Seattle’s new Maxwell Hotel, located at the base of Queen Anne hill adjacent to the Seattle Center, opened in March with 139 guest rooms, an indoor pool, an exercise facility, an espresso bar, 1,600 square feet of meeting space, and 3,000 square...
After 13 years managing the Four Seasons Resort Aviara, Four Seasons turned over management of the property in June 2010 to Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Located north of San Diego in Carlsbad, Calif., the resort will be renamed Park Hyatt Aviara...
The redesigned Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa in Dana Point, Calif., was unveiled in April. It features a new marble lobby, complete with waterfall, and 20,000 square feet of new meeting and banquet space. The top-to-bottom makeover of...
The 305-room W Hollywood opened in January 2010 at the famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine. The property offers six meeting spaces, the largest of which is just over 5,000 square feet. In addition to the Bliss spa, a fitness center, pool...
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, opened April 2 in downtown Los Angeles, as part of the $2.5 billion L.A. LIVE sports, residential, and entertainment district. Just steps from the Staples Center and Nokia Theatre, the new 123-room property shares a...
Ice lounge Minus 5, located in Mandalay Place, a shopping plaza at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, allows groups to book a 2,000-square-foot space where the walls, seats, bar, sculptures, and glasses are made of ice. Maximum capacity is 50...
City officials in San Diego authorized the acquisition of six acres of land near the San Diego Convention Center, clearing the way for a major expansion of the center. The expansion is aimed at keeping large events, such as Comic-Con International...
The F1 Race Factory, an indoor Kart racing facility in Phoenix, offers 113,000 square feet of racing entertainment for groups up to 1,000 people. The professional conference center at F1 has meeting rooms called Daytona, Indy, Sebring, and Monaco...
