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- The Tova Day Spa (408.292.8682; www.tovadayspa.com) recently opened in the Fairmont Hotel, offering the latest cutting-edge spa treatments.
- The Dolce Hayes Mansion (408.226.3200; www.hayesmansion.dolce.com) recently completed guest room upgrades that included the installation of new beds and bedding with 300-thread-count sheets and 1,000-thread-count duvet covers, and new flat-screen TVs in junior suites.
Santa Clara
- The Santa Clara Convention Center (408.748.7000; www.santaclara.org) is expanding its offerings with a new 22,400-square-foot ballroom. Upon completion of the project in summer 2009, the ballroom will be able to accommodate 2,700 people theater style and 1,250 banquet style, and up to 111 exhibit booths.
- The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara (408.200.1234; www.santaclara.hyatt.com) recently completed a renovation of all 501 rooms and suites. The rooms received new furnishings and decor, flat-screen TVs, redesigned bathrooms and expanded work stations with a variety of technology features.
- The Santa Clara Marriott (408.988.1500; www.marriott.com) recently finished a renovation of its ballrooms and 754 guest units.
- The Santa Clara CVB (408.244.9660; www.santaclara.org) recently added Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Korean pages to its website for international visitors. The pages include information on local visitor attractions, hotels and transportation.
Menlo Park
- Menlo Park (650.330.6600; www.menlopark.org) recently approved phase one of its El Camino Real/Downtown Vision Plan, which includes a potential hotel and conference center.
Palo Alto
- Palo Alto Business Goes Green is a new Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce (650.324.3121; www.paloaltochamber.com) initiative to promote energy efficiency, smarter transportation choices and wise land use policies while developing cleaner technologies.