Hospitality Ventures Management Group has added the 111-room Darwin Hotel in Atlanta to its portfolio of third-party managed properties. HVMG oversaw the complete rebranding and renovation of the hotel.
The hotel has eight individually themed suites and a lobby that displays local art and artisan crafts and a food prep/kitchen area designed for pop-up chef programming.
Located in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, the four-story hotel takes its name from the evolutionary biologist. The Darwin's themed suites include the Bar Room, with a full, custom bar for entertaining; the Bunk Bed Room, with bunk beds and extra space for families and young adults; and the Audiophile Room, offering a turntable and access to the hotel’s vinyl music library.
The pet-friendly hotel, also the only hotel in Atlanta with a dog park, provides a rotating pop-up chef program. The hotel also houses a variety of murals painted by local artists. Local artisan wares are sold throughout the gift shop. Additional hotel amenities include bike racks and two electric bicycles (made in Atlanta) for rent, a fitness room with customized weight and strength training set-up and a conference room for up to eight people.
“The Darwin Hotel is a perfect complement to our growing number of independent, third-party operated hotels,” HVMG President and CEO Robert Cole said in a statement. “From the Borrego Springs Resort & Spa in California to the Plunge Beach Resort in Florida, HVMG has developed a team that understands and appreciates the differentiators that make an independent hotel stand out from the pack of other, branded lodging options. With the hotel’s renovation and rebranding complete, we look forward to introducing this unique product to the Atlanta marketplace."
Navin Patel and his two sons, Shyam and Sagar Patel, purchased the property in 2016. The family owns two other hotel properties in Albany, Ga. Along with their other real estate ventures, Navin and Shyam also own a staffing and recruitment company.