New and Coming Soon to Huntsville
Huntsville is growing, and with that growth comes even more options for visitors. From new restaurants and hotels, to entertainment and mixed-use developments, the list of reasons to plan your trip to the Rocket City just keeps getting longer! Bonus: check out our list of New and Coming Soon Restaurants for a deeper dive into what's new to Huntsville's dining scene.
Downtown Huntsville:
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Autograph Collection by Marriott - 187 rooms, a rooftop bar, banquet/conference space, and two full-service restaurants, anticipated late 2024
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New mixed-use development coming to former Coca Cola bottling site - hotel, dining, and retail
New Bars and Eateries:
MidCity Huntsville
Features:
- Marriott Aloft Hotel will be the ideal getaway when visiting MidCity. Once completed, Aloft will have six stories and offer 130 guest rooms
- Hotel Indigo – 120 rooms (opening fall 2024)
- Outdoor lovers rejoice! REI Co-Op has opened a location in MidCity. Inside, the store has everything one would need to camp, hike, climb, cycle, paddle, and run during every season.
- Trader Joe's - now open!
- Highpoint Climbing and Fitness
- Dave & Buster's
- Topgolf Huntsville
- The Camp
- Wahlburger's
- Kung Fu Tea
- Kamado Ramen
- Color Me Mine
- Coming soon: state-of-the-art Orion Amphitheater
CityCentre at Big Spring
Visitors now get a stellar view of Big Spring International Park by staying at the new AC Hotel. The new 120-room hotel is within walking distance of the Von Braun Center, downtown restaurants, shopping, and events.
Features:
- Alabama's only AC Hotel with 120 rooms
- Rooftop bar and restaurant - BarVista
- Eclipse Studio Living
- 3,000 sq. ft. of meeting and event space
Town Madison
Features:
- Rocket City Trash Pandas Minor League Baseball at Toyota Field
- Mixed-use retail and residential space
- Home2 Suites Hotel - 107 rooms
- avid Hotel - 87 rooms
- The Yard Milkshake Bar
- Marriott, Town Madison – 200+ rooms – to be announced
- The Hub - J. Alexander's, Panera Bread, and more
Stovehouse
Features:
- Food Garden, including Kamado Ramen, Oh Crepe, Pourhouse wine and cocktail bar, El Cazador, Fresko Grill, Parm & Pepper (now open!)
- Charlie Foster's Coffee
- Oscar Moon's Milkshakes
- Office and meeting/event space
- Retail hub at Gaslight Alley - now open!
- Southern Brewers Cooperative - coming Fall 2021
Expansions and Updates
Von Braun Center
- Mars Music Hall - now open
- Rhythm on Monroe - now open
- The addition of a new ballroom/multi-purpose space of 35,000 sq. ft. that will include an outdoor terrace
- Renovation of the existing North Hall
- The addition of 14,000 sq. ft. of breakout meeting space
- New pre-function/lobby of 15,000 sq. ft.
- New concourse that will seamlessly connect the existing South Hall concourse and the Embassy Suites hotel
- Extension of the existing concourse leading from the Concert Hall and Arena to the newly constructed facilities
- The addition of a new full-service kitchen
John Hunt Park
A world-class cross country course and sand volleyball venue with a pavilion personify the ambitious plan to revitalize and expand the facilities at John Hunt Park. Also added to the park, or in the works: new soccer and lacrosse fields, a disc golf course, a 15-acre festival site, walking and cycling paths, renovations of the Wilcoxon Ice Complex and a dramatic transformation for Joe W. Davis Stadium into a multi-use complex for high school football, soccer, lacrosse and other events.
New Hotels
Other new hotels announced for Huntsville/Madison County
- Hyatt Place at Bridge Street Town Centre - 110 rooms, now open
- Fairfield Inn - 80 rooms, now open


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