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Massachusetts
  • The Mandarin Oriental Boston is set to open in October near the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay. The 136-room luxury hotel will have more than 10,000 square feet of function space, including the Oriental Ballroom, which will measure 4,200 square feet and can accommodate up to 600 guests for a reception or seat up to 380 banquet style. The property, located on Boylston Street, will also offer a 16,000-square-foot spa and fitness center and a fine dining restaurant. For more information, call 617.603.2990 or visit www.mandarinoriental.com.

New Hampshire
  • The Moultonboro Hotel Group recently opened the Hampton Inn and Suites Tilton, located near Lake Winnipesukee and close to the White Mountain National Forest. The 92-room hotel features a 32-inch high-definition flat-screen television in each guest room. Additional amenities include complementary wireless Internet access in all guest rooms, a meeting room that accommodates 40 people, complimentary business center, and a swimming pool and hot tub. For more information, call 603.286.3400 or visit www.hampton.com.

New Jersey
  • The Hotel Indigo Basking Ridge debuted as a 112-room conversion property, formerly the Inn at Somerset. The hotel offers a 24-hour business center; 2,250 square feet of meeting space for business functions or special events; and wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the property. For more information, call 908.580.1300 or visit www.hotelindigo.com.

  • The Hotel Indigo Skyview Rahway recently opened as a 100-room property in Rahway’s downtown arts district. The hotel is part of a mixed-use luxury condominium, a new lifestyle brand from InterContinental Hotels Group, and retail development, which includes a variety of high-end retail shops and upscale restaurants. The hotel also offers two meeting rooms as well as wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the property. A full-service spa is slated to open this fall. For more information, call 732.340.0076 or visit www.hotelindigo.com.

New York
  • The 114-room Hilton Garden Inn Riverhead recently debuted. Guest rooms feature complimentary wired and Wi-Fi Internet access, which is also available in the property’s public spaces. Other amenities include a complimentary 24-hour business center, outdoor pool, whirlpool and three meeting rooms offering 966 square feet of flexible space. For more information, call 631.727.2733 or visit www.riverhead.hgi.com.

  • The Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina is in the middle of a multimillion-dollar transformation that will be implemented in several phases. The project includes refurbishments to each of the 107 guest rooms and suites, public spaces, meeting and conference facilities, recreational amenities, and the restaurant and lounges. The renovation is part of the resort’s 80th anniversary celebration, which will be honored over two summers culminating in 2009. Phase one of the renovation project was completed in time for the 2008 summer season and included guest room upgrades and a new restaurant patio open for cocktails and appetizers. There were also improvements to the public areas and fitness center. Phase two will include advanced renovations to the guest rooms and cottages, as well as an upgrade to the resort’s meeting space. The resort has eight rooms for groups, including 32 acres of outdoor space. For more information, call 631.668.3100 or visit www.montaukyachtclub.com.

Pennsylvania
  • The 136-room aloft Philadelphia Airport opened in August. Each aloft guest room features wireless Internet access. Other hotel amenities include a spa, fitness center and communal lobby area and bar with wireless Internet access. The hotel also offers 526 square feet of meeting space. For more information, call 267.298.1700 or visit www.alofthotels.com.

  • A new 53,000-square-foot indoor waterpark, named H2Oooohh, will open this fall at Split Rock Resort in the Pocono Mountains. The $19 million waterpark will offer features such as body slides, a family raft ride, a multilevel splash playground and a children’s activity pool. In addition, the complex will feature the FlowRider, the Pocono’s fist indoor, innovative swift-moving water wave for boogie boarding and board surfing. Split Rock maintains approximately 500 acres and encompasses a wide variety of accommodations and recreational amenities. For more information, call 570.722.9111 or visit www.splitrockresort.com.

Rhode Island
  • NYLO Hotels’ first property in the Northeast—NYLO Providence/Warwick—is slated to debut in early September. The hotel offers 163 guest rooms, called guest lofts, and four suites. Each guest loft has 300 square feet of living space, with 10-foot-plus ceilings. Amenities include complementary wired and wireless Internet access, large flat-screen televisions, and a Pure Floor with 39 allergy-friendly guest lofts. The hotel also has more than 1,450 square feet of meeting and event space, as well as a 3,000-square-foot terrace overlooking the Pawtuxet River for al fresco dining and entertainment. For more information, call 401.734.4460 or visit www.nylohotels.com/warwick.