Boston
- A 330-room Aloft Hotel and a 180-room Element Hotel will open on a 5.6-acre parcel opposite the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). The $137.8 million project broke ground in December 2013 and will position 510 new hotel rooms within close proximity to the BCEC. The Element is scheduled to open in December and the Aloft will open in February 2016.
- The Towneplace Suites Boston Logan Airport/Chelsea opened in February with 140 suites close to Logan International Airport.
- The 243-room Godfrey Hotel Boston is on track to open this spring with a full-service restaurant, a spa and meeting space.
- Envoy Hotel, a 136-room, six-story Autograph Collection hotel by Marriott, is scheduled to open this spring or summer in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston with a restaurant and rooftop terrace.
- A 178-room Hilton Garden Inn Boston Logan Airport will open later this year in close proximity to Logan International Airport.
- At press time, Boston Park Plaza, which has 39 meeting rooms with the largest totaling 14,520 square feet, was on track to unveil its multimillion-dollar renovation this month. The project includes updates to the hotel’s 1,054 guest rooms.
- The Hotel Commonwealth is undergoing a $50 million renovation, including adding 96 guest rooms and 6,000 square feet of meeting space. The project is scheduled for completion by November.
Cambridge
- The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Boston Cambridge opened earlier this year with 123 guest rooms.
- The Porter Square Hotel, a 65-room hotel with a restaurant, private dining facilities and an outdoor roof garden, is on track to open this spring.
North of Boston
- The Beauport Hotel is scheduled to open in Gloucester in spring 2016 with 96 guest rooms, two event spaces, a rooftop swimming pool and a full-service waterfront restaurant.
- This fall, Sonesta Suites Andover Boston completed a multimillion-dollar renovation, including upgrades to its 133 suites.
Cape Cod
- Fairfield Inn and Suites Cape Cod Hyannis is on track to open this August with 125 guest rooms and 560 square feet of meeting space to accommodate functions of up to 45 people.
Berkshires
- Hotel on North in Pittsfield is scheduled to open this spring with 45 guest rooms and suites, and four meeting spaces accommodating 50 to 100 people.
- The Hilton Garden Inn Pittsfield/Lenox will open in July with 95 guest rooms and more than 1,200 square feet of function space for business or social gatherings.
Springfield
- An 87-room Hampton Inn and Suites is set to open in Springfield this summer.
- At press time a 98-room Holiday Inn Express was scheduled to open in Springfield this spring.
- Clarion Hotel & Aqua Lagoon Waterpark recently added a new indoor water park addition featuring three slides and a splash-and-play area.