The Handlery Union Square Hotel in San Francisco and the Handlery Hotel and Resort in San Diego were refreshed with new guestrooms and public spaces and, in San Francisco, a new fitness facility.

New details are available for the Corinthia Hotel London, set to open in early 2011. The property will include 294 guestrooms, including 45 suites. GA Design International will lead interior design of the hotel and the ESPA spa.

US firms NEF & JM Associates and Adache Architects are leading the rebuilding of Port-Au-Prince's Hotel Villa St. Louis, which was destroyed in January's earthquake.

Graham Downes Architecture did the $10-million renovation of the former Hilton Suites Galleria. The new Le Meridien is owned by HEI Hotels and Resorts.

Guestrooms that include PTACs have some basic constraints that every designer and owner should know.

The company is expanding its Mokara signature spa concept into a luxury boutique hotel brand that revolves around wellness and comfortable, personal touches.

More than $15 million has been invested in renovations to the property, including the guestrooms, corridors, lobby, health club, meeting rooms, restrooms, conference center, grand ballroom, onsite dining areas, exterior landscape and new porte coche.

Even in the most challenging economy, new bathroom product and design innovations are shining at the major hotel and residential conventions this year. Electronics, showering, accessible design, more luxurious therapies and the "greening of bath" are at the forefront of the trends.

Live updates from "transform: design differently," taking place July 13-14, at the St. Regis Deer Crest Resort in Park City, Utah. The HWN event is focused on universal and socially responsible design that puts the traveler at the center of every project.

Situated within the bustling Garden City district of Cairo, the Kempinski Nile Hotel offers a European-style retreat while evoking the Egyptian culture that is just steps from the hotel.