It’s been quite the hike, but the Hill Top House hotel is a go in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
The project and development services arm of JLL Hotels & Hospitality has been awarded the contract to oversee the resurrection of the historic Hilltop House overlooking the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. The roughly 100-key project is an effort of SWaN Hill Top LLC, an affiliate of Leesburg-based venture firm SWaN & Legend Venture Partners LLC.
The project is now estimated to cost $150 million — up from $70 million just a few years ago — with a 30% smaller footprint, according to SWaN Hill Top. Amenities will include a grand ballroom and junior ballroom, meeting spaces, three-meal restaurant and lobby bar, spa and wellness facilities, an infinity pool, lounges, recreation spaces and outdoor gardens and courtyards.
The hotel will be operated by Evolution Hospitality, an arm of Plano, Texas-based Aimbridge Hospitality. SWaN Hill Top announced in January 2019 that the…
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