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British Columbia

• Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Gateway opened in August. Each of the property’s 117 guest rooms offers complimentary Internet access and 42-inch plasma televisions. Other amenities include a hot tub, fitness center and day spa. The hotel also provides more than 5,200 square feet of meeting space. For more information, call 250.474.6063 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

• The 92-room Hotel Indigo Ontario Rancho Cucamonga recently debuted. The boutique-style hotel features a waterfall and pond in the gardens as well as scenic guest room murals. On the premises are a fitness studio, business center, two meeting rooms and wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel. For more information, call 909.948.7000 or visit www.hotelindigo.com.
• The Keating Hotel in San Diego unveiled 3,000 square feet of meeting space in the historic Mercantile Building located adjacent to the hotel. Today, the Keating Hotel has restored the space, built in 1892, back to its original historic standard. Guests can choose to enter through the hotel lobby or by an executive grand wooden staircase that leads to the atrium-like, 1,000-square-foot foyer that can host business conferences or cocktail parties. Surrounding the foyer are four flexible brick-walled meeting rooms—ranging from 185 to 850 square feet—all featuring interactive audiovisual equipment and Wi-Fi access. Hotel suites can also be set up boardroom style. Additionally, the hotel’s subterranean Minus 1 Lounge is available for receptions and private events. For more information, call 619.814.5700 or visit www.thekeating.com.
• Warner Center Marriott, in Woodland Hills, completed an extensive $6 million renovation of its 474 guest rooms and suites, and guest room corridors. The renovation project, which began last December, included the installation of new 32-inch flat-screen televisions with the option of listening to an iPod through the sound system. The rooms also provide Wi-Fi access. All nine suites also were also completely remodeled. The hotel features 25,000 square feet of meeting and event space. For more information, call 818.887.4800 or visit www.marriott.com.

• Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa recently completed a $28 million guest room renovation project to its oceanfront Kealohilani Tower. Key aspects of the 605 newly redesigned guest rooms and suites include wireless high-speed Internet access, 37-inch flat-screen televisions and private balconies. Other amenities include two freshwater swimming pools, a whirlpool, a 24-hour fitness facility, business center with 24-hour Internet access, high-speed and wireless Internet access throughout hotel, and Hawaiian cultural activities. For more information, call 808.922.6611 or visit www.marriottwaikiki.com.

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• Casa de Sierra Nevada, the boutique Orient-Express Hotel in the city of San Miguel de Allende, debuted its Laja Spa in July. The spa derives its name from San Miguel’s river, Rio Laja. Many of the treatments use ingredients sourced from the local area, such as the Laja Stone Experience, where stones from the Laja River are heated and used to massage the body. The private relaxation terrace boasts views of San Miguel de Allende. Casa de Sierra Nevada will also open six additional suites in December. Each new suite will have its own patio with plunge pool, and two will also have additional outdoor showers. For more information, call 011.52.415.152.7040 or visit www.casadesierranevada.com.

• The 241-room Crowne Plaza Portland-Downtown opened in downtown Portland’s Lloyd Business District near the Oregon Convention Center. The hotel is in the final stages of a $3 million conversion from a Holiday Inn. Renovations include a new lobby, new exterior paint, new furniture throughout the hotel, upgraded mattresses in the guest rooms and an upgraded bathroom package. The 10-story Crowne Plaza offers a variety of amenities, including 10,000 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center, complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel, an indoor pool, a business center, complimentary airport shuttle, and a restaurant and lounge serving casual fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For more information, call 503.233.2401 or visit www.crowneplaza.com.

• The 34-room Elk Ridge Resort, located in Waskesiu Lake, recently opened, with conference facilities, a dining room and lounge, and recreation facilities including swimming pool, hot tub and waterslide as well as the Salacia Spa. Deluxe suites offer private deck and Jacuzzi tubs, while other guest rooms also offer private balconies. For more information, call 306.663.4653 or visit www.elkridgeresort.com.