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The HD/IHSP Owners' Roundtable returns on Thursday, May 14th, allowing attendees to meet
face-to-face with leading owners, brand executives, developers, and decision-makers. We asked
ﬁve of the some 30 table hosts to give us a pulse on the industry and their companies

Guy Lindsey

Shai Zelering

Senior Vice President, Design and Construction
Sunstone Hotel Investors

Managing Director, Operations and Asset
Management
Thayer Lodging Group

Outlook: I have a positive outlook for 2015.
Sunstone will be spending a significant amount
of capital as we reposition our acquisitions.
Current Project: A $95 million repositioning
renovation of our Park Plaza Hotel in Boston
(completed by Parker-Torres Design). By HD
Expo, we will have completed all exterior,
infrastructure, and public area scope, and will
commence the guestroom renovation in the
middle of the fourth quarter of this year.

Erik Warner
Founder
Eagle Point Hotel Partners

Outlook: Eagle Point's economic outlook for 2015
and 2016 for hotel acquisition and development
in high-barriers-to-entry markets is strong.
Everything appears relatively stable in the U.S.
with real GDP growth targeting 3.3 percent this
year.
Current Project: We partnered with
Portland, Oregon-based owner and developer
Naito Development and independent hotel
management company Filament Hospitality to
rejuvenate the historic Grove Hotel in Portland's
Old Town Chinatown district. Our plan is to fully
renovate the three-story structure and couple
it to a new nine-story tower addition. The reenvisioned hotel will become one of the historic
district's tallest buildings.

Glenn Wilson
Vice President, International Design
Marriott International

Recent Project: We recently completed a new
design strategy for our Marriott brand [1, the bar

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area in the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott]-the
work that has defined a new design and style
direction for the brand globally. It is a totally new
aesthetic for Marriott Hotels that will appear in
our properties soon, as we already have many
projects underway.

Development Prediction: China and other parts
of Asia remain strong for us. We also still see
great opportunities in Africa.

Todd Wynne-Parry
Senior Vice President of Development
Commune Hotels + Resorts

Outlook: We are looking to open six
new hotels, and anticipate a strong
year for signing new management
contracts in each of our Thompson,
Joie de Vivre, and tommie brands.
Recent Project: Our recently opened
Thompson Miami Beach brings the
midcentury aesthetic to the public
spaces and guestrooms.
Development Prediction: We are
looking to continue to grow in major
U.S. gateway cities and in resort areas
of China and Latin America with both
our Thompson and Alila brands.

Outlook: Introduction of new hotels and
increase of new supply will require aging
hotels and traditionally designed hotels
to creatively renovate and improve the
physical experience. The continued launch
of independent hotels and soft brands,
1 such as Curio by Hilton and Autograph
Collection, will give room to individuality.
And with the proliferation of branded
hotels, distinction through design will become
the standard.
Current Projects: A $1.3 million update to

Community Smith restaurant in the Renaissance
Atlanta [2]; and a $21 million renovation of the
Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, to be completed in
April. A challenge with this project was taking
a classic and timeless building and making it
relevant to the dynamics of the high-tech mecca
of San Francisco, balancing the traditional Ritz
consumers while attracting techies to the hotel.

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