Indiana
Indianapolis Marriott East completed a $25 million renovation. The property modernized all 315 guest rooms, 90,000 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center and added a new indoor pool. The hotel offers 25 meeting rooms and 25 breakout rooms. The property’s largest space, the 11,506-square-foot Liberty Hall, has a capacity for 820 guests. Located minutes from Indianapolis’ downtown, the hotel is close to the Bottleworks District—a historic shopping and dining hub—and Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home to the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and WNBA’s Indiana Fever.
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Michigan
The 200-acre Saint John’s Resort recently introduced a 24,000-square-foot ballroom. The Monarch Ballroom can accommodate 1,500 guests and features 18-foot ceilings, three skylights and nine crystal chandeliers. The ballroom opens up to a 7,000-square-foot courtyard with greenery and fountains. The property boasts a total of 100,000 square feet of space for meetings and events.
Located in Plymouth, Michigan, the 124-room resort is 25 minutes from the Detroit Metro Airport. Other amenities at the property include an 18-hole golf course, seven-hole short course, indoor pool, fitness center and three dining outlets—Five Steakhouse, The Wine Grotto and Doyles Irish Pub.
Sanit John’s is a humanitarian hotel and 100% of its profits go to Pulte Family Charitable Foundation. The charity supports humanitarian and educational initiatives across the globe.
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Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, completed a multimillion-dollar renovation to its guest rooms, public areas and space for meetings and events. The property boasts 143 guest rooms and six meeting spaces for up to 700 attendees. The largest space at Royal Park Hotel is the 10,440-square-foot Royal Grand Ballroom.
The hotel’s redesign was inspired by the concept of an English garden in full bloom. The lush greenery and soft floral wallcoverings are guided by the “bud to blossom” design ideology. Public spaces including the Library and the Conservatory were reimagined. The Library features a fireplace and modern art. The Conservatory was hand-constructed in Belgium and assembled onsite at the property. The space is filled with natural light.
By the Dozen
Kansas City and its surrounding areas are welcoming a dozen new hotels to their pipeline that will add more than 1,000 rooms to the area’s portfolio. Ten of the properties are expected to open this year as the city prepares to welcome an estimated 650,000 visitors for FIFA World Cup. Kansas City is hosting six matches at Arrowhead Stadium beginning June 16 and running through July 11.
[Related: New University of Kansas Conf. Center; Midwest Renovation Updates]
Here are the city’s new hotel offerings.
A boutique property in downtown Kansas City, Aiden by Best Western, will offer 84 guest rooms and one meeting room. The hotel is located in the Kessler Building, which was formerly Walt Disney’s first art studio. The Aiden, located in close proximity to T-Mobile Center, is expected to open this spring.
The Riff Hotel has 12 suites and its speakeasy-inspired cocktail bar, The Brass Monkey Lounge, is available for buyouts. In Lenexa, the dual-branded AC Hotel & Residence Inn by Marriott boasts 261 guest accommodations and 3,560 square feet of space for 100 guests.
Hilton Garden Inn in Riverside, Missouri, has 2,400 square feet of indoor/outdoor space. The 93-room Atwell Suites in Liberty, Missouri, expected to open this summer, has a boardroom for groups of eight.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Overland Park, Kansas, has a 525-square-foot space for 75 guests. Towne Place Suites by Marriott Lee’s Summit offers 125 guest rooms and one meeting space with a capacity of 25 attendees.
