Kearney
InterContinental Hotels Group opened Candlewood Suites Kearney adjacent to the Younes Conference Center. The hotel offers 88 guest suites with kitchens and work areas, a fitness center, an indoor pool, business center and convenience store.
Grand Island
InterContinental Hotels Group opened Candlewood Suites Grand Island near the Conestoga Mall. The hotel offers 88 guest suites with kitchens and work areas, a fitness center, indoor pool, business center and convenience store.
Lincoln
The Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln’s major downtown convention hotel, completed a property-wide renovation that followed a new affiliation with Marriott. The renovation of the 90-year-old property included new audiovisual technology and the refurbishment of its 297 guest rooms, 45,600 square feet of meeting space, hotel lobby, restaurant and bars. The hotel’s second-floor lounge has been converted to a Marriott Great Room that includes conversation areas, a media center and workstations. Also new is the Cornhusker Cafe, which features a Starbucks barista counter and daily breakfast and lunch specials.
The 89-room TownePlace Suites Lincoln North opened near Interstate 80. The hotel offers suites with full kitchens, a meeting room, indoor pool and exercise room.
The Hampton Inn Lincoln Airport opened near Lincoln Municipal Airport. The 86-room hotel offers a meeting room, indoor pool and fitness center.
The Hyatt Place Lincoln Downtown-Haymarket opened in the new West Haymarket development near Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Railyard Entertainment Center. The pet-friendly hotel offers 108 guest rooms, three suites and 1,700 square feet of meeting space.
The 104-room Hilton Garden Inn Lincoln Downtown/Haymarket opened near the historic Haymarket district with 3,000 square feet of meeting space, a 24-hour business center and a fitness center with an indoor pool.
Omaha
The Capitol District Marriott Hotel, a 333-room property located across from CenturyLink Arena & Convention Center, is slated to open in late 2017. The hotel will offer over 16,500 square feet of meeting space, including an 11,000-square-foot ballroom. Guest amenities will include a rooftop pool as well as a full-service restaurant.
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Omaha West opened in May. The 90-room hotel offers a lobby with Internet stations, complimentary breakfast, an indoor pool, an exercise room and meeting space for up to 50 people.
The former Executive Suites reopened as the 179-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Omaha Southwest, following a multimillion-dollar refurbishing that included design updates throughout the lobby and public areas, new furniture and decor throughout guest rooms and a new restaurant.
Scottsbluff
The 85-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Scottsbluff opened in March near downtown and Western Nebraska Community College. The hotel offers complimentary breakfast, meeting space for up to 50 people, an indoor pool and a patio area with fire pits.