ALABAMA
The Island House Hotel Orange Beach–a Double Tree
by Hilton debuted after a multimillion-dollar renovation.
The hotel is set on the Gulf Shores and boasts one of the
largest private beaches of any hotel in the area. Each
of the 161 guest rooms features a private balcony with
water views. On-site, Beachside Bistro & Bar serves
local seafood and specializes in Southern
cooking with Cajun and Creole twists.
The hotel offers an outdoor pool,
beach cabanas and tee times at
nine of the area’s golf courses as
well as boogie boards, kayaks,
surfboards and stand-up paddleboards available for rental.
The property has nearly
6,000 square feet of meeting
and banquet facilities,
including the 3,865-square-
foot Island Ballroom. www.
doubletree.com
FLORIDA
The AC Hotel Miami Aventura
opened with 233 guest rooms. Amenities include a
rooftop pool, a fitness center, meeting space, co-work-
ing space and a lounge. The rooftop poolside patio area
can be used for private events in addition to its 2,871
square feet of meeting space for 100 attendees. www.
marriott.com
Margaritaville Resort Orlando broke ground
and is expected to open in late 2018.
The hotel will feature 187 guest
rooms, 30,000 square feet of func-
tion space, retail outlets, a dining
and entertainment district, a
12-acre waterpark, a wellness
center, wooded fitness trails,
a water taxi system and a
three-acre swimming area.
The development will also
boast 1,000 accommodation
offerings, including a mix of
resort vacation homes, cottag-
es, villas and timeshare units.
www.margaritavilleresortorlando.
com
GEORGIA
Hilton Atlanta unveiled its multimillion-dollar redesign
featuring updated guest rooms, meeting spaces and
public areas. The refresh is the first of a three-phase
renovation program slated to be completed by 2018. The
1,249-room hotel boasts 129,000 square feet of meeting
space with increased Internet bandwidth. The hotel’s
second floor now houses two ballrooms and 23 breakout
rooms. The reconfigured and expanded Grand Salon
features 22 feet of additional ceiling height and a pillar-less design. A private check-in desk was added as well
as a 24-hour Marketplace Cafe. Tiki lounge Trader Vic’s
and Nikolai’s Roof, an upscale French-Russian-inspired
restaurant on the hotel’s top floor, offer new private event
programming such as Mai Tai mixology classes and
vodka tastings. www.hilton.com
TEXAS
The Omni Frisco Hotel debuted at The Star, the
Dallas Cowboys’ World Headquarters campus. The
hotel features 300 guest rooms, a rooftop pool as
well as dining and retail outlets. In partnership with
restaurant entrepreneur Nick Badovinus, the hotel
opened Neighborhood Services as the featured dining
experience. There is also Edge Bar at the hotel’s rooftop
pool and the Lobby Bar will offer select wines curated
by a master sommelier and a selection of cheeses by
artisanal cheesemongers from Dallas-based specialty
store Molto Formaggio. The property offers 24,000
square feet of meeting and event space for up to 1,400
guests, including an outdoor pool deck overlooking the
plaza. www.omnihotels.com
Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel
opened within the Legacy West urban mixed-use project. The 304-room hotel includes 30,000 square feet of
conference and meeting space, a fitness center, three
restaurant options and a club level with a lounge. There
is also an amenity deck with a heated pool, cabanas,
an outdoor bar, a grill and event space. A curated art
collection is featured throughout the property and
includes sculpture, ceramics, paintings, prints, textiles,
mobiles and digital installations. www.marriott.com
The Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel was sold to the
Buccini/Pollin Group for $46 million. PM Hotel Group,
a national hotel management company based in
Washington, D.C., will operate the hotel. The 302-room
property is located within minutes of DFW Airport and
was recently renovated. The refresh included the lobby,
including a new lobby lounge, guest rooms, an expanded and redesigned Club Lounge and all function rooms.
The property offers 25,000 square feet of meeting
space, including a 10,000-square-foot ballroom with a
capacity for 1,300 guests. www.sheraton.com
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