Site Scene

Illinois

• The Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills near Chicago reopened in September with a redesign of its 127 studio suites. The guest rooms now feature complimentary Wi-Fi and 32-inch flat panel televisions. The hotel offers a 24-hour fitness studio and an indoor heated pool. There is flexible meeting and event space, including two meeting rooms for up to 80 people theater style. For more information, call 847.918.1400 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.

• Oakbrook Hotels in September completed another phase of a multimillion-dollar renovation of its flagship property, Pheasant Run Resort, located in St. Charles. The renovation, which began in 2000, includes the recent upgrade of the resort’s Courtyard wing. More than 100 guest rooms were involved in the renovation. Pheasant Run Resort offers 473 guest rooms, 36 holes of championship golf, three pools, a fitness center and more than 100,000 square feet of meeting space, including 45 meeting rooms, two expo centers, four ballrooms, a 320-seat tiered amphitheater and a training center. For more information, call 630.584.6300 or visit www.pheasantrun.com.

• The old Tribune Building, former home of the Tribune-Star in downtown Terre Haute, opened in October as the Candlewood Suites Terre Haute. The hotel features 81 suites, with 16 more suites to open once the new Terre Haute Children’s Museum, now under construction next door, is completed early next year. The hotel will occupy the fourth floor, which is separate from the museum, giving the hotel 97 suites. Each room is slightly different in design, with one- and two-bedroom suites available. The hotel offers complimentary high-speed Internet access and a 24-hour fitness center. For more information, call 812.234.3400 or visit www.candlewoodsuites.com.

• The Courtyard by Marriott Ankeny recently opened with 119 guest rooms and suites. Each guest room features high-speed wireless Internet access and a flat-screen television. The over 6,000 square feet of flexible meeting and banquet space includes complimentary high-speed Internet access, an indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center and business library. For more information, call 515.422.5555 or visit www.marriott.com/dsman.

• The 77-room Chesterfield Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites recently debuted in Chesterfield. The property offers family-style suites as well as whirlpool suites, a pool, a fitness center and a conference room. Hotel amenities include high-speed Internet access. For more information, call 586.598.4000 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.

• W Hotels Worldwide recently debuted W Minneapolis-The Foshay. Modeled after the Washington Monument, the Foshay Tower was built by multimillionaire real estate developer Wilbur B. Foshay in 1929 and was considered an Art Deco masterpiece. The soaring 447-foot tower tapers up from a 7,000-square-foot base to a 3,800-square-foot pinnacle. The hotel preserves many of the building’s original Art Deco design elements and features 229 guest rooms, including 18 suites, a gym and 6,700 square feet of meeting and event space. All guest rooms and suites feature 36-inch flat screen televisions, as well as high-speed Internet access. The Foshay Museum & Observation Deck showcases the building’s history through photographs, newspaper articles, letters, blueprints, film and audio recordings as well as artifacts. The Great Room, a 3,080-square-foot space, offers views of downtown. For more information, call 612.215.3700 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

• The Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington, formerly known as the Thunderbird Hotel and Convention Center, recently completed an extensive renovation, including upgrades to the hotel’s public spaces and to all 255 guest rooms. The hotel features 32,000 square feet of meeting space and offers free shuttle service to the Mall of America. For more information, call 952.854.3411 or visit www.ramadamoa.com.

• The Candlewood Suites Kenosha opened in September. The three-story hotel features 90 studio and one-bedroom suites. The property also features a small meeting room, the Candlewood Cupboard, simulating an in-house convenience store, as well as a fitness center. Both wired and wireless Internet access are available. For more information, call 262.842.5000 or visit www.candlewoodsuites.com/kenoshawi.