North Point Opens Three Hotels in Second Half of 2009
Portfolio Now Includes Nine Hotels and 1,177-rooms
Alpharetta, GA - May 12, 2010 - North Point Hospitality Group had a very busy second half of 2009 as the award winning hotel developer and operator opened three new hotels between June and December. NPHG added 474 rooms to their portfolio with the opening of the 194 unit Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Vanderbilt / West End in June quickly followed by the opening of the 160 unit SpringHill Suites Savannah Historic District in September. Just before the end of the year, the company opened the 120 unit Hampton Inn & Suites Savannah Midtown, bringing the total number of hotels in their portfolio to nine with 1177 rooms.
“Having developed and opened these hotels in a difficult economic environment, we are now poised to enjoy the benefits of having top-tier branded hotels in markets with high barriers to entry as the hospitality industry as well as our nation's economy in general improves”, said S. Jay Patel, President & Chief Executive Officer of North Point Hospitality Group.
For more information on North Point Hospitality Group, please contact Whip Triplett at whiptriplett@msn.com or visit www.northpointhospitality.com.
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