An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".
A rooftop swimming pool is part of multi-million pound BT Tower redevelopment plans, MCR Hotels says.
Designers say Union House is in a poor state and needs modernising.
The former Greens Hotel in Gretna near the Scotland-England border could become a business centre.
Whitbread says it will also remodel its 197 hotel restaurants as part of a five-year savings plan.
The hotel in Water Oakley wanted to install sports courts but the project has been dismissed twice.
The proposal is for a 122-bedroom hotel in the city centre operating under the Moxy brand.
John Nowell says his key card allowed him into a room that was occupied by a guest taking a shower.
The government says a number of different services were available to get a rating.
