Wichita
- The 97-room Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Wichita Northeast (www.holidayinnexpress.com) opened last fall. Amenities include a large indoor pool and spa and a business center.
- SpringHill Suites Marriott Airport (http://springhillsuites.marriott.com) is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2015 with 121 rooms.
- The 128-room Courtyard by Marriott at Old Town (www.marriott.com) recently completed a remodel featuring a new look for all guest accommodations. The guest room remodel is the culmination of an upgrade that began with the hotel lobby, atrium and ballroom, plus the addition of Table 820, a lobby bistro and lounge.
- A renovation was recently completed at the 302-room DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport (http://doubletree.hilton.com). The project included upgrades to public spaces and guest rooms. The facility offers 22,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
- Hyatt Regency Wichita (http://wichita.hyatt.com ) recently finished a $7.5 million renovation of its 303 guest rooms, lobby and meeting area, which includes more than 40,000 square feet of event space in 29 meeting rooms and three ballrooms.
- The 290-room Wichita Marriott Hotel (www.marriott.com) recently remodeled its first floor and banquet rooms and opened up the lobby into an area called the Greatroom, a multipurpose space. The property also offers 19 meeting rooms in 21,000 square feet of event space.
- Wyndham Garden Wichita Downtown (www.wyndham.com/wichita-hotel) recently finished a refresh of the property, which includes 150 guest rooms and 3,200 square feet of event space.
- The Holiday Inn Wichita East I-35 (www.holidayinn.com/wichita) is slated to finish remodeling its 199 guest rooms by this summer. The facility recently wrapped up a remodel of the lobby, business center and 12,600-square-foot banquet space.
- The Wichita Airport (www.flywichita.com) will wrap up construction on a new terminal this spring and unveil a new name, Dwight D. Eisenhower National.
Manhattan
- The Bluemont Hotel (www.bluemonthotel.com) opened last year with 112 guest rooms and 7,000 square feet of event space. The property also offers an indoor heated pool, fitness center and lobby bar.
Dodge City
- Two new hotels, as yet unflagged, are under construction in Dodge City. One will include an adjacent water park with multiple slide options, shallow water features, a lap pool and a rockscape with diving areas and waterfalls.