Beaches of South Walton
- In South Walton, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort unveiled a new boutique property last spring: Le Ciel (850.267.8160; www.hotelleciel.com), featuring more than 33,000 square feet of conference space.
Emerald Coast
- The Holiday Inn on the Beach in Destin has closed and is undergoing major renovations to reopen as the Destin Sands Beach Resort (850.837.6181) in June. A second phase of renovations, starting this fall, will include the addition of more than 5,000 square feet of meeting space.
- Coming to Fort Walton Beach in 2014 is the $25 million Holiday Inn Resort Destin West (www.innisfree.com), featuring 152 rooms, an on-site restaurant and 2,000 square feet of meeting space.
Pensacola
- Airport & 12th (850.934.3609; www.airportand12th.com), a $24 million project providing office and retail space at Pensacola International Airport, is expected to open this spring. At the heart of the development will be a new 127-room Hyatt Place hotel, offering guests direct access to the airport.
Tallahassee
- Four Points by Sheraton Downtown (850.422.0071; www.fourpointstallahasseedowntown.com), Tallahassee’s only LEED-certified hotel, opened last summer with 17,100 square feet of meeting space along with exterior prefunction event space that includes a garden patio.