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Marriott Hunt Valley Inn To Become Wyndham
The hotel was recently acquired by Los Angeles-based Laurus Corp.
An area hotel will be renovated and rebranded following its acquisition by a west-coast based real estate development firm.
Laurus Corp., based in Los Angeles, bought the Hunt Valley Inn, 245 Shawan Road, from Marriott and plans to transform the hotel into a Wyndham Grand, the Baltimore Business Journal reported Wednesday morning.
The new owners plan to spend $9.5 million renovating 393 guest rooms, adding a 4,000 square foot outdoor patio and increasing the hotel's meeting space to 33,000 square feet, the paper reported.
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The Marriott Hunt Valley Inn in host to a number of conventions throughout the year. This August, the hotel will play host to William Shatner for the 35th Shore Leave sci-fi convention.
Later in the year, the hotel will host original Batman TV series star Adam West and other cast members during the 26th Monster-Mania horror convention in September.
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The hotel is also home to Balticon 47, another sci-fi convention, held over Memorial Day weekend.
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