Cedar Rapids
Clarion Hotel and Convention Center received all new corridor carpeting and lighting in its Guest Tower as well as new carpeting and lighting packages in the guest rooms. The guest rooms also added various updated amenities along with new showerheads, stools, and wall recovering.
Comfort Inn North will be switching over to Quality Inn North in April of 2014. This property completed a remodel in January 2013.
Dubuque
Holiday Inn Dubuque/Galena Completed Phase Two of renovation with all meeting room space, lobby space and open space upgraded. All hotel rooms are currently in the process of being upgraded. The next phase of renovations will include the restaurant and breakfast areas.
Hotel Julien Dubuque boutique hotel located in downtown Dubuque completed a $30 million renovation in 2009; will be upgrading some areas of the property in 2014.
Hilton Garden Inn will be upgrading all breakfast spaces in 2014.
Quad Cities
A new 116-room Hilton Garden Inn is being built in Bettendorf, with 2,500 square feet of flexible event banquet space for up to 200 guests.
Holiday Inn & Suites recently opened a 140-room property in Davenport with 2,600 square feet of meeting space and 1,800 square feet of pre-function space is expected to open in fall 2014. The property is in the process of obtaining LEED certification and features rooftop solar panels to supplement hot water usage.
A 100-room Holiday Inn Express is also scheduled to open by the airport in Moline in summer of 2014.
Waterloo
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott is scheduled to open a new 81-room property in summer 2014 located near the Crossroads Mall area. This will be the first Fairfield Inn & Suites in the area to feature the brand’s new Gen 4 design and décor.