Florida
The 179-room Wyndham Grand Jupiter is scheduled to open in September north of Palm Beach. The high-end hotel will offer three on-site restaurants and 15,000 square feet of meeting space. The Wyndham is located in the new Harbourside Place development.
The recently renovated Sonesta Fort Lauderdale joined the Sonesta portfolio. The beachfront hotel offers 240 guest rooms and 8,000 square feet of meeting space, including penthouse-level meeting rooms with ocean views.
Thompson Miami Beach is slated to open by the end of the year in Miami, following a $200 million investment by Commune Hotels. The Art Deco-style hotel will feature a spa, two restaurants, tropical gardens and ocean view lounges, plus 47,000 square feet of venue space.
Kentucky
Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa in Lexington completed a total renovation. The lobby renovation was the most recent component of a $6.7 million property update that remodeled guest rooms in 2013. Meeting spaces at Griffin Gate include the Mansion, a carefully restored antebellum manor.
North Carolina
With an opening planned for mid-2016, the Embassy Suites Charlotte Uptown broke ground in June. The 250-suite hotel will offer 7,000 square feet of meeting space.
Puerto Rico
The Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa announced a resort-wide, multimillion-dollar renovation. Located near El Yunque National Rainforest, the new design will update meeting spaces and guest rooms while incorporating indigenous local designs. The Wyndham offers 400 guest rooms, with ocean or rainforest views, 10 dining outlets and two golf courses.