BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS

The newly renovated Holiday Inn will host its grand reopening today

with a tour at 11 a.m. and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m.

Hanford Hotels, owner of the property, has expanded the inn to 230

rooms with two executive suites and 9,000 square feet of banquet and

meeting space with Internet connections, a 24 Hour Fitness center, a new

Hanford Restaurant and a business center.

“I think it’s definitely continued to raise the bar as far as the

quality of accommodations here locally, and it is just in keeping with

the continued improvement in downtown Costa Mesa and the South Coast

Metro area,” spokesman Dan Pittman said. “It’s got a brand new face, a

new facade, as well as an almost total inside renovation.”

Hanford Hotels spent about $7 million on the renovation.

The Holiday Inn, along with the Hilton Hotel, will host the Costa Mesa

Orange County Jazz Festival in August.

The hotel is at 3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 540-7000.