As the demand for face-to-face meetings shows positive signs of gaining more momentum in 2023, established hotel brands are announcing remodels, touting recent upgrades and unveiling reinventions of their U.S. properties to lure back meeting and event groups. Take a look!

The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit 

Oxford Capital Group is kicking off the new year with a $20 million renovation of The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, which is located within walking distance of the Huntington Place Convention Center. Set for completion in summer 2023, the project will feature a reimagining of the hotel’s 453 guest rooms and suites, 36,658 square feet of meeting and event space and all public spaces within the property, in addition to the debut of a new dining concept. 

The hotel’s redesign will pay homage to its Italian Renaissance style from original architect Louis Kamper with a fresh, contemporary aesthetic. Among the new design elements will be a fresh color palette and patterns, with spaces offering varied comfortable yet refined furnishings and styling designed to honor the property’s classical elegance while also creating an inviting residential feel.

Opened in 1924 and revered as the most extravagant hotel in Detroit, as well as the tallest hotel in the world at the time, the property has welcomed prominent figures including several presidents, top entertainers and professional athletes, and hosted major social galas. Following its closure in 1984, the hotel re-emerged as The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit in 2008 after a two-year, multimillion-dollar restoration.

The hotel will remain open and operational throughout its renovation period, with Chicago-based Gettys Group overseeing its transformation.

Salamander Washington DC

Luxury hotel company Salamander Hotels & Resorts, along with Henderson Park, a global private equity real estate manager headquartered in London, recently partnered to launch Salamander Washington DC, an upscale hotel in the heart of Washington, D.C., featuring 373 rooms with 51 suites, a luxury spa and 36,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including two ballrooms and a host of meeting rooms or breakout spaces.

Under new ownership and Salamander’s management, the property is undergoing a staggered enhancement program strategically designed to not interrupt business. Signature projects include the renovation of 51 suites, including the three-bedroom Presidential Suite with dramatic views of the Potomac River; the remodeling and reopening of the Club Lounge; a re-conception and redesign of its signature restaurant and grand lobby lounge; and activation of the hotel’s 4,000-sq.-ft. Grand Lawn that overlooks D.C.’s waterfront.

A patisserie will be added on the main level for grab-and-go items featuring freshly baked fare from the property’s pastry shop while the spa will be rebranded and undergo an expansion to include more treatment rooms and a street-level entrance. 

Prominently located along the capital’s vibrant Southwest waterfront, Salamander Washington DC is a short walk from the city’s most sought-after attractions and restaurants in the city’s popular Wharf district.

The St. Regis Deer Valley 

The St. Regis Deer Valley in Park City, Utah, recently added new venues and activities, including a new high-end Italian restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating; a new bar; a revamped restaurant called The Vintage Room, featuring a fresh seafood menu, daily live music, an expanded deck and new outdoor bar; live piano or string music every afternoon in the lobby-adjacent Library; docent tours of the more than 200 original pieces of artwork throughout the resort’s lobby; two Topgolf Swing Suites; and nightly stargazing with high-powered telescopes. 

The luxury mountain and slopeside ski-in, ski-out resort features 173 rooms, including 68 suites, eight year-round indoor and outdoor restaurants and more than 16,000 square feet of indoor meeting space outfitted with the latest technology. Event spaces include 11 meeting rooms, the 2,800-sq.-ft. Astor Ballroom, the 2,300-sq- ft. Mountainside Room and the 1,650-sq.-ft. Wasatch Room.  

An additional 16,600 sq. ft. of outdoor event space includes the 6,000-sq.-ft. Astor Terrace, the 2,400-sq.-ft. Grand Lawn and the 2,400-sq.-ft. Deer Hollow Lawn, which offers spectacular views of the Wasatch Mountains and can be tented year-round.

The resort also features the two-level, 14,000-sq.-ft. St. Regis Spa and a 3,330-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art Athletic Club with panoramic windows and adjacent to the year-round, two-tier heated outdoor infinity pool. 

Nestled in the Wasatch Range, The St. Regis Deer Valley is located 35 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport and less than one mile from Park City’s bustling Main Street. 

The Vinoy St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club

As part of its extensive renovation project, The Vinoy St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Fla., recently unveiled the revamped Palm Court Ballroom, the property’s largest event space. Able to accommodate up to 1,000 guests, the 11,500-sq.-ft. ballroom and entrance hall have been updated with brand new flooring, walls and ceilings reflecting the resort’s refined aesthetic with a warm color palette, along with chic Art Deco chandeliers and sconces that reflect the resort’s rich history. 

Located in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, the iconic, 362-room pink hotel blends modern elegance with Mediterranean Revival architecture. It offers 60,500 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including the recently remodeled, 2,600-sq.-ft. Grand Ballroom, 22 event rooms and 25 breakout rooms, three on-site restaurants and a day spa.

Originally opened on New Year’s Eve in 1925 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Vinoy St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club is the only historic luxury resort on Florida’s west coast boasting 13.5 acres of idyllic waterfront property, a private 72-slip marina, a championship-grade, 18-hole golf course on the exclusive Snell Isle, a tennis complex and a fitness center.

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