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** The original [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] at [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] was partly demolished to make way for a DoubleTree Suites hotel (originally branded an [[Embassy Suites by Hilton|Embassy Suites]]), which opened in 1991. The theater reopened inside the DoubleTree building. In 2019, the hotel closed and was demolished, with plans to rebuild it into a 46-storey mixed-use skyscraper called [[TSX Broadway]], which contains a Tempo by Hilton hotel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Michael |date=June 27, 2023 |title=TSX Broadway's Tempo By Hilton Prepares For Late-Summer Opening At 1568 Broadway In Times Square, Manhattan |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/06/tsx-broadways-tempo-by-hilton-prepares-for-late-summer-opening-at-1568-broadway-in-times-square-manhattan.html |quote=YIMBY was informed that the Tempo by Hilton Times Square is targeting an opening date for later this summer, while the entire TSX Broadway property will open in the first quarter of 2024. |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=New York Yimby}}</ref>
** The original [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] at [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] was partly demolished to make way for a DoubleTree Suites hotel (originally branded an [[Embassy Suites by Hilton|Embassy Suites]]), which opened in 1991. The theater reopened inside the DoubleTree building. In 2019, the hotel closed and was demolished, with plans to rebuild it into a 46-storey mixed-use skyscraper called [[TSX Broadway]], which contains a Tempo by Hilton hotel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Michael |date=June 27, 2023 |title=TSX Broadway's Tempo By Hilton Prepares For Late-Summer Opening At 1568 Broadway In Times Square, Manhattan |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/06/tsx-broadways-tempo-by-hilton-prepares-for-late-summer-opening-at-1568-broadway-in-times-square-manhattan.html |quote=YIMBY was informed that the Tempo by Hilton Times Square is targeting an opening date for later this summer, while the entire TSX Broadway property will open in the first quarter of 2024. |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=New York Yimby}}</ref>
** The [[DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City]] is designated a [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|New York City landmark]]. Originally a [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loews]] theater, the hotel first opened in 1961, and was [[Manhattan]]'s first new short-term accommodation in thirty years. It was rebranded a DoubleTree in 2005. The hotel closed in 2020 as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Monahan | first=Shea | title=Why 10,000 New York City Hotel Rooms Remain Closed | website=The Real Deal New York | date=October 25, 2022 | url=https://therealdeal.com/2022/10/25/lights-out-why-more-than-10000-hotel-rooms-remain-closed/ | access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
** The [[DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City]] is designated a [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|New York City landmark]]. Originally a [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loews]] theater, the hotel first opened in 1961, and was [[Manhattan]]'s first new short-term accommodation in thirty years. It was rebranded a DoubleTree in 2005. The hotel closed in 2020 as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Monahan | first=Shea | title=Why 10,000 New York City Hotel Rooms Remain Closed | website=The Real Deal New York | date=October 25, 2022 | url=https://therealdeal.com/2022/10/25/lights-out-why-more-than-10000-hotel-rooms-remain-closed/ | access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Pittsburgh]], United States: The [[Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh]], located near the [[David L. Lawrence Convention Center]], opened as a Vista Hotel, a [[Hilton International]] brand for properties it operated in the United States, before DoubleTree took over between 1995 and 2001. It later changed hands to [[Starwood]] and was turned into a [[Westin Hotels & Resorts|Westin]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=2000-12-22|title=Westin Selected to Manage Pittsburgh Convention Center Hotel; 618-room Property to Join Westin Hotels & Resorts' Collection |url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4006727.html |location=Pittsburgh |publisher=Hospitality Net |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>
* [[Pittsburgh]], United States: The [[Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh]], located near the [[David L. Lawrence Convention Center]], opened as a Vista Hotel, a [[Hilton International]] brand for properties it operated in the United States, before DoubleTree took over between 1995 and 2001. It later changed hands to [[Starwood Hotels and Resorts|Starwood]] and was turned into a [[Westin Hotels & Resorts|Westin]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=2000-12-22|title=Westin Selected to Manage Pittsburgh Convention Center Hotel; 618-room Property to Join Westin Hotels & Resorts' Collection |url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4006727.html |location=Pittsburgh |publisher=Hospitality Net |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>
* [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], United States:
* [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], United States:
** The [[DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland]] first opened as a [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton]] in 1959. It is one of the largest hotels in Portland, and, during the 1980s, was the largest in all of [[Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Steven |title=Newest $40 million Red Lion largest hotel in Oregon |newspaper=[[The Sunday Oregonian]] |date=September 12, 1982 |page=B1}}</ref>
** The [[DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland]] first opened as a [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton]] in 1959. It is one of the largest hotels in Portland, and, during the 1980s, was the largest in all of [[Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Steven |title=Newest $40 million Red Lion largest hotel in Oregon |newspaper=[[The Sunday Oregonian]] |date=September 12, 1982 |page=B1}}</ref>

