Here's a look at new Atlanta hotels, conference centers, restaurants, private rooms, and other spaces to open for events this fall. The new and renovated Atlanta venues are available for conferences, meetings, corporate parties, weddings, fund-raisers, outdoor functions, business dinners, teambuilding activities, and more.
Offering a panoramic view of the Atlanta skyline atop Ponce City Market, Skyline Park opened in June. The outdoor rooftop space offers miniature golf, boardwalk- and amusement park-style games and rides, and a concessions menu that includes snow cones and hot dogs. The park offers 9,000 square feet of space available for special events, which can accommodate 450 reception-style. Beer garden Nine Mile Station is slated to open adjacent to the park in August.
The Atlanta Marriott Marquis completed an extensive renovation in June. The $78 million project added new mid-century interiors to the hotel's 1,633 guest rooms and 94 suites, and tech and food upgrades to the concierge lounge. Along with faster Internet, the hotel's 160,00 square feet of meeting and event space now has a bolder, more contemporary interior with refreshed carpeting and artwork.
Restaurateurs Billy and Jenn Streck opened their first solo concept, Hampton & Hudson, in Inman Park in May. The two-story community-driven restaurant serves American fare and features 4,800 square feet of space that includes a mezzanine, central bar, patio, and private dining areas. The interior, designed by Atlanta local Tobin Hagler, features 1800s barn wood, colonial bar stools, an antique cash register, and tables decorated with flowers in mason jars. The entire restaurant, which is available for buyouts, seats 145 inside and 50 on the patio; for smaller private events, a private dining room seats 40 and the mezzanine also seats 40.
South City Kitchen Buckhead opened off Peachtree Road in May. The third outpost from Fifth Restaurant Group serves its signature Southern cuisine, which includes buttermilk fried chicken, biscuits, and cornbread with local flavors that change seasonally. The 6,000-square-foot space seats 155 in the main dining room and 50 in a private dining room. The restaurant also has a two-tiered patio that seats 65.
Second Self Beer Company's renovated tasting room opened in July. Three times the size of the old tasting room, the 4,000-square-foot space has a conference room and a 24-foot bar, with 2,300 square feet available for events. The tasting room, which was designed by Square Feet Studio, can accommodate 180 for receptions. The space will also have regular chef pop-ups and a separate kitchen for catered events.
National wine bar and live music venue brand City Winery opened its first Atlanta outpost at Ponce City Market in June. The expansive venue, which has a 400-bottle wine list and serves Mediterranean-inspired fare, is ideal for a variety of special events with two private dining rooms that seat 50 and 24. Other spaces include an oak barrel room that seats 40; a cellar private dining room that seats 26; a private winery room that accommodates as many as 100 for a cocktail reception; a main dining room that seats 140; a patio that seats 80; and the concert venue—its largest space—which accommodates 250 for a seated dinner and 350 for a cocktail reception. The entire venue is available for buyouts for as many as 900 people.
Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall completed an expansion with its outdoor "grove" concept in April. More than doubling the space of the initial venue—which serves campfire-inspired cuisine—the 4,000-square-foot outdoor bar features a menu of curated cocktails served from a vintage camper. The dog-friendly area is also furnished with Adirondack chairs, beer garden-style tables, and ping-pong tables. The space can hold 150 seated and 300 standing, and is available for cocktail receptions.
Asheville, North Carolina-based restaurant chain Tupelo Honey Cafe opened its first Atlanta outpost in Sandy Springs in June. Focused on Southern comfort cuisine—which includes its signature sweet potato pancakes, apple cider bacon, and buttermilk fried chicken—the restaurant also features Southern-inspired decor from numerous local artists, as well as an open-air kitchen. The 6,800-square-foot space seats 163 inside and 43 on the patio. Additionally, the restaurant has a semiprivate dining space that seats as many as 20.
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Atlanta Perimeter Dunwoody opened in May. The 132-room hotel, which is located near the Perimeter Center Mall and Legoland, has complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and a business center with printing. For meetings, the hotel has a 500-square-foot space that seats 35.
Home2 Suites by Hilton opened in downtown Atlanta in June. The nine-floor hotel has 128 suites and was converted from an existing 106-year-old building. The hotel has a 324-square-foot meeting space with free Wi-Fi that seats 30 classroom- and theater-style. Audiovisual equipment is also available to rent.
