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Greater Wilmington
  • The 244-room Doubletree Hotel Wilmington (302.478.6000; www.doubletreewilmington.com) finished a major renovation last spring. The property offers 11,000 square feet of meeting space.

  • The 125-room Clarion Hotel–The Belle (302.428.1000; www.clarionhotel.com), formerly the Bridgeview Inn, recently completed a two-year renovation, including doubling its major ballroom space to 6,000 square feet, for a total of 8,500 square feet of function space.

  • The Ramada Newark/Wilmington (302.738.3400; www.ramadanewarkwilmington.com), formerly the Best Western–Newark, features newly renovated guest rooms and banquet space for 150 people.

  • The 121-room Quality Inn and Suites Wilmington (888.880.0855; www.brandywinesbest.com), formerly the Holiday Inn Brandywine, recently completed a renovation.

  • The Inn at Montchanin Village (302.888.2133; www.montchanin.com), composed of 11 carefully restored buildings dating from 1799 to 1910 and featuring 28 unique guest units, opened the Spa at Montchanin Village last month.

  • The Inn at Wilmington (302.479.7900; www.innatwilmington.com), formerly the McIntosh Inn of Wilmington, recently completed a renovation of its 71 guest rooms.

  • Wilmington’s Blue Ball Barn (302.577.1164; www.destateparks.com/blueball), a restored 1914 stone building that houses the Delaware Folk Art Collection, is available for indoor and outdoor events for up to 250 guests.

  • The 122-room Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Wilmington/Newark (302.737.2700; www.ichotelsgroup.com), built from the ground up on the former site of the Holiday Inn Newark, is scheduled to open by December.

Dover
  • Dover Downs Hotel & Casino (302.674.4600; www.doverdowns.com) recently finished an expansion that gave the property a total of 500 guest rooms and 35,000 square feet of meeting space. The property also unveiled a $50 million-plus expansion named the Colonnade that includes the addition of new restaurants and shops.

  • At press time, a Hilton Garden Inn (302.674.3784; www.hiltongardeninn.com) with 1,850 square feet of meeting space and 95 guest rooms was scheduled to open Oct. 1.

  • Four new hotels recently opened in Dover, including Residence Inn by Marriott (302.677.0777; www.marriott.com), Country Inn & Suites (302.677.0505; www.countryinns.com), Mainstay Suites (302.678.8383; www.mainstaysuites.com) and Sleep Inn (302.735.7770; www.sleepinn.com).

Southern Delaware
  • The recently opened Hotel Rehoboth (302.227.4300; www.hotelrehoboth.com), located in the heart of downtown Rehoboth Beach, offers 52 large residential-style rooms, retail shops and Lupo di Mare, an Italian restaurant and bar with a demonstration kitchen.

  • The Atlantic Sands Hotel & Conference Center (302.227.2511; www.atlanticsandsho tel.com) recently completed renovations to its oceanfront guest units. The rooftop sundeck was also upgraded to offer a venue for outdoor events with views of the Atlantic Ocean.