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• Homewood Suites by Hilton-Tampa Airport/Westshore, which recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of its hotel guest rooms and meeting space, offers studio, one- and two-bedroom suites. High-speed Internet access is available in all 238 rooms as well as wireless access in meeting spaces and public areas. Amenities include a swimming pool, sports court, an outdoor fire pit and two meeting rooms totaling nearly 1,000 square feet of meeting space. For more information, call 813.877.6688 or visit www1.hilton.com.

• Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort is adding 5,665 square feet of meeting space to its 30,000 square feet of convention center space. The $3 million project will include the addition of an ocean-view ballroom divisible into six breakouts, as well as an oceanfront patio and the opening of an atrium bar, a contemporary lounge in the center of the hotel’s lobby area. The bar opened in December, while the ballroom project is expected to be completed by August. The new oceanfront complex will be renamed the Peninsula Convention Center at the Hilton Cancun, offering two ballrooms, one junior ballroom and 22 breakout rooms totaling 49,000 square feet of meeting space at the 426-room resort. The new Isla junior ballroom offers direct access to the existing Caribe and Miramar ballrooms, as well as the remaining 60,000 square feet of outdoor function space, including a private beach and garden area. The resort features 426 ocean-view guest rooms, including 23 suites and 82 private villas. All rooms feature a terrace or balcony and high-speed wireless Internet access. For more information, call (011) 52.998.881.8063 or visit www.hiltoncancun.com.

• The new 67-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, High Point recently opened. The hotel features an indoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center and a 25-person capacity meeting room. It also offers a variety of guest rooms including standard rooms, studio suites, one-bedroom suites and Jacuzzi suites. All rooms feature complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access and a 32-inch flat-panel television. For more information, call 336.861.2233 or visit www.countryinns.com/hotels/nchighpt.

• The aloft Frisco debuted in December. The $18 million, five-story hotel offers 136 loft-like rooms featuring nine-foot ceilings. Hotel amenities include a fitness center and a splash outdoor pool with a backyard. The hotel also offers 513 square feet of meeting space, including complimentary Wi-Fi access. For more information, call 972.668.6011 or visit www.aloftfrisco.com.

• The Sheraton North Houston at George Bush International Airport reopened in November following a multimillion-dollar restoration for water damage to the lobby area, restaurant and first floor meeting space caused by Hurricane Ike. Final structural work on the atrium over the lobby was completed in January and the hotel created a 3,600-square-foot ballroom in the space of the former 150-fixed-seat auditorium that was located off the lobby. Hurricane Ike caused the entire atrium roof, including the skylights, to cave in, which nearly took the lives of seven people. The property suffered roof and water damage to its two-story atrium over its amphitheater meeting space due to high winds and heavy rains. The auditorium, which was destroyed in the storm, is being converted into multifunction space capable of handling up to 300 people. A multimillion-dollar renovation of the property’s 420 guest rooms was completed last June. For more information, call 281.442.5100 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

• The Westin Richmond debuted with 250 upscale guest rooms, including 10 suites. Each includes high-speed wireless and wired Internet access and a 37-inch flat-panel television. The hotel features more than 10,000 square feet of function space, including ballrooms, meeting rooms, an executive boardroom and a conference hospitality suite. The largest ballroom is approximately 4,400 square feet and can accommodate banquets of up to 300 people and receptions for up to 500 people. For more information, call 804.282.8444 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.