New luxury hotel coming to secret Atlanta area resort

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — One of Atlanta’s top resorts will soon have another reason for guests to come visit. According to a release, Foxhall Resort has been approved to build a five-story, 250-room Westin Hotel with a 50,000 square-foot conference center on the resort’s property.

Foxhall sits 20 minutes south of the Atlanta airport off South Fulton Parkway. Don’t let the location fool you. While it’s only 20 minutes from the country’s busiest airport, it feels a world away.

“You’ve got this 1,100 acres that was built as an equestrian facility and we’ve kind of built around those elements and built the resort around that to make it a place when people come out, where they have a sense of decompression and they can come out and be as active as they want with all the activities, but it’s also a place to relax,” Foxhall President Harrison Merrill Jr. told WSBTV.com’s Nelson Hicks on a recent visit.

Construction is slated to begin in the third quarter of 2022, with an opening scheduled for 2024.

“Foxhall Resort has become a global go-to destination for corporate retreats, weddings, outdoor enthusiasts and families seeking fun and adventure just 20 minutes from the Atlanta airport,” said Merrill Jr. “We’re excited to introduce more people to this beautiful land and the outdoor experiences here, and in so doing, to create an economic juggernaut for Douglas County.”

“The Westin Resort and Conference Center is anticipated to generate more than 400 jobs and millions of dollars in sales tax revenue and ad valorem taxes for Douglas County and the Douglas County School System over the next 15 years,” noted a release about the hotel. “Together the new Westin and the existing Foxhall Resort are anticipated to attract more than 100,000 people to Douglas County along with an estimated 1,000 corporate events, weddings and social gatherings each year.”

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“We envision one of the largest economic development corridors in the United States along the South Fulton Parkway between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Foxhall Resort. We’re excited to be at the forefront of that vision,” said Foxhall Resort Founder Harrison Merrill Sr.

“Foxhall Resort is the Merrill family’s vision of a resort paradise in metropolitan Atlanta where families and groups can enjoy fantastic outdoor experiences, sporting activities and beauty to create many memories and photographic moments together which will last a lifetime,” added Merrill Sr.

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