Pittsburgh
Hyatt House Pittsburgh-South Side opened in April. Located in the city’s South Side neighborhood, the 136-unit hotel offers more than 1,500 square feet of meeting space and a 6,000-square-foot patio.
Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh–International Airport Hotel underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation and reflagging. The 200-room property reopened as the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel in April. The property has 9,000 square feet of meeting space.
Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh/Waterfront-West Homestead opened in November 2012. The 113-room property has 1,000 square feet of meeting space.
The former Radisson Hotel-Greentree is in the midst of a $17 million upgrade and reflagging to the DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Greentree. The project includes an expansion that will increase the hotel’s meeting space from 6,500 to 10,000 square feet, as well as a renovation of all guest rooms. Completion is scheduled for late 2013.
The 402-room Pittsburgh Marriott City Center is undergoing a $7 million facelift. All 402 guest rooms have been upgraded, and the former lobby has been transformed into a lounge space. The downtown property’s 27,000 square feet of meeting space has also recently been renovated.
A 176-room Hilton Garden Inn is being constructed as part of the downtown Market Square development. The project will also include office and retail space as well as a 300-space parking garage.
A 228-suite Embassy Suites property is slated for completion in Downtown Pittsburgh in early 2015.
Kimpton Hotels is planning to build a 249-room Hotel Monaco in downtown Pittsburgh. The company has not yet announced a schedule for construction. A 120-room Homewood Suites by Hilton is in the planning stages in Bloomfield. The $23 million property will offer meeting space.
A 135-room Fairfield Inn & Suites is being built between PNC Park and Heinz Field. A completion date has not yet been announced.
Butler County
Courtyard Pittsburgh North/Cranberry Township opened in December 2012. The 125-room property offers a 930-square-foot meeting room.
All 70 guest rooms at Comfort Inn & Suites, Butler have been renovated within the past year. There is one meeting room.
The White Barn opened in 2012. The elegant, year-round venue can host as many as 250 indoors and can welcome outdoor tented events on its 200-acre site.
The Robert M. Smith Student Center at Slippery Rock University opened in October 2012. The LEED Silver facility offers meeting space for groups as large as 1,000.
Laurel Highlands
The 109-suite SpringHill Suites Pittsburgh Latrobe opened in fall 2012. The property, which features a golf theme and displays Arnold Palmer memorabilia, offers two meeting rooms with a total of 1,229 square feet.
Erie
Tullio Arena was renamed Erie Insurance Arena in May 2012. The 7,000-seat area is currently undergoing a $42 million renovation that is slated to be completed this fall.