Arkansas
Bentonville
Doubletree Guest Suites & Convention Center: Scheduled to open as a member of the Hilton family of hotels in November, the 140-suite hotel is located two miles from the Rogers Convention Center. The largest on-site meeting room measures 4,050 square feet.
Hot Springs
Embassy Suites Hotel & Spa Hot Springs: The 246-room hotel added the word “spa” to its name in 2007 when it added the new Spa Botanica.
Jonesboro
Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce: John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts announced plans to open a nine-story, 220-room Courtyard by Marriott and adjoining 65,000-square-foot convention center.
Little Rock
Little Rock CVB: 2007 brought the addition of a new visitor center at Little Rock Central High School to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of U.S. public schools.
The Capital Hotel: Undergoing a restoration and will reopen this fall with 94 rooms, including 19 luxury rooms and suites, a new ballroom and five kitchens.
Crowne Plaza Little Rock (501) 223-3000;
Online Listing;
www.crowneplazalittlerock.com The first Crowne Plaza in Arkansas is a complete renovation of the former Holiday Inn Select in Little Rock. The 243-room hotel features 10 meeting rooms, a new exercise room, an indoor/outdoor pool and a “suite” shop.
Rogers
Rogers, Arkansas CVB (800) 364-1240;
Online Listing;
www.rogerslowell.com In April, aloft Rogers broke ground, which, when opened in early 2008, will offer 130 guest rooms.
Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas Hotel, Spa & Convention Center (479) 845-3223;
Online Listing;
www.embassysuitesnwa.com In July, the property opened a 152-suite hotel tower that adjoins the existing hotel and the John Q. Hammons Convention Center. The expanded property now offers 400 suites as well as the Spa Botanica day spa.
Springdale
Springdale Chamber of Commerce: A new baseball stadium is under construction that will house a Double A Texas League team beginning in April 2008.
