A new operator takes over management of the Lafayette hotel

BUFFALO, NY — Ellicott Development’s hospitality division has taken over operation of The Hotel at the Lafayette, effective in early May.

The hotel at the Lafayette Trademark Collection by Wyndham joins 11 local properties in the Ellicott Hotels portfolio, including Aloft Buffalo Downtown, Comfort Inn & Suites Buffalo Airport and Mosey Hotel in Williamsville. The company is led by William Paladino and the hotel division is managed by Tom Molenda.

The 34-room hotel at 391 Washington St. in Buffalo is inside the Lafayette Hotel building. Built in 1904, the French Renaissance-style hotel underwent a $42 million restoration by developer Rocco Termini and reopened in 2012.