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New Owner Plans Days Inn Gold Coast Overhaul

CHICAGO-Gold Coast Investors, LLC acquires the former 221-room Days Inn in the Lincoln Park and changes the operating name to the Gold Coast Hotel.

By Dana Dubriwny | Updated on July 11, 2006

CHICAGO-WexTrust Capital, through its affiliate Gold Coast Investors, LLC, has acquired the former 221-room Days Inn in the Lincoln Park neighborhood from 1800 N. Lincoln, LLC. Following an extensive multimillion-dollar renovation scheduled to begin later this year, the hotel will re-open in the spring of 2007 with a new name and be operated as an independent boutique lodging destination.

According to WexTrust representatives, the hotel has disassociated with the Days Inn brand, and for the balance of 2006 travel season, the property will be operated as the Gold Coast Hotel. Once renovations are complete, the hotel will include 196 fully appointed guest rooms, a reconfigured lobby-lounge area, 2,000 sf of meeting space, a fully equipped fitness center, independently operated spa services, and a new restaurant concept. Interior design and architectural services are being supervised by locally based Gettys Group, and the hotel will be managed by locally based Portfolio Hotels & Resorts.

“This was an under-utilized hotel in a prime location that we felt offered an excellent redevelopment opportunity,” says Michael Kochevar, senior vice president of acquisition and development at WexTrust Capital.

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