Raleigh
- The Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh/Crabtree Valley opened in early August with 149 guest rooms and 6,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space. Dining options include creative catering services for meetings and events while Garden Grille & Bar serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- The 12-story, 176-room Holiday Inn Raleigh (Crabtree Valley Mall) has halfway completed an $8 million renovation of its guest rooms and exterior update.
- A dual-branded 128-room Courtyard hotel and 128-suite Residence Inn hotel in Raleigh are now open for business. The facilities are located five miles from RDU International Airport and share an indoor saltwater pool, a fitness center and 3,500 square feet of meeting space.
- The Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley is doubling the hotel’s conference center to 20,000 square feet with a renovation and is relocating the patio and pool areas to a new location. The renovations are slated to finish by early 2016, and an updating of its guest rooms is scheduled to finish by the end of this year.
Durham - The Duke University Bryan Center this summer wrapped a renovation of its exterior with a new glass facade. The facility offers three meeting rooms in 5,800 square feet of meeting space.
- The Jack Tar Hotel (www.austinlawrencepartners.com/portfolio-item/jack-tar-hotel) is being redeveloped into a more-modern, 75-room hotel. The property’s parking deck and 7,000-square-foot pool deck are also being restored. The facility is expected to open in early 2016.
Chapel Hill
- A 110-room Hyatt Place is under construction in Chapel Hill’s Southern Village community and is slated to open in October 2016.
Charlotte
- A 250-room Embassy Suites is under construction in uptown and is expected to open by late 2016.
Winston-Salem
- The 175-room, 36-suite Kimpton Hotel will open in the former R.J. Reynolds building in early 2016. The boutique hotel will also feature a fitness center and more than 6,375 square feet of event and meeting space.
- The Benton Convention Center will start a $17.5 million renovation in early 2016. The renovation is part of a multiphase enhancement project starting next year and will include interior and exterior upgrades.
Wilmington
- The 120-suite Springhill Suites by Marriott Wilmington Mayfaire opened in August. The four-story facility also offers a meeting room with 1,250 square feet of event space.
- A 92-room Hampton Inn & Suites is planned for downtown Wilmington. The facility is expected to open summer 2016.
- A 100-room Hampton Inn & Suites is currently under construction in Carolina Beach near the north end of the Boardwalk and is slated to open spring 2016.