{"id":1004110117,"date":"2014-12-26T14:20:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T22:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=315118"},"modified":"2020-04-13T01:12:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T09:12:26","slug":"starwood-opens-300-key-le-meridien-charlotte-in-former-blake-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/starwood-opens-300-key-le-meridien-charlotte-in-former-blake-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Starwood Opens 300-Key Le M\u00e9ridien Charlotte in Former Blake Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_315119\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/12\/Downtown-Charlotte-Skyline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-315119\" title=\"Downtown Charlotte Skyline\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/12\/Downtown-Charlotte-Skyline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downtown Charlotte Skyline<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Charlotte has welcomed the city\u2019s first Le M\u00e9ridien, with the opening of the 300-key Le M\u00e9ridien Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>The property is located at 555 South McDowell Street, in the North Tower of the former Blake Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to the recently-opened New Orleans Le M\u00e9ridien, Le M\u00e9ridien Charlotte is coming off of a multimillion dollar renovation. \u00a0The updated and converted hotel now features a modern, new fa\u00e7ade; the brand\u2019s signature Le M\u00e9ridien Hub arrival area; the Evoke restaurant, Longitude Bar; and a state-of-the-art fitness center.<\/p>\n<p>The downtown hotel features additional amenities which it shares with the 305-key Sheraton Charlotte Hotel, located in the South Tower of the former Blake Hotel. The shared amenities include over 55,000 square feet of meeting space, including the 16,000-square-foot Symphony Ballroom and the 8,000 square-foot Carolina Ballroom, an indoor pool and hot tub, and an outdoor seasonal pool.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_315121\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/12\/Sheraton-Charlotte-Hotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-315121\" title=\"The Sheraton Charlotte Hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/12\/Sheraton-Charlotte-Hotel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sheraton Charlotte Hotel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both Le M\u00e9ridien Charlotte and the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel are franchised through Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide Inc. and managed by Wischermann Partners, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/2014\/12\/19\/5395079\/le-meridien-hotel-opens-on-south.html#.VJlsQ14AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Charlotte Observer<\/em><\/a>. Starwood announced it intended to renovate and reposition The Blake Hotel in mid-2013. The hospitality giant announced it would open a Sheraton Charlotte Hotel and a Le M\u00e9ridien location as part of a $20 million conversion project. The Sheraton Charlotte opened a month later, in August 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Le M\u00e9ridien Charlotte features 300 guestrooms with 18 suites, including three executive suites.<\/p>\n<p>The Blake Hotel had been struggling for a while by the time Starwood announced its plan. During the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the downtown hotel faced complaints from convention delegates and had become somewhat of a punchline among DNC 2012 attendees, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlottemagazine.com\/Blogs\/The-DNC-In-The-CLT\/September-2012\/Whats-Up-With-The-Blake-Hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Charlotte Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"MARKET SNAPSHOT: Charlotte Apartment Market on the Rise: Sales, Rents and Vacancies to Climb in 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.multihousingnews.com\/market-data\/market-snapshot-charlotte-apartment-market-on-the-rise-sales-rents-and-vacancies-to-climb-in-2014\/1004100679.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here<\/a> for further Charlotte market data<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of<\/em> <em>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlotte has welcomed the city&rsquo;s first Le M&eacute;ridien, with the opening of the 300-key Le M&eacute;ridien Charlotte at 555 South McDowell Street, in the North Tower of the former Blake Hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":1004506954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1582,21742],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004110117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-charlotte","category-latest"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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