BRAND ENTRANCE
In August, the new Atlanta-based brand NYLO Hotels unveiled the 163-room NYLO Providence/Warwick in Rhode Island. Amenities include a business center and a working library; 4,000 square feet of meeting space; a 3,000-square-foot outdoor terrace; a restaurant and bar; and lofty ceilings, exposed brick walls and original local artwork in guest rooms. (401) 734-4460;
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CA, Anaheim
Hotel: Sheraton Garden Grove-Anaheim South Hotel. Opened: July. Rooms: 285. Meeting space: 15,000 square feet. Key features: two restaurants, a whirlpool, and free wireless Internet access in the lobby and business center.
CA, Santa Monica
Hotel: Hotel Shangri-La Santa Monica. Reopened: October 2007. Price tag: $30 million. Rooms: 71. Meeting space: 1,000 square feet. Key features: an upscale restaurant, a rooftop pool, a sidewalk café, in-room spa services, and a rooftop bar and lounge.
CO, Denver
Hotel: Magnolia Hotel Denver. Renovations completed: July. Price tag: $7 million. Rooms: 246. Meeting space: 10,000 square feet. Key changes: upgrades to all meeting space and a guest room revamp, including the addition of wired and wireless Internet access.
MA, Boston
Hotel: Millennium Bostonian Hotel. Renovations completed: September 2007. Price tag: $24 million. Rooms: 201. Meeting space: 10,600 square feet. Key changes: conversion of the restaurant to a 2,500-square-foot meeting space, guest room upgrades, a revamped lobby and a new restaurant.
NJ, Atlantic City
Hotel: Chelsea Hotel. Opening: October (the spa by November). Rooms: 330. Meeting space: approximately 30,000 square feet. Key features:
two Stephen Starr restaurants, a 15,000-square-foot pool, the
10,000-square-foot Sea Spa and the 5th Floor, an entire floor with
various lounge and entertainment areas available for events.
NM, Santa Fe
Hotel: Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino. Opened: August. Rooms: 395. Meeting space: 66,000 square feet. Key features: a 36-hole golf course, seven restaurants, 1,200 slot machines, a spa and several pools.
SC, Columbia
Hotel: Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel. Opened: July. Rooms: 135. Meeting space: 8,500 square feet. Key features: the Link@Sheraton business center, two restaurants and a martini lounge.
TX, Fort Worth
Hotel: Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa. Reopened: July. Price tag: $46 million. Rooms: 430. Meeting space: 22,000 square feet. Key changes: the new Shula’s 347 Grill and the 8,000-square-foot Spa Beaubelle, with a yoga room and Pilates studio.