San Diego
Coronado
Mission Valley/Old Town
North San Diego County
- The $335 million, 1,190-room Hilton San Diego Convention Center (800.HILTONS; www.hilton.com) is slated to open in late 2008 with 165,000 square feet of meeting space.
- The 420-room Hard Rock Hotel (619.702.3000; www.hardrockhotelsd.com) will open in downtown San Diego this fall with 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space.
- The historic US Grant Hotel (800.237.5029; www.usgrant.net) reopened in October following a $52 million renovation. The hotel features 270 guest units and 43,000 square feet of meeting space.
- The boutique, ultra-modern Keating Hotel (877.753.2846; www.thekeating.com) debuted in downtown San Diego in December. The property has 35 guest rooms.
Coronado
- The Hotel del Coronado (619.435.6611; www.hoteldel.com) opened a new spa in December. The property will unveil a fitness center in April and finish upgrades to several guest units in May.
- Loews Coronado Bay Resort and Spa (619.424.4000; www.loewshotels.com) recently completed a $7 million renovation of its 440 guest rooms, suites and bayside villas.
Mission Valley/Old Town
- Town and Country Resort and Convention Center (619.291.7131; www.towncountry.com) will unveil its new 41,000-square-foot Grand Exhibit Hall this month, following the completion of a renovation of its 1,000 guest rooms and suites.
North San Diego County
- This fall, the Grand Del Mar Resort and Spa (858.350.7600; www.thegranddelmar.com) will open with 261 guest units, 30,000 square feet of function space and a Tom Fazio-designed golf course.
- The 327-room Westin La Jolla Commons (800.937.8461; www.starwoodhotels.com/westin) is slated to debut in La Jolla in late 2007.
- The 250-room Sheraton Carlsbad Resort (760.827.2440; www.sheratoncarlsbad.com) will open in Carlsbad in October.
- In November, the Four Seasons Resort Aviara (760.603.6800; www.fourseasons.com/aviara) in Carlsbad debuted a $7 million expansion of its catering space, including three social rooms and an outdoor terrace.
- The Rancho Bernardo Inn (858.675.8418; www.ranchobernardoinn.com) plans to complete $20 million in additions and renovations early this year. The project includes a new 27,000-square-foot conference center.