Hotel District
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The Hotel District is a district in Atlanta, Georgia, United States which is located in Downtown north of the Five Points and south of Midtown. The district is home to many hotels with one of them being the famous Westin-Peachtree Plaza. Among these and other hotels in the area, the Hotel District is home to much of Atlanta's premier class A office space by being home to many corporate headquarters, such as SunTrust. [1]The district is home to the Peachtree Center which contains one of Downtown's premier shopping areas.
The Hotel District is generally considered to be bounded by the Downtown Connector to the north and the east, Five Points to the south, and Centennial Olympic Park to the west. The district's primary thoroughfare is Peachtree Street, which contains most of the restaurants, hotels, and office buildings.
The intersection of Andrew Young International Boulevard and Peachtree Street is generally considered the center of Downtown Atlanta. Clustered around this area are some restaurants such as Hooters, Ray's In the City and McDonalds. The Westin-Peachtree Plaza is located in this area as well.
Hotels
As its name suggests, the Hotel District is the home of many of Atlanta's signature hotels. Tourists coming to Atlanta for conventions typically stay in the hotels in this district. Some of those hotels include:
- Westin-Peachtree Plaza
- Marriott Marquis
- Ritz Carlton
- Sheraton
- Omni Hotel
- Hilton
- The Ellis
- Embassy Suites Atlanta
- Renaissance Hotel
All of these hotels are located in walking distance to many of Atlanta's tourist attractions, such as the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca Cola, Centennial Olympic Park, and the CNN Center, as well as other facilities such as Philips Arena, Georgia World Congress Center, and the Georgia Dome.
References
- ^ http://www.atlantadowntown.com/DoingBusiness_Downtown_Neighborhoods.asp CAP/ADID Doing Business - Atlanta-at-a-Glance