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Latest & Greatest - Greater Seattle (April 2014)

Seattle

  • The boutique Hotel Ballard opened in 2013 with 29 guest rooms and suites and 1,370 square feet of meeting space.
  • Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group plans to open a hotel in downtown Seattle in late 2014.
  • At press time, Washington State Convention Center was studying the feasibility of developing a new convention and meeting facility at the King County-owned Metro Transit station, one block from the existing convention center. The overall development is currently envisioned as including heavy-load exhibition space, meeting rooms, ballrooms and freight loading and support space.

Seattle Southside 

  • Cedarbrook Lodge is undergoing a $16 million expansion, including the addition of 63 guest rooms and a spa, scheduled for completion by October 2014.
  • Hyatt Place is scheduled to open in SeaTac in early 2016 with 150 rooms and 2,500 to 3,500 square feet of meeting space.

Snohomish County

Bellevue

  • At press time, the Hyatt Regency Bellevue was slated to complete a renovation in April, including upgrades to the Cascade Tower’s 381 guest rooms and lobby.
  • The Seattle Marriott Bellevue is on track to open this fall with 384 guest rooms and more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 6,300-square-foot grand ballroom.
  • At press time, the Hilton Bellevue was on track to complete its $9 million renovation by April, including upgrades to all 353 guest rooms.
  • In 2013, Westin Bellevue completed a $4.1 million renovation that included upgrades to all guest rooms, meeting spaces and public spaces, as well as an upgrade to the hotel’s Wi-Fi.