RALEIGH, N.C. – The City of Raleigh is moving forward in negotiations with Omni Hotels & Resorts to bring a convention center hotel to the destination’s downtown.
City council has directed staff to work with Omni officials on the hotel, which is expected to open in 2027.
Once complete, it will be the Omni’s third hotel in North Carolina and the brand’s first in the city. It is set to have 550 rooms and 55,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel’s construction comes alongside a $355 million expansion project at the Raleigh Convention Center. The hotel will also feature several food and beverage outlets, a rooftop pool, a Mokara spa, and a fitness center.
In a press release, Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin called the hotel a “tremendous opportunity for the City of Raleigh and Wake County.”
“We’ve been envisioning a new convention center hotel downtown for years. We are now one step closer to making it happen,” Baldwin adds. “This opens up endless possibilities for more conferences, more conventions, and more events at the [convention center.]”
The hotel will be built across the street from the convention center and the Martin Marietta Center for Performing Arts.
