Hilton Sa Torre Mallorca and Hotel des Indes leaving Hilton and Marriott to go independent
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Two interesting branded hotels which we have reviewed in the last couple of years have both announced that they are leaving their respective brands.
This is probably not a total coincidence. When we review an existing hotel – as opposed to a new opening – it is usually because it offers something ‘different’ from the usual chain experience and we want to share it with you.
Such hotels often end up deciding that it is too hard trying to be a square peg in a round ‘branded’ hole and that it is easier to do their own thing.
We reviewed Hilton Sa Torre in Mallorca here. It is fair to say that not many Hilton hotels have their own 15th century windmill and 19th century chapel.
The history of the Sa Torre estate dates back even further to the end of the 14th century. Hilton Sa Torre (click here for the hotel website) is leaving Hilton on 31st December. I don’t know what will happen to it in January.
In the Netherlands, Hotel des Indes in The Hague – part of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection – is leaving Marriott tomorrow. We reviewed the Hotel des Indes here after I bought a night in the Presidential Suite in a charity raffle.
The hotel, which has also been an InterContinental and a Le Meridien in the recent past, is apparently joining Leading Hotels of the World.
The hotel is the yellow building in the picture above, and the interior design is equally eclectic.
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