Indianapolis is undergoing a transformation and if you haven’t seen our great city recently, you have to check it out.

And at the center of it all is the new JW Marriott Indianapolis hotel, scheduled to open in February 2011.

My name is Scott Blalock and I’m the General Manager of the JW Marriott Indianapolis. Welcome to my blog. I hope you’ll follow my blog for periodic updates as I take you on the journey of this spectacular hotel. Along the way, I’ll give you updates on the construction of the hotel as well as other key milestones we reach in preparation for our opening.

The JW Marriott Indianapolis is truly a magnificent hotel. It stands at 34 stories tall – the tallest hotel in Indiana – and the entire façade is made of locally assembled sparkling blue glass panels. 7,300 glass panels to be exact. And that’s just the outside! Inside you’ll find an incredible array of beautiful materials coming together to form a superb product. From the luxurious bedding to the large, high-definition plasma-screen TVs, this is going to become an iconic hotel for Indiana and the United States.

Construction is ahead of schedule, and we have over 500 people working hard every day to keep it that way. The building was topped off last December and the hoists will be coming down in July. Carpeting and wall coverings are complete in over 700 of our 1,005 rooms. In short, we’re getting ready! The Grand Opening is set for February 2011.

We can’t wait to open our doors to you so that you can see it for yourself!

Until next time,

Scott Blalock