Hotel Indigo
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Hotel Indigo is a chain of boutique hotels, part of the InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental Hotels Group plc is a global hotels company headquartered in Denham, United Kingdom. It is the largest hotels company in the world measured by rooms , and has over 4,500 hotels across over 100 countries...

. It is promoted as being "the industry’s first branded boutique hotel experience." The concept includes a retail-inspired design concept with changes throughout the year. Guestrooms feature murals, area rugs, duvets and slipcovers that change periodically. Public spaces are transformed seasonally through changing aromas, music, artwork, murals and directional signage.

History

31 properties have opened since Hotel Indigo's launch, and another 11 are currently under construction. The first Hotel Indigo opened in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

 in October 2004, the second location opened in the historic Gold Coast neighborhood
Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago, Illinois)
The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street....

 of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

 in May 2005, and another Chicago area location - Palatine, Illinois
Palatine, Illinois
Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 65,479, making it the sixth-largest community in Cook County and the 16th-largest in the state of Illinois at that time...

 - opened in November 2005 (which as of 2011 has become the Hotel Bollero and is no longer affiliated with any hotel chain). The brand’s first international property debuted in Ottawa
Ottawa
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, Canada
Canada
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. Each Hotel Indigo property is designed to reflect the culture, character and history of the surrounding neighbourhood. Many of them are in converted buildings.

The following locations are currently open:
  • Albany, NY - Latham
  • Asheville, NC - Downtown
  • Athens, GA - University Area
  • Atlanta, GA - Midtown
  • Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Baton Rouge, LA - Downtown
  • Boston, MA - Newton Riverside
  • Buffalo, NY - Amherst
  • Chicago, IL - Gold Coast
  • Chicago, IL - Vernon Hills
  • Columbus, IN - Architectural Center
  • Dallas, TX - Downtown
    Dallas Hilton
    The Dallas Hilton, also known as Hilton Hotel and today operating as the Dallas Hotel Indigo, is a historic structure located at the corner of Main Street and S. Harwood Street in downtown Dallas, Texas . The hotel is a contributing property in the Harwood Historic District and Main Street District...

  • Durham, NC - Research Triangle Park
  • Fort Myers, FL - River District
  • Houston, TX - Galleria
  • Indianapolis, IN - Fishers
  • Jacksonville, FL - Deerwood Park
  • London, UK - Paddington
  • London, UK - Tower Hill
  • Mérida, Mexico - Hacienda Misne
  • Miami, FL - Dadeland
  • Miami Lakes, FL
  • Nashville, TN - Downtown
  • Nashville, TN - Music Row - Vanderbilt
  • New York, NY - Chelsea
  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Downtown City Centre
  • Pittsburgh, PA - East Liberty
    East Liberty
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  • Rahway, NJ
  • Riverhead, NY - East End
  • St. Louis, MO - Central West End
  • San Antonio, TX - At the Alamo
  • San Antonio, TX - Riverwalk
  • San Diego, CA - Gaslamp Quarter
  • San Jose, Costa Rica - Forum
  • Sarasota, FL
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Shanghai, China - On the Bund
  • St. Louis, MO - Central West End
  • St. Petersburg, FL - Downtown North
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Airport
  • Xiamen, China - Harbour View


The following locations are currently under construction:
  • Bangkok, Thailand (Summer 2013)
  • Birmingham, UK - The Cube
    The Cube (building)
    The Cube is a 23 storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, England. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth of MAKE Architects, it contains 135 flats, of offices, shops, a hotel and a 'skyline' restaurant...

     (August 2011)
  • Edinburgh
    Edinburgh
    Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

    , UK - Opening September 2011
  • Hong Kong, China (Spring 2013)
  • Lisbon, Portugal (Spring 2014)
  • Liverpool, UK (Spring 2011)
  • Madrid, Spain (Spring 2012)
  • Manchester
    Manchester
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    , UK (Autumn 2012)
  • Mexico City, Mexico (Autumn 2012)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

    , UK (July 2012)
  • New Orleans, LA - French Quarter (Summer 2011)
  • New York, New York - Bryant Park (Winter 2012)
  • Saddlebrook, New Jersey - Conference Center
  • Taipei, Taiwan - Xinyi (Fall 2011)
  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Waco, TX - Baylor
  • Newark, NJ


The following locations are planned but not yet under construction:
  • Traverse City, Michigan (Construction planned for Spring 2012)

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