IN LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF., Montage Resort & Spa opened in February. The 262-room resort is sited on 30 beachfront acres, and offers a 20,000-square-foot spa, three swimming pools, and more than 20,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor meeting space. Montage Resort is 20 minutes from Orange County Airport and 60 minutes from both Los Angeles' and San Diego's international airports. www.montagelagunabeach.com
The first new casino hotel to be built in Atlantic City, N.J., in 13 years will open this summer. The $1 billion Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will have 2,002 guest rooms and suites (ranging in size from a generous 460 square feet to 5,000 square feet), 11 restaurants, a European-style spa with 22 treatment rooms, and a 135,000-square-foot casino. There will also be 70,000 square feet of event space; a 1,000-seat theater; a 30,000-square-foot, column-free ballroom; and 20 meeting rooms accommodating from 10 to 3,700 guests. theborgata.com
The 45-story Westin New York at Times Square opened in October featuring 863 guest rooms (including 132 Westin Executive Club rooms and suites with wireless capability) and 32 meeting rooms. The hotel is connected to E Walk, a 200,000-square-foot entertainment and retail complex featuring movie theaters, restaurants, and shops. www.westinny.com
In Weston, W.Va., Stonewall Resort has been accepted as a member of the International Association of Conference Centers. Stonewall Resort includes a 198-room guest lodge, 10 lakeside cottages, a conference center, fitness center, spa, and 18-hole Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course. www.StonewallResort.com
The 32-story, 390-room Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort opened in April in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., just north of Miami Beach. It has 22,000 square feet of meeting space, including two ballrooms. www.sonesta.com/SunnyIsles
Hotel Los Gatos opened in November in downtown Los Gatos, Calif., a short drive from San Jose. All guest rooms in the 72-room property feature T1 Internet access and Egyptian cotton bed linens. There is a fitness center, a spa, a heated pool and hot tub, and more than 2,000 square feet of meeting space. www.hotellosgatos.com
Wyndham International Inc. will manage the new 156-room oceanfront resort on Vieques Island in Puerto Rico. Wyndham Martineau Bay Resort & Spa is sited on 42 acres on the north shore of the island, overlooking its own private beaches. The resort has a full-service spa and fitness center and the dedicated Meeting House can accommodate up to 176 people. www.wyndham.com
In Casablanca, Morocco, Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts will manage Le Meridien Villa d'Anfa, a 120-room property due to open in early 2004. The hotel will have an entrance on the Boulevard Anfa, leading to the Corniche du Gran Casablanca, the famous seaside avenue. There will be a 600-square-foot meeting room and several smaller meeting spaces. www.lemeridien.com
