InterContinental Hotels Group Expands Midscale Extended-Stay Portfolio in South Florida
Candlewood Suites hotel to open in Ft. Lauderdale just minutes from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Intern
ATLANTA, GA, January 20,2006. InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announces plans for a new 71-room Candlewood Suites hotel near Ft. Lauderdale's air and cruise port terminals in South Florida. The new property is expected to open late 2006 and will be Ft. Lauderdale's first Candlewood Suites hotel.
Guests at the upcoming Candlewood Suites Ft. Lauderdale can take advantage of the hotel's just-like-home complimentary amenities, including high-speed internet access, free local phone calls, free on-site guest laundry and a 24-hour fitness center. Unique to Candlewood Suites, guests can also enjoy the convenience of the Candlewood Cupboard(R), where a variety of beverages, breakfast items, snacks, frozen entrees and sundries can be purchased on the honor system at any time. Additionally, guests of the future Candlewood Suites Ft. Lauderdale can visit the free Lending Library, where movies and music are available for use in guestrooms, which all feature a VCR/DVD and CD player.
"Candlewood Suites hotels are carefully designed to meet the particular needs of longer-staying guests," said Gina LaBarre, vice president, Brand Management, Candlewood Suites. "When business or personal matters require travel for a week or more, guests find that the design of our guest suites and the amenities we provide allow them to live comfortably and keep a daily routine similar to that of home."
Standard Candlewood Suites guestrooms feature studio or one-bedroom suite floor plans with a full kitchen, large workspace with comfortable desk chair and overhead lighting, overstuffed recliner, VCR/DVD and CD player and two-line telephones with voice mail, 24-hour front desk, express checkout, complimentary shuttle service to area attractions and businesses and complimentary parking.
"Our new Candlewood Suites hotel will enable our guests to live according to their own schedules, not the hotel's," said Mary Mathurin, director of sales, Candlewood Suites Ft. Lauderdale.
The hotel will be situated just minutes from the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades Cruise Port, Broward County Convention Center and the downtown business and shopping districts. Key businesses such as Motor Services Hugo Stamp, Inc., Intec Maritime Offshore Ship and Land Operations, Broward General Medical Center, Broward County Government, Sun Sentinel News Corporate Offices, Sunseeker USA, Inc. and Signature Flight Support are close to the hotel as well as several yacht brokers, marinas, and airline-affiliated companies.
The Candlewood Suites Ft. Lauderdale is owned by 84 Investments, Inc., and managed by Luckey's Management Inc., under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group. The new hotel will be located at 1120 State Rd. 84, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 33315. Telephone: (954) 316-1150; Facsimile: (954) 316-1151.
The InterContinental Hotels Group portfolio in Florida is represented by six of its brands, including the upper upscale, upscale, full service, limited service, upscale extended stay and midscale extended stay segments with 157 hotels and more than 25,000 rooms.
About Candlewood Suites Hotels
Candlewood Suites is focused on comfort, space and value. In fact, Candlewood Suites was ranked Best Extended-Stay hotel for the 2005 third quarter Market Metrix Hospitality Index (MMHI), based on 35,000 customer interviews, the largest and most in-depth measure of hotel, airline and car rental performance available today. Candlewood Suites also tied for the highest ranking in the extended-stay segment for guest satisfaction in the recent J.D. Power and Associates 2004 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study.
At more than 110 properties located throughout North America, guests find spacious studio and one-bedroom suites each with their own fully equipped kitchen, large workspace, overstuffed recliner, VCR and CD player, complimentary high-speed internet access and two-line telephones with voice mail. The complimentary fitness center and guest laundry are open around the clock, and the Candlewood Cupboard(R) is open 24 hours for snacks, refreshments, entr'ees and other necessities. Candlewood Suites hotels offer guests all of this at a very comfortable price.
Candlewood Suites participates in Priority Club Rewards, the world's first and most global hotel loyalty program spanning almost 3,600 hotels in nearly 100 countries. Members earn their choice of points toward free hotel nights or merchandise, or earn frequent flyer miles with more than 40 domestic and international airline partners. Enrollment in Priority Club Rewards is free. Guests enroll online at www.priorityclub.com, by calling 1-888-211-9874 or at the front desk of any Candlewood Suites hotel.
For more information or to book a reservation, go to www.candlewoodsuites.com or call 1-888-CANDLEWOOD.
Note to Editors:
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, almost 3,600 hotels and 539,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club(R) Rewards.
InterContinental Hotels Group offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ichotelsgroup.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards program at www.priorityclub.com.
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