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Massachusetts
  • Ocean Edge Resort & Club on Cape Cod is undergoing an $18.5 million expansion, including the recently opened Nicklaus Design Golf Course and the Linx Pavilion, a 2,500-square-foot venue with views of the 18th hole. Spring 2009 will bring the addition of a 5,000-square-foot Bayside Ballroom. The resort occupies 429 acres on a bluff overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Adjacent to the mansion is a 700-foot private beach and two separate wings, which are comprised of 90 of the property’s 334 guest rooms. The remaining 244 rooms are one-, two- and three-bedroom villas. For more information, call 508.896.9000 or visit www.oceanedge.com.

  • The aloft Lexington recently opened with 87 king guest rooms and 49 double queen guest rooms all featuring nine-foot ceilings, wireless Internet access and 42-inch flat-panel LCD ready televisions. The hotel also offers 526 square feet of meeting space. For more information, call 781.861.1391 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

  • Element Lexington debuted in July as part of the first LEED-certified hotel chain in the country. The hotel offers 123 guest rooms and features an 800-square-foot meeting room. Amenities include complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. For more information, call 781.761.1750 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

New York
  • The landmark Algonquin Hotel recently unveiled a $4.5 million renovation with up grades to the Oak Room, Blue Bar, Round Table Room, and all suites and 174 guest rooms.

    The lobby, one of the most legendary in New York City, attracting the likes of the Barrymores, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and William Faulkner, was also transformed. For more information, call 212.840.6800 or visit www.algonquinhotel.com.

  • A 73-room Microtel Inn & Suites recently opened in Johnstown, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. The Johnstown Microtel Inn & Suites offers single, double and suite accommodations. Complimentary Wi-Fi is available in all guest rooms, and the hotel also offers a fitness center, business center and meeting room. For more information, call 518.762.5425 or visit www.microtelinn.com.

  • The Hilton Garden Inn Melville on Long Island is slated to open the first week of August. The hotel features complimentary high-speed Internet access in all guest rooms and public spaces, and also includes 3,200 square feet of flexible meeting space. Other amenities include an indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center, and business center. For more information, call 516.755.5552 or visit http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com.

Ohio
  • The 241-room Crowne Plaza Hotel Toledo, formerly a Wyndham hotel, recently opened. The hotel offers 18,600 square feet of meeting and banquet space, including a 10,000-square-foot ballroom, a 120-seat waterfront restaurant and a fitness center. All meeting rooms feature complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. For more information, call 419.241.1411 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.

  • The Columbus, A Renaissance Hotel recently completed the final phase of a four-year, $16.5 million renovation project. This final $1.5 million project focused on the hotel’s meeting and ballroom space. The hotel’s Hayes Ballroom provides 11,700 square feet of event space. The hotel also offers 22,500 square feet of indoor and 11,000 square feet of outdoor function space on the rooftop pool terrace. The first stage of the renovation was completed in 2006 and included changes to the hotel’s guest rooms and lobby. The hotel’s 408 rooms and suites also received an upgrade. The entire hotel is equipped with wireless Internet access. For more information, call 614.228.5050 or visit www.renaissancecolumbus.com.