CA, Monterey
Hotel:
InterContinental The Clement Monterey. Opening:
May. Rooms: 208. Meeting space:
15,000 square feet. Key features: The C Restaurant
& Bar, a full-service spa, a fitness center and a VIP Kids Club
with child-care services.
CA, San Francisco
Hotel: Parc 55 Hotel
San Francisco. Renovations to be completed: later
this year. Price tag: $30 million.
Rooms: 1,010. Meeting space:
30,000 square feet. Key changes: All guest rooms,
the lobby and Club Level facilities will be redone, and the
property’s event space will expand to nearly 30,000 square
feet.
CT, Mashantucket
Hotel: MGM Grand at
Foxwoods. Opening: May. Rooms:
825. Meeting space: 115,000 square feet.
Key features: a 4,000-seat theater, five
restaurants, a 21,000-square-foot spa and two Rees Jones-designed
golf courses.
IL, Chicago
Hotel: The Blackstone,
A Renaissance Hotel. Reopened: March.
Price tag: $128 million. Rooms:
332. Meeting space: 19,670 square feet.
Key changes: a signature restaurant, and a
street-level lounge and cafe, as well as the refurbished
3,430-square-foot Crystal Ballroom.
IN, Indianapolis
Hotel: Indianapolis
Marriott Downtown. Renovations completed: March.
Price tag: $9.5 million. Rooms:
622. Meeting space: 40,000 square feet.
Key changes: Meeting space, public areas and guest
rooms were redesigned.
NJ, Atlantic City
Hotel: Harrah’s Resort
Atlantic City. Expansion opening: July.
Price tag: $550 million. Rooms:
960 (2,590 total). Meeting space: 25,000 square
feet. Key features: a 172,000-square-foot domed
pool complex, several restaurants and an Elizabeth Arden Red Door
Spa.
NY, Lake Placid
Hotel: The High Peaks
Resort (formerly the Hilton Lake Placid). Renovations and
rebranding to be completed: this summer.
Rooms: 133. Meeting space: 10,000
square feet. Key changes: two new restaurants, a
redesigned lobby, an expanded fitness center, upgraded guest rooms,
a new spa and revamped meeting space.
PA, Pittsburgh
Hotel: Hyatt Regency
Pittsburgh International Airport. Renovations
completed: March. Price tag: $4 million.
Rooms: 336. Meeting space: 20,000
square feet. Key changes: Guest rooms were
outfitted with new carpeting, wall coverings and drapes; flat-panel
HD televisions and iHome docking stations were added; and the
hotel’s meeting space was refurbished.
TX, San Antonio
Hotel: Grand Hyatt San
Antonio. Opened: March. Rooms:
1,003. Meeting space: 115,000 square feet.
Key features: a restaurant and an amenity-rich
24-hour fitness center, with a Fitness Concierge and workout gear
delivered to guest rooms.