Northstar’s Ritz on financial fritz
By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal
Bank of America has filed a notice of default against the Ritz-Carlton Highlands Lake Tahoe, a luxury resort that opened just four months ago.
The notice of default, filed at the end of March, claims the Highlands Hotel Co. LLC is $18.6 million in default on the hotel and a neighboring parcel. The default involves two loans totaling
$157 million.
This place continues to have negative publicity. They need to get a grip over there, and maintain the image they should have for a high end lodge.
I thought there was something fishy about their story about closing for a few weeks during shoulder season being standard procedure. I’ve been in hospitality a long time and never heard of such a thing.