SALT LAKE CITY
Following a lengthy RFP process, Omni Hotels & Resorts was recently awarded the bid to develop a convention hotel in Salt Lake City.
In addition to the announcement of the convention hotel, the convention district has also seen the opening of two new hotels and a completely renovated one. The Hyatt House Salt Lake City/Downtown, which opened in December, is a 159-room extended stay property adjacent to the Salt Palace Convention Center. The property includes two meeting rooms totaling 888 square feet of space. Directly west of the Hyatt House is a 175-room Courtyard by Marriott, which is expected to open this spring.
Directly south of the Salt Palace, the Shilo Inn underwent a $10 million renovation and recently reopened as a Holiday Inn Express with 212 guest rooms and one meeting room offering 1,392 square feet of space.
Salt Lake City’s renaissance kicked in shortly after the opening of City Creek Center in 2012 – the 23-acre, mixed-use development and cornerstone of downtown Salt Lake’s multibillion redevelopment. Since then there have been scores of new restaurants, clubs, bars and hotel offerings, according to Visit Salt Lake, responsible for the promotion of Salt Lake as a convention and travel destination.
