When viewers watch the latest news on CNN, they are watching a network based at the CNN Center, home also to the Atlanta Omni Hotel, one of the most well known hotels in the city. This downtown Atlanta hotel encompasses a 15 story high rise connected by skywalk to a 24 story tower, completed in 2004. The Omni, a quick 15 minutes from Hartsfield International Airport, sits opposite Centennial Olympic Park and connects to the Philips Arena and the Georgia World Congress Center. Fitness freaks will appreciate the abundant running and walking trails located in and around Centennial Olympic Park. The Omni also is the closest hotel to the Georgia Dome, home to the NFL Falcons. Guests can walk to many downtown attractions, stores and entertainment venues.

Amenities include underground access to the MARTA rail line, CNN Center food court and post office, and the extensive Turner Athletic Club. With views of Centennial Olympic Park and downtown Atlanta, the hotel's open kitchen Prime Meridian Restaurant draws tourists, locals and CNN employees. Latitudes Bistro and Lounge provides plenty of people watching space.

With Art Deco overtones, soft hues of cream and mauve, and oversized furnishings, guestrooms are well equipped with movies, triple phone lines and WebTV. Through floor to ceiling windows, the rooms present views of the atrium terrace, the downtown skyline or the Centennial Olympic Park. They also include workstations with modem connections.

Guests can ask staff at the front desk for "Get Fit Kits," which include floor mats, hand weights and elastic bands for mini workouts in their guest rooms rather than traipsing to the fitness center.

Leisure and business travelers to this Capital of the New South will find the Omni Hotel at CNN Center a perfect location close to everything in this bustling downtown, which sets the standards for all other downtowns.