Troy

Downtown Troy's new Courtyard by Marriott hotel will officially open Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. The 132-room, $18.66 million hotel, developed by Latham-based First Columbia LLC in a joint venture with Hampstead America LLC, will be managed by Rochester-based DelMonte Hotel Group.

The Courtyard by Marriott hosted its first guests Tuesday night.

The hotel, on the Hudson shoreline, features a lobby bistro serving breakfast and dinner items as well as cocktails, a gym, conference rooms, and outdoor patio with three fire pits. It's adjacent to Hedley Park Place, an office building owned by First Columbia that has attracted a number of technology firms.

Hotel rooms feature views of the Hudson River and of the Troy cityscape. A planned riverfront path will run past the hotel, which is within walking distance of restaurants, brewpubs and downtown shops.