Fargo-Moorhead
- The 83-room Best Western Kelly Inn & Suites Fargo (701.282.2143; www.bestwesternfargo.com) recently debuted with a log and rock exterior, a two-story rock fireplace, a fitness room, and a business center.
- The 75-room Expressway Suites (701.239.4303; www.expresswayinnandsuites.com) recently opened with an indoor pool, meeting rooms and whirlpool suites.
- The 86-room Settle Inn (800.677.3060; www.settleinnfargo.com) is scheduled to open this fall with meeting rooms and an indoor pool and exercise room.
Bismarck-Mandan
- The Best Western Seven Seas Hotel & Waterpark (701.663.7401; www.bestwestern.com) recently completed a renovation and added more guest rooms, meeting rooms, a workout facility, and an indoor waterpark.
- The Hampton Inn Bismarck (701.751.3100; www.hamptoninn.com) recently debuted with 88 guest rooms.
- The 88-room Candlewood Suites (701.751.8900; www.candlewoodsuites.com) is scheduled to open this spring.
Grand Forks Area
- Newly opened in summer 2007, the Canad Inns Destination Center (701.772.8404; www.canadinns.com/grand forks), which includes a 200-room tower and a waterpark, is attached to the city’s main convention and entertainment facility, the Alerus Center.
- A new 100-room Country Inn & Suites (701.757.2200; www.countryinns.com) is slated to open this summer.
- The Art & Wine Walk (701.746.0444; www.visitgrandforks.com) kicked off in 2007, spotlighting downtown businesses in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks that host artists and display their works. It is held every third Saturday from May through October.