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Alameda hospitality leaders
Ridgemont Hospitality president Dhruv Patel finds Alameda’s location well-suited for building new hotels.
Lois Butler, Alameda Economic Development manager
With five major hotel projects in the pipeline, including a 172-room Residence Inn by Marriott and a 72-room Home 2 Suites by Hilton – Alameda is experiencing a hospitality gold rush.
“If all the hotels come to fruition, that’s a lot of units – more than Oakland has added in a decade,” said Dhruv Patel,” president of Ridgemont Hospitality, which owns the 105-room Hampton Inn & Suites on Harbor Bay Parkway and the Home 2 Suites under construction next door.
“When…
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