{"id":2047,"date":"2026-09-12T08:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/texas-hospitality-giant-acquires-iconic-quebec-resort-from-chinese-developers-bankruptcy\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T08:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:03:01","slug":"texas-hospitality-giant-acquires-iconic-quebec-resort-from-chinese-developers-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/texas-hospitality-giant-acquires-iconic-quebec-resort-from-chinese-developers-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Hospitality Giant Acquires Iconic Quebec Resort from Chinese Developer&#8217;s Bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a landmark transaction approved by Quebec Superior Court, Houston-based Westmont Hospitality Group has acquired the historic Fairmont Le Ch\u00e2teau Montebello from China Evergrande Group&#8217;s bankruptcy proceedings. The deal, expected to close November 15, represents a significant shake-up in Canada&#8217;s luxury hospitality sector.<\/p>\n<p>The 96-year-old resort, billed as the world&#8217;s largest log cabin, carries considerable prestige\u2014hosting luminaries including Grace Kelly and Margaret Thatcher. Located 130 kilometres west of Montreal, the property features 200+ rooms, an 18-hole golf course, spa facilities, and conference centre.<\/p>\n<p>Evergrande&#8217;s insolvency subsidiary owed $58 million to creditors, including $11 million to a Desjardins Group affiliate. The transaction emerged from 30 initial bids, with a competing group led by Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer offering up to $150 million.<\/p>\n<p>Westmont, founded in the 1970s, operates 500+ hotels under major brands including Fairmont, Hilton, Marriott, and InterContinental. This acquisition underscores how China&#8217;s real estate crisis continues reshaping North American hospitality markets, with distressed assets attracting U.S. operators seeking premium properties.<\/p>\n<p><!-- RealEstateToday Source Article --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" data-original-url=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/real-estate\/texas-westmont-evergrande-bankrupt-canadian-hotel\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/real-estate\/texas-westmont-evergrande-bankrupt-canadian-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Westmont Hospitality Group closes $58M acquisition of Fairmont Le Ch\u00e2teau Montebello after China Evergrande&#8217;s collapse, marking a significant shift in Canadian luxury hospitality ownership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[989,992,987,991,990,988],"class_list":["post-2047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bankruptcy-proceedings","tag-fairmont-hotels","tag-hospitality-acquisitions","tag-international-investment","tag-luxury-resorts","tag-quebec-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}