Gulf Coast
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The Palace Casino Resort (228.432.8888) is undergoing a massive expansion, including banquet and meeting rooms, a spa, a buffet restaurant, an expanded casino and a new atrium/hotel lobby, among other additions. The project is slated for completion next spring.
Capital/River Region
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The former Edison Walthall Hotel in Jackson will soon become the Clarion Hotel The Roberts Walthal (601.948.6161), with 203 rooms, 11 suites and 10,000 square feet of meeting space. The official switch to the Clarion flag, along with final room upgrades, should be finished by the end of the year.
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The King Edward Hotel was recently renovated and reflagged the Hilton Garden Inn Jackson Downtown (601.353.5464), with 186 rooms and 6,000 square feet of meeting space.
Delta
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In Clarksdale, the former Woolworth’s building has been renovated into the Lofts at the Five and Dime (662.645.8874), a condo hotel with six upscale lofts and 11,000 square feet of event space.
The Hills
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The Hampton Inn East-Conference Center (662.232.2442) is scheduled to open in September 2011 directly adjacent to the Oxford Conference Center. The hotel will offer 88 rooms and 1,500 square feet of meeting space.
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The historic L.Q.C. Lamar House (662.232.2367) in Oxford wrapped up a restoration earlier this year and now offers four small meeting rooms for meetings and events. The spacious grounds of the antebellum home are also open for larger receptions.
The Pines
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The Holiday Inn Hotel Meridian (601.693.0160) opened earlier this year with 121 guest rooms and a meeting room.