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This article is about the hotel chain. For the pivot mechanism used for draught animals, see Whippletree (mechanism).
DoubleTree by Hilton
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHotel
FoundedJanuary 1969; 55 years ago (1969-01) in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
FounderSamuel F. Kitchell[1][2]
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
,
United States
Number of locations
587 (December 31, 2019)[3]
Area served
Worldwide
ParentHilton Worldwide
Websitewww.doubletree.com
Atrium interior at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sarasota Bradenton Airport in Sarasota, Florida, United States

DoubleTree by Hilton is an American hotel chain managed by Hilton Worldwide. DoubleTree has been the fastest growing Hilton brand by number of properties since 2007, and by number of rooms from 2007 to 2015.[4][5][6][7][8][9] As of December 2019, it has 587 properties with 135,745 rooms in 47 countries and territories, including 122 that are managed with 35,122 rooms and 465 that are franchised with 100,623 rooms.[3][needs update]

DoubleTree competes in the full service category, alongside sister chain Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Among the many signature things that DoubleTree is known for are their chocolate chip cookies, which were originally made in the early 1980s for VIPs but now given to all guests and made by Nashville-based Christie Cookie Company for over 30 years.[10] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic the brand published a home-adapted recipe for their cookies.[11][12]

History

The first DoubleTree hotel opened in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1969.[13] It was located on the grounds of Scottsdale Fashion Square and was built by Sam Kitchell.[2] The DoubleTree Hotels Corporation merged with the Guest Quarters Hotels Partnership of Boston in December 1993.[14] The acquired hotels were rebranded under the DoubleTree name. The Doubletree Corporation later merged with the Promus Hotel Corporation in December 1997, bringing together the DoubleTree, Red Lion, Hampton Inn, and Embassy Suites brands.[15] In December 1999, Hilton Hotels Corporation acquired Promus Hotel Corporation, which brought Doubletree Hotels and other Promus hotel brands under the umbrella of the newly renamed Hilton Worldwide.[16] In October 2010, Hilton Worldwide launched a logo and name rebranding for the chain, replacing the name "DoubleTree" with "DoubleTree by Hilton".[17]

DoubleTree's strategy to grow the brand has been to convince operators of other brands to switch flags. This is in contrast to brands like Marriott or Sheraton, prior to its acquisition, which rely on new construction to grow their footprint. DoubleTree also provides lower cost options to improve properties, which help operators remain in the brand system.[18]

On November 2, 2019, DoubleTree Cookie became the first cookie baked in space as ISS Commander Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency baked the brand's cookie dough inside the prototype oven.

