British Columbia
- The Fairmont Pacific Rim, located opposite the new West Building of the Vancouver Convention Centre, will open in January with 400 guest rooms. The rooftop swimming pool has a private outdoor terrace with meditation pods, hot tubs, fire pits and cabanas. The downtown hotel will offer 15,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, a multimedia theater and a business center. For more information, call 604.895.0612 or visit www.fairmont.com/pacificrim.
California
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A $15 million renovation of the Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs debuted in December. Each of its renovated 197 suites boasts a minimum of 606 square feet and includes a private balcony and two 42-inch LCD televisions. The property also added three new meeting rooms and enhanced its current meeting and banquet facilities, bringing the total to more than 12,000 square feet of event space. For more information, call 760.322.9000 or visit www.palmsprings.hyatt.com.
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The historic Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) recently unveiled a multimillion-dollar hotel renovation. The Hotel at The Los Angeles Athletic Club took the wraps off 72 renovated urban-style hotel rooms and suites. Each room features flat-screen televisions, wireless Internet and original art from the club’s historical vault. The property also offers an 80,000-square-foot fitness facility. Another addition to the LAAC is the third-floor Trophy Room, which serves a dual purpose as a 1,000-bottle wine cellar and private venue for chef tasting dinners. For more information, call 213.625.2211 or visit www.laac.com.
Colorado
- Sheraton Hotels & Resorts recently completed a $70 million renovation to the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. The hotel boasts 1,231 guest rooms and suites and 133,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel now offers a lobby redesign featuring a lobby lounge with Internet access. Each guest room features a 37-inch LCD flat-panel television. For more information, call 303.893.3333 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
Nevada
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Vdara Hotel & Spa opened in December at MGM MIRAGE’s CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip. The non-gaming hotel features 1,495 suites; an 18,000-square-foot spa; the Sky Pool & Lounge, featuring a pool, lounge, cabanas and event space; and more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space. Other venues that debuted at CityCenter in December include the Aria Resort & Casino, with 4,004 guest rooms including 568 suites, 300,000 square feet of meeting space, the Spa at Aria, three pools with 50 cabanas and 16 restaurants. The Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas also opened as a 47-story non-gaming hotel with 392 guest rooms and suites and over 12,000 square feet of function space. For more information, call Vdara at 866.745.7767 or visit www.vdara.com; Aria at 866.359.7757 or visit www.arialasvegas.com; and Mandarin Oriental at 702.590.8888 or visit www.mandarinoriental.com/lasvegas.
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The $35 million Holiday Inn Las Vegas opened in December with 129 guest rooms and a variety of amenities, including an outdoor pool, fitness center and 42-inch flat-screen televisions in each guest room. For more information, call 702.473.6400 or visit www.holidayinn.com.
Utah
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After six months of extensive reconstruction, the 850-room Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City recently unveiled its newly renovated meeting space. The remodel includes the addition of three large meeting rooms, adding 4,081 square feet to the property’s event space, which now totals 25,613 square feet. The existing 13 meeting rooms, including the Grand Ballroom, were completely transformed as well. For more information, call 801.596.5700 or visit http://littleamerica.com.