaction. GHIG Europe managing director and head James Gibbs said: "We are pleased to support Gruppo Statuto with the refinancing of The Rome EDITION. This flexible financing solution is designed to ensure the continued success of such a trophy property in one of Europe's leading leisure markets. 'Our team leveraged its operational expertise and deep understanding of the local market to thoroughly assess the hotel's robust business plan, enabling us to provide a highly compelling and tailored structure for the borrower." "The Rome EDITION hotel in Italy secures €96m refinancing" was originally created and published by Hotel Management Network, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Times
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
The Barcelona Edition hotel review: tasteful, understated luxury in the Gothic Quarter
B arcelona meets New York at this pared-down five-star, housed inside a fabulously renovated 1970s office building in the city's charming Gothic Quarter. The Edition brand is a collaboration between the Marriott group and the pop-culture legend Ian Schrager — aka the founder of Studio 54 — and the feel is suitably chic. The lobby sets the tone with designer furniture by Christian Liaigre, elegant wood panelling and verdant potted palms. Subtle details allude to the locality — framed prints from well-known Barcelonian photographers Colita and Xavier Miserachs, and Gaulino sculptural chairs. The whole property is infused with a gorgeous black-tea scent, a custom creation from Le Labo. This article contains affiliate links, which may earn us revenue Score 8/10 The 100 rooms here are a study in quiet luxury, with considered details that are too often overlooked (hello, clearly labelled light switches and individual reading lights). Beds are huge and dangerously comfortable, each with their own fur-look throw. Design-wise, expect clean lines and refined materials — walnut panelling and a Spanish leather bedhead, Hungarian-style parquets on the floors.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Janelle Monae bares her breasts as raunchy singer joins Bebe Rexha and Coco Rocha at no-holds barred Met Gala after-party in New York
The theme may well have been fashion enslavement, but the chains were clearly broken as a host of celebrities let loose at the PUBLIC hotel in New York City on Monday evening. Just hours after turning heads at the annual Met Gala, those in possession of the hottest ticket in town were attracting further attention at the extravagant Chrystie Street venue. Playing host to the risquest after-party of the night, the Ian Schrager owned PUBLIC welcomed stars including Janelle Monae, Bebe Rexha and Coco Rocha for an exclusive, cocktail-fuelled celebration. Deemed the Oscars of the East Coast, the Met Gala sees some of the biggest stars descend on the iconic The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the annual charity event. Teyana Taylor, La La Anthony and Ego Nwodim hosted the Vogue livestream, with Emma Chamberlain tasked with doing interviews on the blue carpet. This year was also the first Met Gala in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme, with the focus being Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. The gala was also being hosted by a group of Black male celebrities, including Williams, the musical artist and Louis Vuitton menswear director, and Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, and A$AP Rocky named as co-chairs. LeBron James, who was named an honorary chair, previously announced that he will miss the gala due to the knee injury he suffered in the Lakers' season-ending loss to the Timberwolves during Game 5 of their first-round playoff series last Wednesday. As this year's honorary chair, the NBA 's all-time leading scorer shared that his wife, Savannah James, will attend in his place. 'Unfortunately because of my knee injury I sustained at the end of the season I won't be able to attend the Met Gala in NY tonight as so many people have been asking and congratulating me on!' James, 40, wrote on X, just hours before the Met Gala red carpet event. They were joined by Vogue's Anna Wintour, the mastermind behind the gala, considered the year's biggest and starriest party. The A-list lineup was packed with stars like Rihanna, Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Cynthia Erivo. Bad Bunny, Donatella Versace, Vera Wang, Usher, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Allen White, and Suki Waterhouse were also on the guest list. The gala raises the bulk of the curation budget for the museum's Costume Institute. This year, it's about tailoring and suiting as interpreted through the history and meaning of Black dandyism across the Atlantic diaspora. The theme is inspired by the annual spring exhibition, which this year is based in large part on Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, a book written by Monica L. Miller. She is guest curator of the exhibit. 'Historical manifestations of dandyism range from absolute precision in dress and tailoring to flamboyance and fabulousness in dress and style,' Miller writes in the exhibit catalog. 'Whether a dandy is subtle or spectacular, we recognize and respect the deliberateness of the dress, the self-conscious display, the reach for tailored perfection, and the sometimes subversive self-expression.' Just days before the fundraiser, Sarah Jessica Parker, left fans stunned as she, sadly, confirmed she would not be attending due to a scheduling conflict. 'I have to work,' the Sex and The City star told Entertainment Tonight. 'But there's going to be so much to see, and I look forward to seeing what everybody does and how they interpret the theme and the homework they did for the assignment. A very joyful assignment.' While speaking about fashion's biggest night, the Golden Globe winner continued: 'I care a lot about it and I want to try to honor the work of the curators and everybody who sort of inspired this moment for those of us who get to attend.' Despite a string of showstopping looks, Jennifer Lopez also skipped this year's gala, with learning that the star was busy working on her new film, Office Romance. The exhibit, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, draws on other sources beyond Miller's book. It's organised into 12 sections. Each symbolises a characteristic of dandy style as defined by Zora Neale Hurston in her 1934 essay, Characteristics of Negro Expression. The guest list amounts to about 450 high-profile people from tech, sports, art, entertainment and more.
