The Los Angeles Times has reported several renovation projects in southern California are expected to be finished by the end of 2009, with some projects scaled back and delayed, but only a few terminated.

A $30 million renovation is currently taking place at the 285-room, 16-story Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Changes will affect the décor, guest room furniture, bathrooms, pool and spa. Guest rooms will be furnished in pastel hues and traditional style. They will feature marble bathrooms with vanity TV, customized extra-stuffed Sealy mattresses with pillows and linens and French doors that lead to private balconies.

Located south of downtown in Palm Springs, the new Ace Hotel & Swim Club will feature its signature eclectic design and a Bohemian-camping style with vintage furniture and walls covered with drapes.

Situated on the Marineland site of the Pacific in Rancho Palos Verdes, the $450 million development of the 582-room Terranea Resort theme park will enable each guest room and ballroom to have a view of the resort’s peninsula location. The resort will feature a 25,000-square-foot spa, nine-hole golf course, three pools and a cliff-side bar.

By the end of 2009, the $600 million development of the Hollywood and Vine is expected to be completed. The $350-million development includes 305-rooms, W Hollywood Hotel & Residences, which will feature a French brasserie, a big rooftop lounge and a nightclub.

A $35 million remodeling of the 1,354-room Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites is also currently in progress. Renovations include a $500,000 refurbishment to the L.A. Prime steakhouse and the BonaVista, the hotel’s revolving 34th-floor cocktail lounge.

Construction is in progress on the Ritz-Carlton and an 878-room JW Marriott hotel. Both are likely to become operational by 2010. They will apportion floors at the $2.5 billion L.A. Live complex’s 54-story tower.

The Newport Beach Marriott Bayview water-view hotel is undergoing a $30 million upgrade that involves granite countertops, new bedding and flat-screen TVs.

The 900-room Wilshire Grand Los Angeles hotel is in its last phase of remodeling, which involves new room décor, flat-screen TVs and new beds. Marc Loge, public relations director, said the economic slump enabled the hotel to expedite its refurbishment.