Turner Woodard has purchased the historic Canterbury Hotel on South Illinois Street. He said the hotel fits his vision of
turning around properties and making them profitable.
Milwaukee landmark offers innovative connection to the arts. Why not follow its lead?
The expanded service shuttling air travelers and airport workers to and from Indianapolis International Airport began Feb.
3, to the newly opened Fairfield Inn & Suites at West and Washington streets.
Thieves broke into dozens of cars parked at two hotels on Indianapolis’ west side early Thursday morning. Police say they
hit at least 30 cars at Crowne Plaza Hotel near Indianapolis International Airport, and about 20 other vehicles at a nearby
hotel. The break-ins happened between midnight Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday.
The 1,000-room J.W. Marriott isn’t even finished and support already is emerging for a second downtown hotel that
would rival it in size.
The Fairfield Inn & Suites on West Washington Street downtown will open Wednesday. The hotel is the first of four comprising
the 1,600-room Marriott Place project to welcome guests.
A vacant former Country Inn & Suites along Interstate 69 just north of I-465 is getting a new owner with plans to reopen
the 85-room property in the Spring.
Conrad Indianapolis and West Baden Springs Hotel have been named to Condé Nast Traveler’s
Gold List 2010.
Groups that committed in 2009 to hold meetings in Indianapolis in future years booked a total of nearly 688,000 hotel-room
nights, a number that exceeded ICVA’s goal by 5 percent.
Two walkways that will connect to the new Marriott Place hotel will extend downtown’s network of skywalk and underground pedestrian
paths to a total of 12 hotels with more than 4,700 rooms–the most of any downtown in the United States.
At issue is a dispute pitting NFL players against owners, and owners against one another over how league
revenue should be divided. If it isn’t resolved, the 2011 season could be shortened, delayed or canceled.
A heater may be to blame for a fire at a hotel on the east side of Indianapolis that began either late Sunday night or early
Monday morning, according to investigators. The fire broke out in a second-story room at the Budget Inn East near 21st Street
and Shadeland Avenue. Damage was contained to that room, according to crews, and no injuries were reported. Fox59 will have
more at 4 p.m.
Arson investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire at the abandoned Indy East Motel in the 5800 block of East
Washington Street early Tuesday morning. When they arrived on the scene, crews found a burning mattress in one of the hallways
and fast-spreading flames. The fire was contained in just a short time. There were no reports of injuries.
The 34-story hotel, the city’s largest, is scheduled to open in 2011.
Indianapolis Visitors Channel, which airs on closed-circuit networks
in more than 6,400 area hotel rooms, highlights some of the city’s most popular attractions and promotes local businesses—both
through traditional advertising and sponsored features.
Hendricks County’s moves to entice a developer to build a conference hotel in Plainfield could further crimp plans
for
a
hotel attached to the new Indianapolis International Airport terminal.
The Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau said Monday that it is asking for proposals to develop a full-service convention hotel on up to 18 acres in Plainfield at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Highway 267.
I would like to take exception to the topic and the quote in [Scott] Olson’s article in the Sept. 21 IBJ regarding
the de-watering system planned for the new Marriott Hotel.
The City-County Council voted 15-14 last night to approve raising the local hotel tax from 9 percent to 10 percent in a move
intended to help the cash-strapped Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board close a $47 million operating deficit.
While the local hotel industry is being rocked by the current economy, budget hotels and those in the small towns surrounding
Indianapolis are actually seeing gains. Properties affected by the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and Big Ten Tournament
are among the losers.
