Atlanta
The 220-room Hard Rock Hotel Atlanta is on track to open in spring 2018. The hotel will feature more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space.
Beginning with the 2017 baseball season, the Atlanta Braves will play at the new SunTrust Park.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2017 MLS and NFL seasons.
A 214-room hotel under the Solis Hotels & Resorts flag is scheduled to open near Porsche’s North American headquarters in 2017 and will have with 6,500 square feet of event space.
The 204-room Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel will feature 6,500 square feet of meeting space and will have direct access to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via the SkyTrain when it opens in 2017.
The 206-room Hotel Indigo Atlanta Downtown opened in January.
Athens
A 200-room Hyatt Place, which will be connected to the Classic Center, is scheduled to open in spring 2017.
Valdosta
The 95-room Comfort Inn & Suites, located less than one mile from the Rainwater Conference Center, will open in July.
Albany
At press time, the 122-room Hilton Garden Inn Albany was undergoing a renovation that included upgrades to its meeting rooms, ballroom and prefunction space.
Dalton
Courtyard by Marriott Dalton is undergoing a complete rooms renovation scheduled for completion by October, followed by a lobby renovation scheduled for completion in early 2017.
Dunwoody
At press time, the 132-room Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Perimeter Center Sterling Pointe was on track to open this month with about 600 square feet of meeting space.
Augusta
The Partridge Inn Augusta, Curio Collection by Hilton underwent a restoration, completed in November 2015. The property has more than 10,000 square feet of function space.
Savannah
The 160-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton Savannah Historic District/Riverfront opened in January.