Shamin Heads for Maryland
WASHINGTON, DC, February 08, 2006. Shamin Hotels are planning to open their first hotel venture in Maryland with the 155-room Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/Greenbelt property.
The company's target is to double its hotel portfolio over the next five years. Scheduled to open in Spring 2006, the new Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/Greenbelt hotel will boast the latest in guestroom technology, from complimentary high speed Internet access and remote printing to the hotel's complimentary 24-hour business center to the innovative Garden Sleep System bed.
The hotel will also offer a full service restaurant that will present a hot, made-to-order breakfast and a la carte breakfast options as well as room service dining or in the American Grill restaurant.
According to Chief Operating Officer Neil Amin, "While we have many choices in what brands we are developing and managing, we felt that Hilton Garden Inn would be the ideal product for this market based on the customer and business needs in the Washington DC/Greenbelt area."
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