Frontera Hotel Group & LLJ Ventures Add Carlson Brand to Their Portfolio
Opening of Radisson Hotel Atlanta Northwest Returns Popular Brand to Area
July 14, 2014 - Frontera Hotel Group and LLJ Ventures have opened the Radisson Hotel Atlanta Northwest after extensive renovations. The 218-room hotel is Carlson's only full-service property in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Radisson is part of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. David Berg, Chief Operating Officer of Carlson, visited the property just prior to the hotel's grand opening.
The hotel features a full-service restaurant and lounge, more than 6,600 square feet of flexible ballroom and meeting space, an outdoor pool, fitness center and a fully remodeled lobby area. Located just off I-75 in Marietta, the hotel is convenient to Dobbins Air Force Base, Lockheed Martin, Southern Polytechnic University, The Home Depot Store Support Center, and many other area businesses and attractions. The Atlanta Braves are moving to a stadium just x miles away from the hotel in 2017.
Established in 2013, Dallas-based Frontera is one of the fastest growing hotel management companies in the country. Frontera Hotel Group offers management services, operations consulting and sales/marketing consulting. It is an approved management company for Hilton Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels Groups, Hyatt Hotels and Choice Hotels. Frontera now manages numerous hotels in California, Georgia, Texas and Wisconsin, which are valued at more than $100 million.
LLJ Ventures is the private equity arm of the San Diego-based LM Group and invests in a range of projects through syndication of equity from its clients. It owns properties in California, Texas, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Washington.
According to President/CEO Peter Bheda, Frontera is exploring additional opportunities at upper upscale and upscale limited service hotels in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
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