Alabama
- The 208-suite Embassy Suites Birmingham-Hoover recently opened. The hotel features two-room suites, dedicated work and living spaces and high-speed Internet access. There is also a complimentary nightly manager’s reception and open-air atrium, as well as over 12,000 square feet of meeting space. Other amenities include a full-service restaurant and lounge, an indoor pool with an outdoor tanning terrace and a fitness center. For more information, call 205.985.9994 or visit http://embassysuites1.hilton.com.
Florida
- Cambria Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport opened earlier this year. The 119-suite hotel features a 52-inch television in its two-story lobby and each suite includes two flat-screen LCD televisions and MP3 jacks. Free high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Amenities include a fitness center with a pool and hot tub and a spa area. For more information, call 954.889.8600 or visit www.cambriasuites.com.
South Carolina
- Hyatt Place Charleston Airport/Convention Center debuted in March. The hotel offers 127 guest rooms, all of which feature a 42-inch high-definition television. There is complimentary Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel and 1,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel is located less than two miles from Charleston International Airport and adjacent to the Charleston Area Convention Center, which offers nearly 80,000 square feet of exhibit space. For more information, call 843.302.8600 or visit www.hyattplace.com.
Tennessee
- The Hotel Indigo Nashville recently opened a block from the 2nd Avenue entertainment district downtown—a conversion of the historic American Trust Building and the adjoining Nashville Trust Building. While preserving the architecture of the 1920s-era buildings, a mixed-use facility was created that includes the hotel, three floors of extended-stay suites named Hotel 315 Residences and eight floors of office space. The property offers 96 guest rooms and one penthouse suite, gourmet dining, 24-hour business centers, a fitness center and free wired or wireless high-speed Internet access. For more information, call 615.891.6000 or visit www.hotelindigo.com.
Texas
- The Radisson Austin was converted in March to the Holiday Inn Austin Midtown. The hotel’s $4.5 million renovation focused on the guest rooms and public areas, as well as meeting and banquet facilities. The renovation of the large guest rooms included new 37-inch high-definition televisions. Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is available in guest rooms and all public areas of the hotel. A new lobby bar is being added to the hotel, along with an enhanced business center and exercise facility. For more information, call 512.451.5757 or visit www.holidayinn.com.
- The Westin Austin at The Domain debuted in March, the first Westin hotel to open in Austin. The property offers 340 guest rooms and suites and the full suite of the Westin brand’s signature amenities and services, including in-room, high-speed Internet access. The hotel also offers nearly 17,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, as well as catering and event-planning services. Additional facilities include the Urban restaurant and lounge, a 24-hour fitness center, business center and heated outdoor pool. For more information, call 512.832.4197 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
- The La Salle Hotel by Magnolia Hotels recently unveiled a renovation that enhanced guest rooms and public space while retaining the character of the historic hotel. Each guest room now features a flat-screen television, and the property also expanded the lobby lounge to create new intimate conversation areas. The 55-room property was built in 1928 and is registered as an historic landmark. There are two meeting rooms—the Grand Room, accommodating up to 70, and the Brazos Room, accommodating up to 45. Denver-based Magnolia Hotels was awarded the management contract of the LaSalle in October 2009. For more information, call 979.822.2000 or visit www.lasalle-hotel.com.