Nashville
- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum recently received a $75 million, 220,000-square-foot expansion, which more than doubled its size and includes a 10,000-square-foot, glass-enclosed ballroom with a skyline view and a new 800-seat theater. The expansion connects to the new 800-room Omni Nashville Hotel, which opened last year with more than 80,000 square feet of meeting space.
- The 103-room SpringHill Suites Nashville Vanderbilt/West End (www.marriott.com) opened near Nashville’s Music Row in January. The property has two small event spaces.
- Residence Inn Nashville Vanderbilt/West End opened in February with 970 square feet of meeting space.
- Fairfield Inn & Suites Nashville Downtown/The Gulch opened in fall 2014 with 126 guest rooms and suites, and 1,100 square feet of meeting space.
- At press time, the historic Ryman Auditorium was on track to unveil an expansion and renovation project in June. The renovation includes a new event space and larger lobbies.
- The new George Jones Museum, spanning more than 44,000 square feet, opened in April with spaces for group events, including Possum Holler Cafe and a rooftop bar.
- Hilton Nashville Downtown recently completed a major renovation, including upgrades to all 330 guest suites, the grand ballroom and other meeting spaces, and the grand atrium lobby and lounge. The hotel also introduced a new concierge lounge on the lobby level.
- The Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel recently renovated its 482 guest rooms and updated its reception area, wine bar, meeting space and lobby.
- Loews Vanderbilt Hotel recently completed a renovation, including updating its 340 guest rooms, adding a restaurant and bar and rebuilding corridors and lobby space.
- The 673-room Renaissance Nashville Hotel recently completed a major renovation, including guest room and meeting space improvements.
Memphis
- The Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel, which sits on the vintage Main Street Trolley line and is attached to the Memphis Cook Convention Center, recently underwent a renovation, including updates to guest rooms, the lobby and corridors.