SOUTH BEND, Ind.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced it will introduce its rapidly expanding Aloft Hotels brand to South Bend, Ind., following a strategic $15 million conversion.
Slated to open in January 2017, Aloft South Bend will mark Starwood's first hotel in the market. The hotel will feature 183 spacious loft-style rooms, 3,750 square feet of flexible meeting space and live music performances by emerging artists at the W XYZ bar.
"Aloft South Bend will inject new energy into the city's downtown and attract early adopters with its tech-forward mind-set, leading-edge design and buzzing social scene," said Brian McGuinness, senior vice president, Specialty Select Brands for Starwood.
The hotel’s comprehensive $15 million dollar renovation and redesign will be led by Kramer Design Group, the architect and designer of Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney. Aloft South Bend will feature a ground-floor lobby and occupy 11 floors of the mixed-use building, which will also include residential units and a parking garage. Hotel amenities will include an indoor Splash pool, an expanded 24-hour fitness facility, re:fuel at Aloft – a one-stop gourmet grab & go food and beverage area.
Aloft South Bend will occupy the former Magnuson Grand Hotel located at 213 Washington St., walking distance from numerous restaurants, bars and clubs, and within close proximity of the University of Notre Dame, Century Center, Morris Performing Arts Center and Studebaker National Museum.
