The Sheraton Birmingham Hotel will be renovated as part of Marriott International's revitalization of the hotel brand.

The upcoming renovations are in the early planning stages, said Tad Snider, chief executive officer of the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority, which owns the hotel. The entire hotel including guest rooms, public spaces and meeting spaces will receive a makeover, he said.

The BJCC will pay for the renovations, Snider said. The cost and timeline of the renovations haven't been determined yet.

Marriott announced in early June plans to revamp the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts brand. Sheraton is the third largest of Marriott's 30 brands by room count.

"From the moment we closed the Starwood merger in late 2016, the revitalization of Sheraton has been a top priority for our company," Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International said in a statement. "We knew that the way to restore this incredible brand was focus and collaboration with our hotel owners."

In early June, Marriott said 25 percent of the owners of Sheraton hotels have committed to spending about $500 million on renovations of hotels across the country.

Sheraton Birmingham Hotel has 757 guest rooms, restaurants, public space and the largest ballroom in the state of Alabama.

Snider said the last renovation of the hotel was in 2006-07.

"Periodic renovation and investment to maintain any hotel property at a high standard and meet guest expectations is standard operating procedure in the hotel industry," he said. "As such, maintaining hotel operations during a property renovation is a known commodity and the management team of the Sheraton Birmingham is experienced in the sales and operation of a hotel as it undergoes renovation."

Marriott showcased some of its forthcoming upgrades at the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference in New York.

According to a USA Today report, the lobbies will have a town square feel and offer comfortable seating and communal tables for guests and privacy booths for phone calls. Tables in the lobby areas will have lockable drawers for guests to store items. Guests will be able to reserve partially enclosed meeting areas through the Marriott mobile app.

Updated guestrooms will include desks that can be raised and lowered. USB ports will be located in the center of the tables. Guestroom bathrooms will be larger and have 6-foot showers and 5-foot vanity. The vanities will have smart mirror with LED lighting with dimming.