InterContinental Opens a Candlewood in Central Oklahoma
Moore's first Candlewood Suites is city's first extended-stay hotel
MOORE, OK, May 8, 2006. InterContinental Hotels Group announced the opening of a new 69-room Candlewood Suites hotel in central Oklahoma (US). The new property is Moore's first Candlewood Suites hotel and first extended-stay hotel.
Guests at the $4.3 million Candlewood Suites Oklahoma City-Moore 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 Candlewood Suites Oklahoma City-Moore 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. The Candlewood Suites Oklahoma City-Moore also offers a business center, 24-hour front desk, complimentary wired and wireless high speed Internet access throughout the lobby and guestrooms, complimentary parking, and same day laundry and valet.
'We are delighted to be Moore's first extended-stay hotel,' said Harry Patel, managing partner, Kusum Hospitality. 'The Candlewood Suites will provide visitors a home away from home with its residential amenities.'
The hotel is conveniently situated just off I-35. Key businesses such as Tinker Air Force Base and York International are close to the hotel as well as several restaurants and shops. Downtown Oklahoma City is just minutes away.
The Candlewood Suites Oklahoma City-Moore is owned by SAJ, LLC and managed by Kusum Hospitality, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group. The new hotel is located at 1701 N. Moore Ave., Moore, Okla., 73160. Telephone: (405) 735-5151; Facsimile: (405) 735-5155.
The InterContinental Hotels Group portfolio in Oklahoma is represented by five of its brands, including the upscale, full service, limited service, upscale extended stay and mid-scale extended stay segments with nearly 40 hotels and more than 4,000 rooms.
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