Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center joins as third with ownership group.
WASHINGTON, DC – Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center, located in the heart of Irvine, California’s dynamic business district, has been accepted into the portfolio of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). The 536-room Southern California hotel, which was formerly the Hyatt Regency Irvine, is undergoing an impressive reinvestment initiative along with its new brand identity. The reinvestment program will include the redesign of guest rooms, as well as the refreshing of all banquet and meeting spaces, the lobby, lounge, cafe, restaurant, and outdoor social areas. The hotel is owned and operated by Irvine Company Resort Properties, which also owns and operates The Resort at Pelican Hill and the Island Hotel Newport Beach, which are both located in Newport Beach, California, and are also distinctive members of ALHI’s worldwide portfolio. The ALHI Global Sales Organization (GSO) sales force throughout North America now provides authorized and dedicated GSO services and sales support to companies and organizations interested in conducting meetings, conventions, and/or programs at Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center.
In addition to becoming the newest Member of ALHI’s distinctive portfolio of 160+ Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts, Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center becomes a new addition to the “ALHI City Solutions Collection.” This specialty segment within ALHI’s worldwide portfolio now features more than 60 options in distinctive metropolitan areas around the world.
Providing the intimacy and personalization of a boutique hotel with the service, quality, and consistency of an industry-leading hotel, Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center is conveniently located just minutes from John Wayne Airport, where the 405 Freeway meets Jamboree. In addition to offering 520 guest rooms and 16 suites, the contemporary hotel features 36,000 square feet of event space, which includes a 14,700-square-foot ballroom, one of Orange County’s largest ballrooms. Just outside of the hotel groups and guests can enjoy one of America’s most extensive urban trail systems for walking, jogging, and cycling. In addition, groups also can play golf at the Tom Fazio-designed Oak Creek Golf Club. The hotel is just 10 minutes from charming beach communities; a short drive to dining, entertainment and world-class shopping at Irvine Spectrum Center and Fashion Island; and less than 30 minutes from such popular attractions as Disneyland, Newport Harbor, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, and Honda Center.
Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center becomes ALHI’s first Member in Irvine, and joins ALHI’s other Member hotels and resorts in the Los Angeles area: Loews Hollywood Hotel, offering 120,000 square feet of meeting space in Hollywood; Surf & Sand Resort, providing striking Pacific views in Laguna Beach; the 504-acre The Resort at Pelican Hill, offering 54 holes of championship golf and panoramic ocean views in Newport Beach; the breathtaking Island Hotel Newport Beach, offering more than 23,000 square feet of newly designed indoor/outdoor function space; the Five-Diamond Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, providing more than 70,000 square feet of inspiring event space in picturesque Ojai; Pasadena’s elegant 380-room The Langham Huntington, a favorite of celebrities seeking a hideaway; the oceanfront Terranea, poised on 102 acres in the exclusive community of Rancho Palos Verdes; and the newly renovated Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, providing sensational views of the Pacific in Santa Monica.
“Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center features a great location, and is a wonderful addition to our worldwide and Southern California portfolio,” said David Gabri, CEO of ALHI. “Irvine Company Resort Properties is known for its hotels and resorts providing first-class facilities and service, and we are excited to share the news about this hotel and the impressive capital enhancements taking place which will make it extra-special with the meetings marketplace.”
ALHI’s 160+ Member hotels and resorts include exceptional Four- and Five-Diamond quality meeting, convention, and incentive resorts on land and sea, incomparable city hotels, exclusive smaller hotels, golf resorts, historic & landmark properties, island destinations, resorts with spas, properties in international destinations, and hotels with world-class gaming and entertainment.
With a worldwide portfolio of over 115,000 rooms and suites and nearly 10 million square feet of meeting space, ALHI provides planners and their organizations experienced Global Sales services with diverse options among its outstanding worldwide member hotels and resorts which specialize in meetings and incentive programs. ALHI provides reliable one-call professional sales assistance and access to their distinctive hotels, resorts, and venues for programs ranging from 10 to more than 6,500. There is no cost to planners’ organizations to utilize the ALHI GSO services, expertise, and account advocacy, as its Members’ dues fund the Global Sales Organization to best serve planners with local professionals.
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