Ophelia Hotel shaping up
Construction on The Ophelia Hotel and Conference Center at Lakeside Park in Marble Falls. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey
The steel skeleton of The Ophelia Hotel and Conference Center near Lakeside Park in Marble Falls is going up as of Aug. 19.
After a long, bumpy road, construction of the boutique hospitality hotspot is on a trajectory for an October 2026 completion date, months after a spring 2026 finish date given earlier this year.
The 127-room hotel will feature an attached restaurant and bar and overlook Lake Marble Falls.
The project has been in the works since 2019 but faced significant delays during the COVID-19 pandemic and upheavals in business partnerships.
The city of Marble Falls and its Economic Development Corp. are heavily invested in the hotel and conference center, having provided $7.6 million in incentives, including the land, with the hopes of stimulating the downtown economy.
The Ophelia is expected to have a $200 million gross impact on the local economy within the first 10 years after its completion.
Build, baby, build.
Does anyone know if this will block the lake view from downtown?