Now available are 888 luxury hotel rooms in the brand new Loews Arlington Hotel along with the stunning new Arlington Convention Center offering the largest ballroom in Texas.
And that comes with all the amenities that ensure successful meetings for any client looking for a best-in-class experience.
Together with its 300-room sister hotel, Live by Loews!, now connected by a sky bridge, Arlington is able to compete with any venue in the country for the largest corporate conventions and the significant economic impact they bring with them.
Alex Tisch, president and CEO of Loews Hotels, was recently quoted in real estate media describing conference bookings for the new property already exceeding 150,000 room nights through 2029.
“We anticipate filling the hotel with sports enthusiasts and entertainment fans during game days and concerts and, the rest of the time, with corporations, associations and incentive groups who will enjoy some of the best meeting space in America.”
He offered high praise for the cooperation of city leaders at the gala opening day event on February 13, saying Arlington was a leader in developing public/private partnerships that make these kinds of projects possible.
Accolades are coming from all directions for the property with 266,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor meeting and convention space to accommodate up to 5,000 guests, making itself alone a destination.
Mayor Jim Ross on elevating Arlington’s reputation as a premier sports and tourism destination: “Sporting events, theme parks, great food, and live entertainment – the new hotel and convention center puts visitors right in the heart of everything our vibrant entertainment district has to offer.”
Texas Rangers Managing Partner, Ray Davis: “The Rangers are proud the majority of the events and activations for the 2024 Major League All-Star game in July will take place right here. I congratulate our great partners, Loews Hotels and the City of Arlington, for all their efforts in this spectacular facility.”
The two hotels and convention center are strategically located adjacent to the Texas Live! vibrant entertainment center, Globe Life Field, across the street from Choctaw Stadium, and a short block away from AT&T Stadium.
Guests in either hotel can see all of that from their room windows – it’s a great view in any direction including an opportunity to see what’s in the “coming soon” category.
That includes progress on the development of One Rangers Way – a 299-unit luxury apartment complex set for completion in December.
And many will be able to see just across Johnson Creek, where construction is advancing for the National Medal of Honor Museum that will debut next year.
Just steps away from there is Arlington’s first convention center now housing the Esports Stadium & Expo Center and, opening on March 30, the Arlington Museum of Art.
Since the adjacent old Sheraton Arlington Hotel has been acquired by Loews, the next “big thing” is already on the drawing board – we’ll hear more as plans are finalized.
My wife and I were among the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce crowd attending that Valentine eve’s grand opening event and, like many of the guests, we booked one of the first rooms for an overnight stay.
We had the opportunity to tour the whole sweep of the new hotel and were able to take a look from the lobby, expansive hallways and convention center windows that made my above descriptions a first-person experience.
And, I couldn’t help but to think back to the successful 1990 campaign that won the overwhelming approval of Arlington voters to create the partnership with the then owners of the Texas Rangers and to build The Ballpark in Arlington – where it all began.
Among the promises I put forward as mayor during that time period was the notion that building the new ballpark would result in the opportunity for more economic development in ensuing years in the entertainment district.
While some doubted how that could happen, most embraced the possibility and now can feel their vision is being fulfilled. The value of all the development is approaching the $5 billion mark with more to come as we are all living in a time of achieving “best-in-class” results for a forward-looking “can do” citizenry!
Richard Greene is a former mayor of Arlington.
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