InterContinental Opens Holiday Inn Express Baltimore
Limited-Service Brand to open just minutes from downtown Baltimore
ATLANTA, GA, April 12, 2006. InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms announces plans for a 123-room Holiday Inn Express, near M&T Bank Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (US). The newly renovated property is expected to open in early spring 2006.
Guests at the upcoming Holiday Inn Express Baltimore at the Stadiums will experience a comfortable and smart environment with innovative preferred guest upgrades to ensure a productive stay while traveling for business or leisure. The Express Start(R) breakfast bar, a complimentary caf'e-style breakfast bar features a proprietary cinnamon roll and Smart Roast(R) coffee as well as other morning favorites. The SimplySmart(TM) shower incorporates a proprietary Stay Smart(TM) Kohler showerhead, upgraded 100 percent cotton terry towels and a new line of cinnamon-scented bath products. And, beginning in April guests will enjoy the SimplySmart(TM) bedding collection where guests will find new crisp fresh bedding which features an attractive decorative top sheet, a medium-weight duvet blanket and soft 200 thread-count sheets. Simply Smart bedding is currently being implemented at Holiday Inn Express hotels across the country.
'Holiday Inn Express hotels are designed to be the smart choice for value-conscious business and leisure travelers,' said Verchele Mills, vice president, Brand Management, Holiday Inn Express. 'With nearly 1,600 properties worldwide and just over 400 properties in the pipeline, the Holiday Inn Express portfolio continues to expand in urban markets like downtown Baltimore, while still providing our guests with an enhanced stay experience at a great value.'
The newly renovated property offers a variety of amenities such as in-room refrigerators and 27' flat-screen televisions. Standard Holiday Inn Express guest rooms feature comfortable queen or king-sized beds, a sitting area with a lounge chair, in room coffee machine featuring complimentary Smart Roast 100% Arabica coffee. Business travelers will find large desks with ergonomic chairs, free high-speed internet access and free local phone and toll free (U.S. and Canada only), two phones with private voicemail and complimentary USA Today newspapers. In addition, the Holiday Inn Express Baltimore at the Stadiums participates in Priority Club Rewards, the world's first and most global hotel loyalty program spanning more than 3,600 hotels in nearly 100 countries. Guests enroll free online at www.priorityclub.com, by calling 1-888-211-9874 or at the front desk of any Holiday Inn Express hotel.
'More than $2.5 million has been invested to convert this property from an independent hotel to a Holiday Inn Express and we are looking forward to the end result,' said Eugene Morris, Jr., general manager. 'Holiday Inn Express is modern, fresh, clean and uncomplicated and a perfect fit for downtown Baltimore.'
The property is within walking distance to stadiums for two of Baltimore's professional sports teams, the National Football League's Ravens and Major League Baseball's Orioles. The famous Baltimore Inner Harbor and the Baltimore Convention Center are also a short drive from the hotel.
The Holiday Inn Express Baltimore at the Stadiums is owned and managed by Baywood Hotels, Inc., under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group and is located at1701 Russell Street, Baltimore, Md., 21230. Telephone: 410-727-1818; Facsimile: 410-727-0701.
There are now 14 Holiday Inn Express hotels with more than 1,300 guestrooms in the state of Maryland with the addition of the Holiday Inn Express Baltimore at the Stadiums. The InterContinental Hotels Group portfolio in Baltimore is represented by six of its brands, including the upper upscale, upscale, full service, limited service, upscale extended stay and mid-scale extended stay segments with 38 hotels and more than 6,000 rooms.
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