Catherine’s got a great photo tour of the new Courtyard by Marriott’s interior over on the Visit Decatur, GA blog.

Looks like there are a lot of new and interesting features, including Decatur art in the hotel rooms!  Groovy.

Photo courtesy of Visit Decatur, GA

Regina Brewer sends in this one-of-a-kind press release for us!.

The Decatur Old House Fair or as some like to call it “Why did I buy this money pit and will these people tell me how to fix stuff?” event

Yep, it’s spring, when a young man or woman’s thoughts turn to “what color should I paint our house?” or “I’m not going another summer without insulating this place” or better yet “I am not sharing a bathroom with my three boys any longer! I need an architect and a contractor!”

It’s time for the Decatur Old House Fair on Saturday, February 18th at the NEW Courtyard by Marriott! That’s right, you too can wonder around from seminar to seminar trying to listen to really smart people tell you how to do cool stuff to your old house. What kind of cool stuff? Fixing those wood windows that are currently painted shut and have tub and tile caulk for glazing (oh, wait, those were my windows!). How about learning how to research the history and style of your house and find out if Leila Ross Wilburn designed it. died in it, walked by it, or maybe she ignored it entirely, but you love it anyway. Hate your weed filled yard with bald patches and three half dead Nandina’s as “landscaping”?

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Dave sends in this pic from Clairemont Road, as the new Courtyard by Marriott sign goes up at the old Holiday Inn.

A new era of hospitality is upon us!!  Can you taste it!?