Time Out
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
There's an adorable new ridable life-sized carousel outside the PUBLIC hotel
Spring is in the air, and so is a splash of nostalgia. The PUBLIC hotel just dropped one of the city's most Instagrammable art installations yet: a fully rideable, life-sized carousel in the middle of Chrystie Park, the hotel's front courtyard. Dubbed 'Down the Rabbit Hole,' the surreal centerpiece is the brainchild of artist Pose (of 'Beyond The Streets' fame) in collaboration with hotelier Ian Schrager. Inspired by New York City's 1980s graffiti heyday and the imaginative pull of storybooks, this public art piece transforms the familiar childhood ride into a riot of color, symbolism and urban soul. Set to spin outside the hotel through the end of August, the carousel isn't just a pretty photo op: it's an immersive art experience that allows you to climb aboard, encouraging you to take in the layers of visual storytelling at play. Pose's signature style fuses comic book flourishes with pop art punch, resulting in a dreamy yet gritty aesthetic that feels both nostalgic and entirely new. 'New York was my amusement ride,' says Pose, who embedded personal memories into the piece. 'I don't want to give too much away cause it's meant to be explored and owned experientially by the viewers and riders.' From flowers cracking through concrete to emergency axes symbolizing escape, the ride is loaded with metaphor. But don't worry if you're just in it for the vibes—between the candy-colored panels and the whimsical yellow path that leads to it, the installation doubles as a mini escape amidst downtown chaos. You'll find it outside the PUBLIC Hotel at 215 Chrystie Street, beckoning locals, tourists and curious art lovers alike to take a spin—literally—through one artist's joyful, chaotic, very NYC mind.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
L.A. Woman: Restaurateur Marissa Hermer Nourished Fire Victims and First Responders
After working in New York's PR world with Studio 54 founder Ian Schrager and living for years in London — where she ran restaurants with her husband, British hospitality vet Matt Hermer — eight years ago, Orange County native Marissa Hermer returned to Southern California. 'We moved to the Palisades,' says Hermer, a mother of three, who built a fanbase starring as an American expat on Bravo's Ladies of London reality show (2014-2017). 'My godmother lives in the Palisades — so that was what I knew of L.A. Even though I grew up in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach, I didn't spend much time here. I really went to visit her. And so, that's why we ended up there.' Hermer loved the character of the Palisades community. 'It reminded me of a London borough,' she says. 'In London, we have these little neighborhoods, whether it's Chelsea or Notting Hill.' They'd only planned on a coming here on a sabbatical, as her husband sought a break from London. 'And then we met Rick Caruso, and we learned that he was building this neighborhood center,' Hermer recalls of Palisades Village. She'd been surprised that the Palisades had few venues with liquor licenses. 'There was no real local pub, and coming from a place with local pubs, we thought we could bring that.' The Hermers launched the family-friendly California-inspired brasserie The Draycott in fall of 2018, followed by West Hollywood's swanky coastal European-inspired fine dining restaurant Olivetta in January 2020. In October 20204, the Boujis Group co-owners and business partners (though no longer spouses) transformed the legendary Ago space on Melrose into the South of France-inspired garden oasis Chez Mia — with help from investor Kurt Seidensticker. They closed the Draycott just before the New Year, but Hermer still resided in her Rustic Canyon home in eastern Pacific Palisades — until the morning of Jan. 7. 'I was on a hike up at the top of Mandeville with my dogs [and] my college roommate, and I looked over with her, and we were like, 'Wait, that's so weird, that's smoke.' And then we saw fire,' says Hermer, who didn't have phone service. 'It was early — probably 10. It was right when it broke out. It was at the epicenter. I was like, 'Oh my God, that's literally behind my kid's school.' 