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Mexico
  • Barcelo Hotels & Resorts is investing $7.2 million to renovate the all-suite, 304-room Barcelo La Jolla de Mismaloya in Puerto Vallarta. The renovation is slated for completion in December. Part of the renovation entails the creation of a European-style spa. In addition, the resort’s 179 one-bedroom suites will be redesigned into two-room suites and the resort’s presidential suites will also be upgraded, including the addition of flat-screen televisions and high-speed Internet access. For more information, call 011.52.32.2226.0660 or visit www.barcelo.com.

Montana
  • Hilton Garden Inn Billings is opening in January with 127 guest rooms and suites. The hotel will offer event space totaling more than 4,000 square feet, including a 2,400-square-foot ballroom with three additional breakout rooms and prefunction space accommodating up to 250. In addition, the hotel will offer complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access. For more information, call 406.655.8800 or visit http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com.

Nevada
  • The Peppermill in Reno is scheduled to unveil a $400 million expansion in December, including a Tuscan-themed, 600-room all-suite hotel tower. The Peppermill Tuscany Tower will raise the property’s room count to 1,635. Other additions include a 62,000-square-foot convention center, which will more than double the property’s existing meeting space. The expanded property will offer a new three-story, European-style spa. Renovations are also in the works for the current Peppermill Tower suites, due for completion in 2008. For more information, call 775.826.2121 or visit www.peppermillreno.com.

New Mexico
  • Lowe Enterprises Investors acquired the Inn and Spa at Loretto, a 134-room luxury boutique hotel in downtown Santa Fe, for $47.5 million. Built in 1975, the hotel renovated its rooms earlier this year. Lowe plans to invest an additional $6.2 million in interior and exterior renovations to be implemented in the first part of 2008. The hotel offers 10,000 square feet of meeting space. For more information, call 505.988.5531 or visit www.innatloretto.com.

Washington
  • The Heathman Hotel Kirkland, on the eastern shore of Lake Washington, opened in October. The 91-room hotel includes 15 suites and offers 2,500 square feet of meeting and event space. Other amenities include a 5,000-square-foot spa, property-wide complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet, and a 90-seat restaurant. For more information, call 425.284.5800 or visit www.heathmanhotels.com.