Abilene
Amarillo
Odessa
El Paso
- A Hilton Garden Inn (www.hilton.com) is scheduled to open in Abilene in early 2008. The property will feature 125 guest rooms and meeting space for 250 attendees.
Amarillo
- The Amarillo Drury Inn and Suites (806.351.1111; www.druryhotels.com) opened in January with 164 guest rooms and three meeting rooms.
Odessa
- Ector County Coliseum (432.366.3541; www.ectorcountycoliseum.org) is undergoing a $4 million renovation. The facility offers an 8,000-seat coliseum and 145,000 square feet of exhibit space.
- Holiday Inn Odessa (432.368.0093; www.holidayinn.com) will open in June with more than 100 guest rooms and 2,500 square feet of meeting space.
- Days Inn Odessa (432.335.8000; www.daysinn.com) is undergoing a guest room renovation. The property offers 1,200 square feet of meeting space.
El Paso
- The 154-room El Paso Hilton Garden Inn (915.351.2121; www.elpaso.stayhgi.com) opened in December at the entrance of the University of Texas at El Paso. The property has 3,900 square feet of meeting space.
- The Hyatt Place El Paso Airport (915.771.0022; www.elpasoairport.place.hyatt.com) recently debuted with 112 oversized guest rooms featuring high-end amenities. The property offers meeting facilities and complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the hotel.
- The $18 million Doubletree El Paso Downtown City Center (www.doubletree.com) is slated to open in spring 2009 with 210 guest rooms and six meeting rooms.
- Butterfield Trails Golf Club (915.780.5278; www.butterfieldtrailgolf.com) is scheduled to open in June next to El Paso International Airport. The property will feature a Tom Fazio-designed course and an 8,800-square-foot clubhouse.