Renovations Completed at Philadelphia Crowne Plaza
OCTOBER 23, 2009 - Gulph Creek Hotels, a leading Mid Atlantic hotel development and management company, is pleased to announce the completion of an $8 million renovation to the 333-room Crowne Plaza located on City Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The renovation included all guest rooms; an indoor and outdoor pool; a complimentary 24-hour Fitness Center, equipped with strength and cardiovascular machines; a Business Center with high-speed Internet, copy and fax machines, courier service and much more; Avenue Grill Restaurant; lobby and meeting space as part of the conversion of the property from a Holiday Inn. Gulph Creek Hotels took over operation of the hotel in May 2009.
“The community has been very responsive to the renovations and repositioning of the property to an upscale, reasonably-priced hotel,” said Amy Gancasz, President of Gulph Creek Hotels. “The Crowne Plaza is centrally located with respect to our regional hotel portfolio, allowing us to leverage our 20-person sales force and long-term relationships with meeting and travel planners to drive new business to the Hotel.”
About Crowne Plaza Philadelphia City Avenue Located just off the Interstate 76, within a short distance of Center City Philadelphia, Conshohocken, Manayunk and Philadelphia's Main Line, the Crowne Plaza is The Place to Meet. The Crowne Plaza provides 7,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, a Crowne Meetings Director, meeting services that include a 2-Hour Response Guarantee and a 24-hour business center. Additional amenities include Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel, well-equipped fitness center, swimming pool, full-service restaurant and bar and concierge service, as well as FREE parking that directly surrounds the hotel. The hotel's newly renovated rooms feature the Crowne Plaza Sleep Advantage Program, which includes: comfortable new Beds - Quiet Zones, Sleep Amenities and a Guaranteed Wake-Up Call.
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