'So we ran down,' she continues, 'and then texts came in, saying, 'Come pick your kids up from school. We're evacuating.'' By the time she got to the school, her girlfriend had already grabbed her kids, and she was told to go — which she did, with her two enormous dogs in the back. Traffic was soon at a standstill. Hermer abandoned her car, put the dogs on a leash and walked through town to borrow Seidensticker's car from a less-hectic neighborhood. However, when she drove to her area, she couldn't get in. So she parked, walked to her home and grabbed things — 'basically everything I could carry, which was mostly my kid's stuffed animals and passports, and I wore all of my jewelry at once, and put in a laptop,' she says. She drove to her cousin's house in Santa Monica, where Matt Hermer and the kids were. 'And then I put the kids and the dogs in the back of the car, and drove to Laguna.' Within 24 hours of having to leave her Palisades home, on Wednesday, Hermer decided to turn her attention to feeding others. 'Altruism is my secret to joy,' she says. 'And generally the secret to happiness, I think. And in that moment, I needed some happiness.' As she was driving to Laguna, she was wondering, 'What's for dinner?' — 'like everyone wonders what's for dinner,' she says, imagining the many fire evacuees in the same predicament. 'I realized that our kitchens in West Hollywood at Chez Mia and Olivetta could still cook, and I knew a lot of people wanted to help, and so we were able to quickly put together a program with volunteer drivers [to feed] individual families, hospitals, fire departments.' During the pandemic, she'd run a similar 'You Give. We Cook. They Eat.' program, so she already had a framework and contacts at the fire department and hospitals. 'I just rang them all again, and then I knew a lot of displaced families. At our school, 250 families lost their home. And whether you can afford dinner or not, the ease of someone bringing you dinner is not only heartwarming, but it just takes something off your plate.' Hermer created a structured system whereby which people could donate by visiting or texting DINNER to 707070 (each meal was $10). Through an Instagram post on her restaurants' accounts, displaced families in L.A. could request a meal by commenting 'family,' people could nominate a displaced family by tagging the individual with 'nominate family,' and drivers willing to volunteer to pick up and deliver food could comment 'driver.' 'We did Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and we do pickups at 2 p.m., because family time is really important during this time,' she explains. 'Our drivers also have families, and [it] feels like family dinner night for us: that's when we eat at home during the week. It's like school time, work time, and if someone can bring a meal to you during the week, that's really helpful.' And this wasn't just any meal: it was Chez Mia- or Olivetta-level. Families could choose from elevated items like sourdough bread, chopped salad, lamb Bolognese, eggplant parmigiana and pesto rigatoni — plus madeleines and tiramisu for dessert. Vegan and gluten-free options were labeled, as well as any allergens. 'I know what people need to eat,' Hermer says. 'That's my business. I know that a Bolognese pasta will make you feel good.' They've raised $100,000 and have been sending out 500 meals a day — and they plan to keep going, 'until the money runs out.' And in the midst of the devastation, Hermer's seen 'humanity at its greatest.' 'We had hordes of drivers showing up — who hadn't even registered,' she says. 'They were just like, 'I'm here to help.'' At the time of this early February interview, Hermer was planning to soon move back to her home, which was right on the fire line. And she'll be opening Bar Issi at the Thompson Palm Springs — 'a fun, lively, Euro-break-on-holiday type of experience' — at the end of March. However, she sees the L.A. dining industry in peril. 'Our covers have changed: no one's going out in groups anymore. It's like two-tops,' she says. 'It's like, you're eating at home. You're catching up with a friend. And it's understandable: We're all sort of horrified and in shock. But equally, our community, I've always thought, is our restaurants. That's like our gathering place, and all restaurants are suffering big-time.' She urges: 'Go to restaurants.' Then she says it again.
