Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carlsbad Beach — Photo by Holiday Inn Express
Best Western San Pedro Exterior — Photo by Best Western
Hampton Inn Carlsbad Exterior — Photo by Hampton Inn by Hilton

San Diego -- RAR Hospitality is proud to announce that it has acquired the hotel management contract for three branded hotels in Southern California including Best Western Plus San Pedro Hotel & Suites, Hampton Inn Carlsbad-North San Diego County and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carlsbad Beach. The management contract for Best Western Plus San Pedro is the first hotel in Los Angeles for the leading hotel management and consulting firm headquartered in San Diego.

The Carlsbad hotel projects are joint ventures between hospitality development firm Alps Group of Hotels and RAR Hospitality and the agreement raises the hotel management company's portfolio to 19 hotels. The three branded hotels joining RAR Hospitality's collection illustrate the hotel management firm's rapid growth.

"Our team is excited to enter a new market and apply our expertise in hotel management while continuing to expand our presence in San Diego," said Marc Potash, president and chief operating officer of RAR Hospitality. "With the management takeover of these properties, RAR Hospitality is further strengthening its reputation within the hospitality industry."

The 60-room Best Western Plus San Pedro Hotel & Suites is a Victorian-style hotel attracting both business and leisure guests, accommodating from one-night to extended stays. San Pedro is a cruise destination and the hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to cruise terminals at San Pedro World Cruise Terminal and is nearby Long Beach Convention Center, Catalina Island, and Port of Los Angeles. The hotel features a renovated 2,000 square-foot meeting and conference space, exercise facility with panoramic bay views, outdoor pool and jacuzzi, 24-hour business center and multilingual staff fluent in English, Spanish, and French.

At Hampton Inn Carlsbad-North San Diego County, 94 spacious hotel rooms provide comfort and convenience to family and business travelers. The hotel at McClellan-Palomar Airport is within a short radius from entertainment and attractions including Legoland, San Diego Animal Park, and beaches of Carlsbad, Calif. Hotel guests have access to a range of amenities such as complimentary breakfast and high-speed Internet.

Opened in late 2013, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carlsbad Beach is the only select service IHG property in Carlsbad offering accommodations to please every kind of traveler. The 120-room hotel has fully-renovated rooms and suites with expanded living spaces featuring new bedding, workspaces and guest bathrooms. The hotel offers an on-site health and fitness center, complimentary hot breakfast, Wi-Fi, and select corporate shuttle transportation. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carlsbad uses the IHG Green Engage System and applies green solutions at the hotel to reduce energy, water, and waste.

Best Western Plus San Pedro Hotel & Suites is located at 111 S. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, Calif. Hampton Inn Carlsbad-North San Diego County is located at 2229 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad, Calif. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carlsbad Beach is located at 751 Raintree Drive, Carlsbad, Calif.

For more information on RAR Hospitality, please visit www.RARHospitality.com or call (858) 239-1800.

About R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc.

With more than 40 years of hospitality-related management experience and excellence, R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc. offers hospitality management and consulting services to hotel and resort owners, developers, lenders, and investors. The company is a leader for creative, customized hotel management consulting services specializing in market share improvement and analysis, operational efficiencies, strategic planning, marketing strategies, and reducing and controlling expenses. Founded by Bob Rauch, the “Hotel Guru,” R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc. is a source for hospitality insights and expertise. Headquartered in San Diego, R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc. has a hotel presence in Southern California with a hotel portfolio specializing in Marriott, Hilton and IHG hotels.

Stephanie Ferrer
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R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc.