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Austin

  • Four Seasons Hotel Austin (512.478.4500; www.fourseasons.com/austin) plans to finish a guest room renovation by late spring. The hotel also added a spa last July and redid its restaurant last September. The 291-room hotel is located on Lady Bird Lake across the street from the Austin Convention Center and offers 15,000 square feet of meeting space.

  • Hyatt Regency Austin (512.477.1234; www.austin.hyatt.com) completed a guest room renovation in December and plans to complete a lobby and public space refurbishment this month. The hotel offers 448 guest rooms and 23,000 square feet of meeting space.

  • Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (512.476.3700; www.omnihotels.com) plans to finish a guest room renovation this month. The hotel offers 375 guest units and more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space.

  • The Austin Marriott at the Capitol was reflagged Sheraton Austin Hotel (512.478.1111; www.sheraton.com) in early 2007 and completed a guest room renovation last November. The hotel plans to complete a renovation of its public space and dining outlets by late summer and a meeting space renovation in early 2009. The hotel offers 362 guest rooms, 17,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 6,000 square feet of outdoor meeting space.

Hill Country
  • Lakeway Resort and Spa, a Dolce Destination (512.261.6600; www.lakeway.dolce.com) finished a facility-wide renovation in spring 2007, which included the addition of a new ballroom. The hotel, located on Lake Travis, offers 166 guest rooms and 24,000 square feet of meeting space.

  • Hyatt Regency Lost Pines (512.308.1234; www.lostpines.hyatt.com) recently added two gardens that are ideal for outdoor cocktail receptions, as well as a 5,600-square-foot pool deck for outdoor gatherings. The 2-year-old resort, which is located in Lost Pines, offers a waterpark, a spa, 492 guest rooms, 60,000 square feet of indoor meeting space, and 230,000 square feet of outdoor gathering space.