Alabama
- The 104-room Hilton Garden Inn Dothan opened in May. Guest rooms and suites offer complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access. The hotel also features a complimentary 24-hour business center and three meeting rooms totaling 1,800 square feet of flexible meeting space. For more information, call 334.671.7676 or visit http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com.
Florida
- The Boca Raton Resort & Club joined the Waldorf=Astoria brand of luxury resorts. The resort includes the 128,000-square-foot Mizner Conference Center, a spa modeled after the Alhambra Palace in Spain, seven pools and two golf courses. The 356-acre resort recently underwent a $220 million makeover. For more information, call 561.447.3000 or visit www.bocaresort.com.
- The new Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport-Town Center debuted in April. The hotel offers 169 guest rooms, an outdoor heated pool with Jacuzzi, a fitness center and 7,000 square feet of flexible meeting and banquet space. For more information, call 239.561.1550 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.
- The 70-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Jacksonville-Atlantic Beach opened in late June. The property offers a variety of amenities such as 19 suites, Jacuzzi rooms, a 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor pool, wireless Internet access and a business center. For more information, call 800.261.9168 or visit www.hiexpress.com.
South Carolina
- The Fairfield Inn & Suites Greenwood recently completed a renovation. The hotel’s public space and guest rooms were upgraded. The 76 guest rooms now feature complimentary high-speed Internet access, and the hotel offers an on-site business center, fitness center and indoor swimming pool. For more information, call 864.330.3300 or visit www.marriott.com.
Texas
- The 811-room Hyatt Regency DFW in May completed its $50 million transformation featuring the newly renovated 21,120-square-foot Enterprise ballroom and a new Executive Conference Level (ECL). The 11,600-square-foot ECL renovation offers reconfigured spaces that can be used as 12 individual boardrooms with prefunction space. The transformation, including four phases of the project, was launched in summer 2003, resulting in new restaurants, an infinity pool, 92,000 square feet of meeting space and 74 individual meeting rooms. For more information, call 972.453.1234 or visit http://hyattregencydfw.com.
Virginia
- The new 85-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Fredericksburg recently debuted. The hotel features an indoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center. Other amenities include a meeting room that can accommodate up to 48 people. All rooms feature complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access and 32-inch LCD television. For more information, call 540.656.2398 or visit www.countryinns.com.