Request for proposals are simply proposals from firms interested in developing the hotel project and are submitted to the city. The deadline for the hotel proposals is May 31, 2001 and proposals would be reviewed by a committee and the City Commission shortly there after. A final decision on which proposal to accept would not be made until later in the year.

The hotel, to be anchored by the planned McAllen Convention Center, should be a first class, full service hotel with at least 200 rooms, and the proposals begin the process of identifying a hotel development team that represents the high quality standards of McAllen. 

The hotel will be located on a 168-acre, city-owned, vacant tract of land with boundaries that include Galveston Avenue to the north, 29th Street to the east, Expressway 83 to the south and Ware Road to the west.

Architects Raymond Gignac & Associates of Corpus Christi and Thompson, Ventulett and Stainbeck of Atlanta Georgia were chosen by the City to design the convention center to be located contiguous to the hotel.