Buffalo Lodging Opens 122-room Hampton Inn in Portland, ME
Hotel Owned by Mark Woglom and Greg Kirsch
BUFFALO, NY - August 8, 2011 - Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC, a hotel development and third party management company, is proud to announce that the Hampton Inn Portland/Downtown-Waterfront hotel is now open at 209 Fore Street in Portland, Maine's Old Port area. The hotel is owned by Mark Woglom and Greg Kirsch, holding title through 209 Fore Street LLC. It was constructed by the Opechee Construction Corporation of Belmont, New Hampshire, which has designed and built 30 hotels in New England since 2000.
A fully integrated hotel development and management organization, Buffalo Lodging is providing operations, sales and marketing, human resource, and accounting services for the new hotel. Buffalo Lodging Associates, in partnership with Benderson Properties, owns and operates hotels in New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Florida, New Jersey, Missouri, and Ontario, Canada.
“We are very excited to be part of opening this Hampton Inn hotel in Maine,” stated Kimberly Tobias, regional vice president of operations for Buffalo Lodging Associates. “This is the first hotel Buffalo Lodging has opened in the state, and we couldn't be more pleased with the hard work and effort put forth by the entire staff to make the opening a success.”
The 122-room, six-story Hampton Inn Portland/Downtown-Waterfront hotel is easily accessible off I-295 and I-95, five miles from the Portland International Jetport, and offers complimentary airport transportation for guests. The hotel is within walking distance to Casco Bay Lines ferry terminal, ocean excursions and sailing tours, boutique shops, museums and galleries, restaurants and cafes.
Hampton Inn Portland/Downtown-Waterfront offers several amenities including a complimentary hot and fresh breakfast buffet served daily, On the Run® breakfast bags, complimentary Wi-Fi, and the brand's 100% Hampton Guarantee, which guarantees each guest full satisfaction or their night's stay is free. Each guest room features the clean and fresh Hampton bed™, a work desk with ergonomic chair, a flat screen cable television, an in-room microwave, mini-fridge, coffee maker, and iron with ironing board. The hotel also features a select number of studio suites, offering separate living and sleeping areas in addition to a wet bar, microwave, mini-fridge, and a sleeper sofa.
Additional hotel highlights include valet parking, the Sebago Brewing Company restaurant, an indoor heated pool, state-of-the-art fitness center featuring Precor equipment, and 924 square feet of meeting space accommodating up to 50 people. The conference room features Wi-Fi access, a 120” projection screen, a 46” HDTV with surround sound, Blue-Ray DVD, and catering services.
Buffalo Lodging's mission is to develop well-branded quality hotels while applying progressive management skills and services in operating hotels for its own account as well other hotel third party management services, and is constantly seeking new opportunities throughout the country.
To request more information about Hampton Inn Portland/Downtown-Waterfront, please call (207) 775-1454 or visit www.hamptondowntownportland.com.
For more information about Buffalo Lodging Associates' development program and management services please contact Cole Fach at (781) 344-4435 or [email protected] or visit our group of award winning hotels at www.buffalolodging.com.