Florida
- SLS Hotel South Beach opened in Miami Beach on the former site of the Ritz Plaza Hotel. The brand’s first East Coast property has 130 guest rooms, 10 new villas and a restaurant serving Latin-inspired cuisine. For more information, call 305.674.1701 or visit www.slssouthbeach.com.
Kentucky
- Marriott Louisville East opened following a $30 million renovation and conversion. The property has 21,000 square feet of meeting space, including an 8,000-square-foot ballroom, 20 meeting rooms and 30 breakout spaces For more information, call 502.491.1184 or visit www.marriott.com.
Louisiana
- The former Inn on Bourbon reopened as the Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter following a multimillion-dollar renovation. The 186-room hotel has 4,000 square feet of meeting space. For more information, call 504.524.7611 or visit www.fourpointsfrenchquarter.com.
- Sheraton New Orleans Hotel launched a $45 million renovation of the property’s 1,100 guest rooms and suites, meeting areas and lobby. The renovation is expected to be completed in 2013. For more information, call 504.525.2500 or visit www.sheraton.com/neworleans.
Oklahoma
- Downstream Casino Resort will begin a $50 million project to add a second 152-room hotel. Located near the Missouri border, the resort has an existing 222-room hotel and 10,000 square feet of freestanding meeting space. For more information, call 918.919.6000 or visit www.downstreamcasino.com.
Virginia
- The first phrase of the $3 million renovation of The Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center was marked by the repair of the 2,500-pound Liberty Golden Eagle sculpture that perches atop the Jefferson Building. Also updated were the property’s lobbies, conference center, function space and restaurant. The second phase will include renovations of all 183 guest rooms. For more information, call 804.727.1400 or visit www.wyndhamvirginiacrossings.com.