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Florida

  • The aloft Tallahassee Downtown opened in August with 162 loft-like rooms, as well as three flexible meeting rooms totaling 2,249 square feet of meeting space. The hotel features the re:mix lounge and w xyz bar, as well as high-speed wireless Internet access throughout the property. For more information, call 850.513.0313 or visit www.alofttallahassee.com. 
  • Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando is undergoing a $65 million renovation that is scheduled to be completed in November. Upgrades include improvements to all 750 rooms and new eco-friendly initiatives. The hotel offers more than 65,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including a 24,960-square-foot ballroom. For more information, call 407.239.1234 or visit http://grandcypress.hyatt.com.
  • The 162-room Seagate Hotel & Spa is set to open in downtown Delray Beach in November. Among the rooms, three spa suites were designed for private in-room spa treatments and furnished with an infinity Jacuzzi tub. The 8,000-square-foot Seagate Spa will have seven treatment rooms as well as a fitness center. The hotel, located on Atlantic Avenue, will also offer three meeting rooms totaling 2,292 square feet, and meeting and catering staff on-site. For more information, call 561.665.4800 or visit www.theseagatehotel.com.

North Carolina

  • The 105-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Rocky Mount opened in August. The hotel features an indoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center. Other amenities include a meeting room that can accommodate up to 140 people. The hotel offers a variety of guest room styles, including standard rooms, studio suites, one-bedroom suites and Jacuzzi rooms. All rooms feature complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access and a 32-inch LCD television. For more information, call 252.442.0500 or visit www.countryinns.com.

Oklahoma

  • The 244-room Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City Airport debuted in August. Guest rooms feature complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access and 32-inch flat-screen televisions. The property also features a business and fitness centers, heated indoor pool, game room and more than 7,000 square feet of meeting space, with the largest room capable of accommodating up to 500 guests. For more information, call 405.685.4000 or visit www.wyndham.com.

Puerto Rico

  • The Holiday Inn San Juan will officially become the new Verdanza Hotel in December. The property has 222 rooms with 20 suites, three restaurants and more than 15,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space. In addition, it features an expansive pool area with Jacuzzi, spray park, and massage gazebo; complimentary Wi-Fi in public areas and a rooftop fitness center with views of Isla Verde. The mid-century modern construction first opened in 1962 as The Racquet Club and later became known as the Carib-Inn Hotel until its closure in the late 1990s. For more information, call 787.253.9000 or visit www.verdanza.com.

Texas

  • The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa is scheduled to open in January 2010. The 600-acre property will be the world’s largest JW Marriott resort. The facility will offer two golf courses, a 26,000-square-foot spa, a swimming pool, six eateries, a lazy river, water slides and designated swim areas for children and adults, among other amenities. The resort will also include more than 140,000 square feet of meeting space, including the 40,000-square-foot Grand Oaks Ballroom, the 21,000-square-foot Cibolo Canyon Ballroom, an exhibit hall, 18 breakout rooms and three outdoor event spaces. For more information, call 210.403.3434 or visit www.jwsanantonio.com.
  • Aloft Dallas Downtown recently opened in a former historic railroad freight depot. The 193-room hotel offers 11 meeting rooms, including a 5,150-square-foot room and an 800-square-foot "tactic room." The property occupies a 1924 building that served as a Santa Fe Railroad freight terminal. The hotel is near the Dallas Convention Center, and the Nasher Sculpture Center. For more information, call 214.761.0000 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

Virginia

  • The aloft Richmond West opened in August in the new West Broad Village lifestyle center in Richmond. The hotel features 135 rooms, as well as the signature re:mix lounge, w xyz bar, re:charge fitness center and splash pool. Guest rooms feature wireless Internet access and a one-stop connectivity for multiple electronics, all linked to a 42-inch flat-panel LCD television. For more information, call 804.433.1888 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
  • The 137-room Hilton Garden Inn Blacksburg opened in August. Each room offers complimentary wireless Internet access and a 32-inch high-definition television. For meetings there is 1,280 square feet of divisible meeting space plus an additional 850 square feet of prefunction space that opens to an outdoor patio. For more information, call 540.552.5005 or visit http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com.