Complex sentence: Formerly the W New Orleans Hotel, it was given the temporary name Hotel New Orleans Downtown on July 15,2014 while it underwent a $29 million renovation that convert it into the Le Méridien New Orleans on December 15,2014.
Split into simpler sentences: Formerly the W New Orleans Hotel, it was given the temporary name Hotel New Orleans Downtown on July 15,2014 while it underwent a $29 million renovation. It became the Le Méridien New Orleans on December 15,2014.