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Maryland
  • The Westin Annapolis recently debuted as the anchor for a mixed-use complex that includes boutiques, restaurants, offices, a spa, and 208 luxury condominium units. The 225-room hotel offers 11,000 square feet of banquet and event space. The hotel’s 6,343-square-foot Capital Ballroom can accommodate more than 700 for functions. For more information, call 410.972.4300 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

  • The Quality Inn Harbor South in Baltimore completed renovations to its meeting and banquet spaces. The main function room was expanded to include an additional 220 feet for a total of 1,500 square feet. Additional renovations will be made to guest rooms in the coming months. For more information, call 410.646.1700 or visit www.qualityinnharborsouth.com.

Massachusetts
  • Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common is in the middle of an $11 million makeover, including upgrades to its 193 guest rooms and suites and meeting rooms. The project, which began this April and will be completed by early next year, also includes an enhanced lobby lounge and new ballroom, which is opening this November. For more information, call 617.574.7100 or visit www.ritzcarlton.com.

New Hampshire
  • The three-story Microtel Inn & Suites Dover recently debuted with 57 single, double and suite accommodations. Amenities include free local and long-distance calls anywhere within the continental U.S. and free Wi-Fi access in all guest rooms. For more information, call 603.953.0800 or visit www.microtelinn.com.

New Jersey
  • The Hilton Short Hills recently completed an $8 million renovation. The 18-month project includes upgraded amenities in all 304 guest rooms, including four luxury and 32 junior suites and one presidential suite. Other amenities include a 15,800-square-foot spa, indoor and outdoor pools, whirlpool, fitness center, and business center. The hotel also offers 12,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. For more information, call 973.379.0100 or visit www.hiltonshorthills.com.

New York
  • Morgans Hotel Group, which temporarily closed its historic Royalton hotel in Manhattan in June for a redesign, is reopening the property in early October. The renovated Royalton features reworked public spaces including the entrance, lobby, restaurant, bar, lounge areas, and hallways on the guest room floors. The hotel is also introducing three newly designed penthouses and upgraded guest rooms. For more information, call 212.869.4400 or visit www.royaltonhotel.com.

  • InterContinental Hotels Group this summer took the wraps off its new Hotel Indigo Buffalo-Amherst, a $6 million renovation of a former Hampton Inn. Located 20 miles from Niagara Falls, this 187-room hotel is Hotel Indigo’s first property in New York. Hotel Indigo offers free high-speed Internet access in all guest rooms and wireless in the public spaces. The property also offers three meeting rooms, the largest at 1,600 square feet. For more information, call 716.689.4414 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.

Ohio
  • The Crowne Plaza Cincinnati Blue Ash, formerly a Clarion property, recently opened with 200 rooms. The hotel offers an indoor pool, a fitness center and 13,000 square feet of meeting space. Complimentary Wi-Fi access is available in guest rooms and meeting rooms. The hotel also offers a comprehensive meetings package. For more information, call 513.793.4500 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.

Ontario
  • A new 117-room Staybridge Suites London opened featuring three suite options: deluxe studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom/two-bath. The hotel’s Great Room can be used for receptions and there is complimentary Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel. Four boardrooms are available for small meetings and gatherings. For more information, call 519.649.4500 or visit www.staybridge.com.

Quebec
  • Candlewood Suites opened this summer the Candlewood Suites Montréal-Centre Ville, its first hotel outside the U.S. The 147-room hotel features suites with a full kitchen, free high-speed Internet access, as well as DVD and CD players. For more information, call 514.667.5002 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.

  • Embassy Suites Hotels recently debuted its Embassy Suites by Hilton Montreal directly across from Montreal’s convention center. The 210-suite hotel features two-room suites with wired and wireless high-speed Internet access. In addition, the hotel offers complimentary business center access as well as a small meeting room for up to 30 theater style. For more information, call 514.288.8886 or visit www.embassysuites1.hilton.com.

  • Hotel Godin is now Opus Montreal, a boutique hotel with 136 guest rooms. The property was purchased by Trilogy Properties Corp, developer, manager and owner of the Opus Hotel in Vancouver. The Montreal location is home to seven meeting spaces, including the foyer for pre-function events and an executive boardroom with 700 square feet of space. For more information, call 514.843.6000 or visit www.opushotel.com.

Rhode Island
  • Special events venue Belle Mer, owned by Longwood Events, recently reopened on Newport’s Goat Island after $2.5 million in renovations and expansions to its two event spaces, the Salon and the Island House. The Salon now holds more than 500 seated while The Island House can accommodate more than 200 seated. For more information, call 401.841.0330 or visit www.longwoodevents.com.

Vermont
  • The Hilton Burlington, formerly Wyndham Burlington, recently debuted. The switch follows a year-long, $16 million dollar renovation, including its 258 guest rooms and a new lobby. The hotel offers a variety of meeting space, including four conference rooms and the Adirondack Ballroom, the largest space at 5,459 square feet. Wired and wireless high-speed Internet access is available throughout the hotel. For more information, call 802.658.6500 or visit www.hilton.com.

Washington, D.C.
  • The Mayflower, a Renaissance Hotel completed $11.1 million in renovations, including a 3,000-square-foot fitness center, upgrades to guest rooms and meeting spaces and a complete renovation of two 2,200-square-foot presidential suites. The Mayflower now features Wi-Fi access in its public spaces and two new boardrooms. For more information, call 202.347.3000 or visit www.renaissancemayflower.com.