Notable properties

References

  1. ^ Samuel Kitchell. Amherst College. Accessed December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Three-Way Expansion for Fashion Square". Arizona Republic. ISSN 0892-8711. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Inline XBRL Viewer". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  4. ^ "FORM 10-K HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION". getfilings.com. Advameg. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "FORM 10-K HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION" (PDF). media.corporate-ir. Phoenix IR. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "FORM 10-K Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "FORM 10-K Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  8. ^ "FORM 10-K Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "FORM 10-K Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "The Cookie History | DoubleTree Cookies".
  11. ^ Compton, Natalie (April 9, 2020). "For the first time ever, DoubleTree has released its iconic chocolate chip cookie recipe". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  12. ^ "For the First Time, DoubleTree by Hilton Reveals Official Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe so Bakers Can Create the Warm, Welcoming Treat at Home". Hilton Press Center. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  13. ^ Doubletree by Hilton. Entrepreneur. Accessed December 2014.
  14. ^ "Company News: DoubleTree and Guest Quarters Hotels Merge". The New York Times. 17 December 1993. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  15. ^ Promus and DoubleTree Hotel Companies Will Merge. The New York Times. Accessed December 2014.
  16. ^ Hilton to Buy Promus Chain, Creating One of Biggest Hotel Groups. The New York Times. Accessed December 2014.
  17. ^ DoubleTree by Hilton Introduces New Global Brand Identity, Creating One of Biggest Hotel Groups. Business Wire. October 13, 2010. Accessed April 18, 2023.
  18. ^ Karmin, Craig. "Hotel Operators Ready to Rumble Over Upgrades". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  19. ^ "Crowne Plaza Billings". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  20. ^ "Historic Cheltenham Park Hotel Joins DoubleTree by Hilton". Michels & Taylor. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Historic Downtown Detroit Hotel Landmark to Re-Open in 2008 with $82 Million Restoration and a Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel" (Press release). Hotel News Source. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  22. ^ "Burlington opens its doors under new name". independent.ie. October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  23. ^ "Name change for historic Harrogate hotel after £15m refurb". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  24. ^ Inside the $30 million renovation of Hilo's Grand Naniloa Hotel (Hawaii Magazine, 2016)
  25. ^ "Hilton returns to Vegas Strip with Tropicana deal". USA TODAY.
  26. ^ "Kensington DoubleTree by Hilton to relaunch as Curio". The Caterer. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  27. ^ Los Angeles Business Journal - Downtown’s Kyoto Grand Hotel to become a DoubleTree - 2011-10-11 - accessed 2011-10-17
  28. ^ "Doubletree Surfcomber Will Turn Into a Kimpton on April 15". Condé Nast Digital. London. August 1, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  29. ^ Young, Michael (June 27, 2023). "TSX Broadway's Tempo By Hilton Prepares For Late-Summer Opening At 1568 Broadway In Times Square, Manhattan". New York Yimby. Retrieved November 29, 2023. YIMBY was informed that the Tempo by Hilton Times Square is targeting an opening date for later this summer, while the entire TSX Broadway property will open in the first quarter of 2024.
  30. ^ Monahan, Shea (October 25, 2022). "Why 10,000 New York City Hotel Rooms Remain Closed". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  31. ^ "Westin Selected to Manage Pittsburgh Convention Center Hotel; 618-room Property to Join Westin Hotels & Resorts' Collection" (Press release). Pittsburgh: Hospitality Net. 2000-12-22. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  32. ^ Carter, Steven (September 12, 1982). "Newest $40 million Red Lion largest hotel in Oregon". The Sunday Oregonian. p. B1.
  33. ^ Lucas, Rachel. "Hotel Roanoke officially becomes a "Curio."". wsls.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  34. ^ Building History
  35. ^ Welk, Hannah Madans (2021-02-07). "Buildings That Opened During Pandemic Are Slow to Lease". Los Angeles Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  36. ^ Dettro, Chris (Jun 7, 2013). "Hotel to get DoubleTree brand - President Lincoln to be Hilton franchisee". State Journal-Register.
  37. ^ Mason, Greg (2007-10-24). "DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Utica celebrates grand opening". Utica Observer Dispatch. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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