Le Méridien debuts Fort Lauderdale
Starwood Hotels have announced that its Parisian brand, Le Méridien, will debut Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach in 2017, in partnership with owner and prominent U.S. real estate developer Charles S. Cohen.
Ideally located just minutes from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Fort Lauderdale Everglades Cruise Port, the hotel accesses several beaches, downtown Fort Lauderdale, and the world-famous restaurants, night clubs and boutiques of nearby Miami Beach.
“Le Méridien Fort Lauderdale Airport will be the brand’s second hotel in Florida, joining its growing North America portfolio,” comments Allison Reid, Senior Vice President of North America Development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide: “Le Méridien is a perfect brand for strategic conversions and adaptive re-use projects, which are driving the brand’s growth in the region, allowing us to enter mature metropolitan markets more quickly.”
Following its $30m renovation and conversion, the hotel will boast a transformed glass curtain wall façade and upgrades to the porte-cochere as well as large-scale artwork in high impact areas. Le Méridien Fort Lauderdale Airport will feature 245 contemporary guestrooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and panoramic views, as well as two redesigned restaurants – one with a mid-century modern, open kitchen concept – and the brand’s signature Latitude Bar. The hotel will also introduce Le Méridien Hub, which reinterprets the traditional hotel lobby into a social gathering place and builds on the brand’s award-winning arrival experience.
Le Méridien Fort Lauderdale Airport will also offer an expanded fitness centre, a renovated outdoor pool and 20,000ft2 of state-of-the-art flexible meeting space in a prime location. The hotel transformation is being carried out a team of design and construction specialists, including Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates and Daniels Brothers Inc., in addition to Dash Design, for interior design; Nievera Williams Design for landscape design; and Tex Lighting for lighting design.
“We are delighted to partner with Starwood to introduce Le Méridien inFort Lauderdale, following the top-to-bottom transformation and repositioning of this ideally located hotel,” states Charles S. Cohen, President and CEO of New York-based Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation: “Le Méridien Fort Lauderdale Airport will help to meet rising demand for high-quality lodging within close proximity of the airport, Broward County Convention Centre and the downtown business district and will also serve the growing need for meeting rooms and event facilities for tenants of our corporate centre.”
Le Méridien Fort Lauderdale Airport will be part of Cohen’s distinctive Design Centre of the Americas campus, a 40-acre, three-building Class A design and office centre in Dania Beach. Guests will enjoy convenient access to Broward Centre for the Performing Arts, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale and BB&T Centre.
