The Chancellor Hotel is scheduled to open for business on Friday, Sept. 14 – just in time for the Arkansas-Alabama football game that weekend in Fayetteville.
The 206-room hotel, formerly known as the Cosmopolitan Hotel, at 70 N. East Ave. in downtown Fayetteville, has been undergoing a major renovation since mid-November.
The complete, top-to-bottom redesign and renovation includes replacement and updating of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems as well as all furniture, fixtures and equipment. The hotel will feature a completely updated facade, dramatic entryway with landscaping, a contemporary lobby area and a brand new lobby bar and restaurant.
Guest rooms and suites will feature pillow top mattresses, flat panel HDTVs, free high-speed wi-fi and custom procured artwork.
Also on tap is a new 14,000-square-foot conference center and an indoor/outdoor salt water swimming pool.
The new restaurant and bar, Union Kitchen + Drinks, will feature a New American menu from local restauranteur Scott Bowman, who owns two Theo’s locations in Northwest Arkansas and East Side Grill in Fayetteville.
The project is a joint venture between Mississippi-based Dawn Properties Inc. and Bedrock Commercial Partners of Little Rock. The hotel will be operated by Arizona-based Prima Hospitality, LLC.
Commissioners and employees of the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission got an early look at the progress inside the hotel before the group’s regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. During the tour, hotel officials said advance bookings for the first four weeks of operation are already on track for 80-percent occupancy.