IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a new 25-year management agreement with Willard Associates for the 335-guestroom Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. Carr Companies, the organizations’ affiliate partner, also serves as the managing member of two other nearby IHG-branded properties—the 278-room InterContinental Washington D.C. – The Wharf and the 120-room Hotel Indigo Old Town Alexandria (Va.). Willard Associates and IHG have collaborated since the Willard Hotel reopened in 1986.
Public spaces include a French brasserie (Café du Parc), the Round Robin Bar, an onsite media studio, a coworking center and 24,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
“We are very pleased to continue our valued relationship and partnership with Willard Associates,” Elie Maalouf, CEO – Americas at IHG Hotels & Resorts, said in a statement. “Their vast experience and accomplishments are among the many reasons we’re excited to continue working together. We look forward to delivering many more years of memorable guest experiences at InterContinental Willard—the landmark hotel in the nation’s capital.”
As of late October, IHG has 42 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts properties across the Americas region, with an additional nine in the regional pipeline.