Irving Convention Center Selects Westin Brand for Headquarters Hotel
November 10, 2015
The city of Irving, Texas, has announced that the Westin Hotels & Resorts brand has been selected for its headquarters hotel at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, which is slated to break ground in 2016. The proposed 350-room hotel, to be operated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., will have 16,000 sf of meeting space, including a 10,000-sf ballroom.
The Westin hotel’s architecture will complement the copper-clad Irving Convention Center, which opened in 2011 and has won numerous awards for its architectural uniqueness. The ICC hosted more than 300 events this past year, welcoming more than 285,000 attendees.
“We know the group market’s preference — and, often times, its requirement — for an adjacent headquarter hotel and it has remained a priority for us,” said Maura Allen Gast, executive director of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau. “News of Westin as the flag and Starwood as its operator is being well received by our customers.
“The hotel represents the final piece to Irving’s vision for a distinctive visitor district,” she continued. “The Irving Convention Center was the initial anchor, the Irving Music Factory with its Live Nation amphitheater and collection of restaurants is the second piece, and the headquarters hotel is the third. This easily accessed, pedestrian-friendly 40-acre district will provide a wide range of entertainment and dining options to fill free nights on the convention schedule, as well as to provide an excellent venue for opening or closing night events.”