Memphis
- Construction on the $30 million Westin Memphis Beale Street (901.334.5900; www.starwoodhotels.com) across from FedEx Forum was recently completed, adding 220 rooms to the area.
- The doors are open at the River Inn of Harbor Town (901.260.3333; www.riverinn memphis.com) after a $9.3 million renovation project.
- Carlisle Corporation’s $175 million One Beale project will feature the 240-room Hyatt Regency Memphis Hotel and Spa (901.543.5300; www.memphistravel.com).
- Celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2009, the Peabody Memphis (901.529.4000; www.peabodymemphis.com) will be adding 163 upscale suites on the second and third levels of the entertainment complex at 150 Peabody Place. This will give the Peabody more than 600 hotel rooms.
- The 600-room Memphis Marriott Downtown (901.527.7300; www.marriott.com), connected to the Memphis Cook Convention Center, recently underwent a $5 million guest room update.
- Construction is under way on the multimillion-dollar Beale Street Landing (901.543.5300; www.memphistravel.com) project, scheduled for completion in 2010. Among its features are park spaces with seating areas and a building with a gift shop and a small restaurant.
- Towne Center at Soulsville (901.543.5300; www.memphistravel.com) is a new mixed-use, $7.2 million development that includes an 80-room hotel planned for the 150-acre area south of FedEx Forum.
- The Hutton Hotel (615.340.9333; www.huttonhotel.com) opened in February with 250 guest rooms and a 21,500-square-foot space complete with meeting facilities and a restaurant.
- The Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Vanderbilt (615.259.4700; www.hiltongardeninn.com) will open this spring with 194 guest rooms and more than 6,000 square feet of function space.
- The Marriott Nashville Airport (615.889.9300; www.marriott.com) is currently undergoing a $6 million guest room and concierge lounge renovation that is scheduled for completion in April.
- The Sheraton Nashville Downtown (615.259.2000; www.starwoodhotels.com) plans to finish a guest room renovation this spring.
- The Loveless Cafe (615.646.9700; www.lovelesscafe.com), which opened at the beginning of 2009, features a barn in its backyard with 6,000 square feet of flexible event space. The structure opens onto covered patios and lawns and is available year-round.
- The 186-room Doubletree Hotel Chattanooga (423.756.5150; www.chattanooga.doubletree.com) completed a $26 million renovation, which has transformed the property into a full-service hotel complete with meeting space.
- Chattanooga Marriott at the Convention Center (423.308.1082; www.marriott.com) is scheduled to complete a $5 million guest room renovation this month.
- The recently opened Comfort Suites North Knoxville (865.342.0373; www.com fortsuites.com) features 72 suites and a courtesy business center.
- The Holiday Inn Knoxville Central (865.584.3911; www.ichotelsgroup.com) recently upgraded its guest rooms and installed new carpeting in the property.
- The Hilton Garden Inn Gatlinburg (865.436.0048; www.hiltongardeninn.com), the state’s first LEED-certified hotel, is scheduled to open this summer with 118 guest rooms, a complimentary 24-hour business center, a restaurant and meeting space.
- Edgewater Hotel (865.436.4151; www.edgewater-hotel.com) plans to complete a multimillion-dollar renovation this year.
- The Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge (865.428.2700; www.holidayinn.com) added an 8,500-square-foot conference center, bringing the property’s total square footage of function space to 11,600.
- Belle Island Village (800.758.0040; www.belleisland.com), a $114 million mixed-use project, is slated to open this year. Plans call for a 130-room Belle Island Resort, three restaurants, 90 retail stores and four visitor attractions, including the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Motion Picture Museum.
- The 80-room Hampton Inn & Suites Stadium (865.465.0590; www.hamptoninn.com) opened in mid-2008 within walking distance of the Tennessee Smokies Stadium.
- The 91-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Sevierville Kodak (865.933.3033; www.marriott.com) and the 74-room Comfort Suites Interstate (865.933.3131; www.comfortsuites.com) both opened in mid-2008 near Bass Pro Outdoor World.
- Wilderness Resort at the Smokies (877.325.WILD; www.wildernessatthesmokies.com) consists of the 234-unit Stone Hill Lodge, which opened in summer 2008 and is connected via the lobby to the newly opened, 240,000-square-foot Sevierville Events Center. Lake Wilderness, a three-acre outdoor waterpark, is set to debut at the resort this summer.
- The Holiday Inn Express (423.461.8000; www.ichotelsgroup.com) is slated to open this month with 81 rooms.
- The 90-room Courtyard by Marriott (423.461.8000; www.marriott.com) is scheduled to open by November at the new Hamilton Place Shopping Center.