Denver's Destination Hotels & Resorts Beefs Up Management Portfolio, Adds Former Phoenix Hilton

Most people who stay at hotels will never know it, but Denver-based Destination Hotels & Resorts manages some of the premier hotels in the nation.

The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, L’Auberge Del Mart Resort and Spa in Del Mar, Calif., The Argent Hotel in San Francisco, and the Royal Palms Hotel & Casitas in Phoenix, are a few of the 22 properties worth more than $1 billion in DH&R’s portfolio. DH&R is a subsidiary of Lowe Enterprises Inc., and is considered the largest independent hotel management company in the country.

The latest entry in the company’s stable of properties is the 640 all-suite Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix. Unlike most of its other hotels, DH&R doesn’t have an ownership position in Pointe South, which is part of a new strategy by the company to diversify beyond ownership and development of hotels, DH&R spokeswoman Sally Cooper told GlobeSt.com. Pointe South previously operated under the Hilton brand.

The hotel, owned by MONY/PSM Properties Inc., includes 95,000-sf of meeting space, 38,000-sf Phantom Spa and Fitness complex, 18-hole golf course, 10 tennis courts, on-site stables and four restaurants.

David Bland, MONY director of hotel investments, says DH&R has successfully repositioned hotels from chain affiliations to independent hotels. “The independent philosophy of Destination Hotels & Resorts complements MONY’s vision for the resort,” says Bland. “In a market abundant with chain-affiliated hotels, DH&R has garnered a reputation for delivering exceptional hotel experiences to its customers, while providing solid returns for their investors.”