Clarence Fanto | The Bottom Line: Can We Really Fill All These Hotel Rooms?

Who’s going to stay in all these new hotels being built or expanded in Lenox and the vicinity? That’s the most frequently-asked question I’ve heard this summer, so here are some possible answers as more rooms come on line next year and beyond. From all available anecdotal evidence, this has been a blockbuster season for tourism. That’s music to the ears of town leaders who rely heavily on taxes from lodging and meals to make municipal ends meet and avoid wallet-busting property tax increases. Read more about the hotel industry >>