Whatever happened to Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront?

[regatta333]

It used to be in the Wyndham resort directory and now it is gone.

 

[DRIless]

It's gone, been gone some years, it was only two floors. I think the hotel was bought and the lease wasn't renewed, or words to that effect.

 

[paxsarah]

It was sold and left the Club Wyndham portfolio as of November 1, 2019.

 

[regatta333]

Why did they sell it? Does anyone know? One of the best selling points of Wyndham is its city properties.

 

[paxsarah]

Why did they sell it? Does anyone know? One of the best selling points of Wyndham is its city properties.

To clarify, it was a Wyndham hotel (already a different corporation by that point) and Club Wyndham had some inventory pursuant to a lease agreement. The hotel was sold to Royal Sonesta and the relationship with Club Wyndham ended.

 

[HitchHiker71]

Why did they sell it? Does anyone know? One of the best selling points of Wyndham is its city properties.

Wyndham never owned the building. HPT owned the building - and terminated it's relationship with Wyndham, and then re-branded the entire building over to Sonesta:

HNN - HPT to sell up to 50 hotels, end Wyndham agreement

www.hotelnewsnow.com

 

[jp10558]

Never heard of Sonesta before. Interesting.

 

[HitchHiker71]

Never heard of Sonesta before. Interesting.

It's a growing hotel brand - never stayed in one myself. Sonesta is wholly owned by the RMR Group last time I checked.

 

[chapjim]

It's a growing hotel brand - never stayed in one myself. Sonesta is wholly owned by the RMR Group last time I checked.

The Royal Sonesta in New Orleans is a fabulous hotel.

 

[bnoble]

The Marriott VC Kauai Beach Club is now a Sonesta on the hotel side.

 

[am1]

We stayed there for 3 nights using hotel reward points. At the time 15000 for any hotel. Right across the river from Trump hotel I believe.