AC Hotel Asheville Downtown is scheduled to debut in early 2017 with 2,000 square feet of meeting space. The nine-story, 132-room hotel is partnering with local culinary veterans Peter and Martha Pollay of Posana restaurant to consult on the hotel’s food and beverage program as well as new rooftop restaurant and bar Capella on 9.
Hilton Garden Inn Asheville Downtown opened in August 2016 with 2,100 square feet of meeting space and 140 guest rooms. The hotel also features the Pillar Rooftop Bar, with views of the downtown skyline, and the Iron Hen Cafe Restaurant, serving farm-to-table cuisine.
The 12-story Cambria Downtown Asheville is set to open in 2017 and will have 136 guest rooms and 7,440 square feet of meeting and event space, including a ballroom, boardroom and outdoor terrace. The hotel will have two on-site restaurants, hospitality suites offering large outdoor terraces and full-service on-site catering.
The Hyatt Place Asheville Downtown opened in 2016 with 140 guest rooms and 2,070 square feet of meeting space. The Montford Rooftop Bar on the hotel’s eighth floor offers cocktails and light bites with a view.
The historic Omni Grove Park Inn is planning renovations of its 204 Sammons Wing guest rooms in the first half of 2017. In July, the hotel will also debut a Pavilion with the capacity for 230 people and will feature glass walls on three sides and views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
On the horizon is Hotel Arras, slated to open in 2018. The hotel is part of the Arras Residential development, comprised of the 128-room boutique hotel, condos, retail space, meeting space and two independent restaurants committed to the use of seasonable and sustainable ingredients.