Meeting News - March 10, 2008 - (Page 58)

Destination Insider: Dallas-Fort Worth Starwood to Debut in Fort Worth Starwood Hotels & Resorts is seeing the ﬁnal touches put on its ﬁrst property in Fort Worth, scheduled to debut in May. Presidio Hotel Fort Worth LP acquired the former Plaza Fort Worth Hotel last year and immediately set to work on a $46-million project to completely redesign the property’s two guest room towers as well as public areas. Starwood is set to manage the property, being reﬂagged as the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa. The 430-room hotel is located within walking distance of the Fort Worth Convention Center and cultural landmarks, including Bass Hall and Sundance Square, with its restaurants and shopping. Rooms feature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper beds, 32inch flat HDTVs, Starbucks single-serve coffee makers, and “shine by bliss” bath amenities. A club level features private access and upgraded services. Groups will have access to 22,000 sf of meeting and conference facilities, a private dining room within the 255-seat Shula’s 347 Grill, retail boutiques, and the 8,000-sf Beaubelle Spa. AD INDEX Advertiser Page Advertiser Page Arlington CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 www.arlington.org Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge . . . . . . . . . .40 www.bayhill.com/mn Associated Luxury Hotels Inc. . . . .8-9 www.alhi.com Atlantis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 www.atlantis.com Babson Executive Conference Center .66 www.babsonecc.com Barcelo Hotels and Resorts . . . . . .20 www.barcelo.com Biltmore Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 www.BiltmoreHotel.com Blue Man Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 www.blueman.com Breakers, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 www.thebreakers.com Caribe Royale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 www.cariberoyale.com Cincinnati CVB . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17 www.CincyMeetings.com Colorado Springs CVB . . . . . . . . . . .6 www.experiencecoloradosprings.com Continental Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . .7 www.continental.com Daytona Beach CVB . . . . . . . . . . .54 www.meetings.daytonabeach.com Emerald Coast CVB . . . . . . . . . . . .55 www.destin-fwb.com Enterprise Rent-A-Car . . . . . . . . . .13 www.enterprise.com/business Fiesta Americana Grand Hotels & Resorts . . . . . . . . .10A (insert), 11 www.ﬁestamericanagrand.com Greater Greenville CVB . . . . . . . . .15 www.greenvillecvb.com Greater Miami CVB . . . . . . . . . . . .27 www.gmcvb.com Greenbrier, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 www.greenbrier.com Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa . . . . . . . . .34 www.HiltonSandestinBeach.com Hilton San Diego Bayfront . . . . . . .61 www.sandiegobayfront.hilton.com Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress . . . .48 www.grandcypress.hyatt.com Jacksonville & the Beaches CVB . .29 www.visitjacksonville.com Irving CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 www.irvingtexas.com Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. . .64 www.knoxville.org Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego 62 www.hyattgreenmeetings.com Memphis CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 www.memphistravel.com Norfolk CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 www.norfolkcvb.com Ocala Marion County CVB . . . . . . .50 www.MeetMeInOcala.com Orange County Convention Center .31 www.auctionorlandoconvention.com Paradisus Resorts . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 www.paradisusresorts.travel PGA National Resort and Spa . . . .51 www.pgaresort.com Ponte Vedra Inn & Club . . . . . . . . .53 www.pvresorts.com Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 www.worldgolfrenaissance.com Rosen Centre Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . .45 www.rosencentre.com Rosen Plaza Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . .47 www.RosenPlaza.com Rosen Shingle Creek . . . . . . . . . . .49 www.rosenshinglecreek.com San Antonio CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 www.visitsantonio.com Sandpearl Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 www.sandpearl.com Saddlebrook Resort . . . . . . . . . . . .33 www.saddlebrookresort.com Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa . . . .52 www.sanibel-resort.com Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino . .35 www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com Sheraton Sand Key Resort . . . . . . .41 www.sskmeetings.com Universal Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 www.uomeetingsandevents.com Dallas’ Joule Has Dining Jewel The ﬁve-star boutique Joule Hotel has yet to open in the circa-1920 Dallas National Bank building in the city’s Power & Light district, but Charlie Palmer has already put down his stakes—make that steaks—at Charlie Palmer at the Joule. The Manhattan-based chef, who also has chic dining rooms and celebrated kitchens in Las Vegas, Reno, and DC, is receiving rave reviews for his new 85-seat restaurant that opened in Dallas in December. The dining room is designed by Adam Tihany, the Manhattan-based interior designer who will also design the balance of the hotel property. Here, he will use a subtle theme of energy and ﬂight, with large, propeller-like fans recessed into the ceiling. Sommelier Drew Hendricks heads up the restaurant’s wine list, as well as the adjacent wine shop, Next Vintage, the ﬁrst venture of its kind for Palmer. Timothy Headington, the oil tycoon who ranked 317 on Forbes list of 400 wealthiest people in the United States in 2007, is the money behind the Joule Hotel. Despite development delays, the property is generating lots of buzz and has an anticipated spring opening. Besides the restaurant, the property’s other deﬁning feature is a rooftop swimming pool that extends over the edge of the 10-story building and is enclosed by a wall of glass so guests can, literally, swim over the edge. r —Section written by Sari Krieger 58 MeetingNews March 10, 2008 The Index to Advertisers is published for the convenience of our readers. Every effort is made to list advertisers’ names, web addresses and page numbers correctly. 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Meeting News - March 10, 2008