Donald R. Hansen Named GM of Holiday Inn Oceanfront-Hilton Head Island
Hospitality Ventures Management Group Retained to Provide Third-Party Management
Atlanta, GA - September 7, 2011 - Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), a privately owned hotel ownership and management firm headquartered in Atlanta, today announced that it has hired Donald R. Hansen, CHA as General Manager of the Holiday Inn Oceanfront-Hilton Head Island. HVMG has been retained to provide third-party management of the full-service, 202-room Holiday Inn Oceanfront-Hilton Head Island which is under new ownership. HVMG has been managing the property since August 2010.
Mr. Hansen brings more than 15 years of hospitality industry management experience to his new position. Prior to joining HVMG, Mr. Hansen was General Manager of Hilton Garden Inn on Hilton Head Island. He also has served as a general manager for full-service properties in Jacksonville, FL and Williamsburg, VA. Mr. Hansen holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Roger Williams University and he is a retired U.S. Marine officer.
“We are excited to be retained by the new owners to manage this premier property and build on its track record of success,” says HVMG President & CEO Robert Cole. “It has everything it needs for sustained peak performance given its upscale amenities and superior location with the easiest beach access of any hotel on Hilton Head Island, all within walking distance of the island's finest shops, restaurants and boutiques.”
Located at One South Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head, SC 29928, the Holiday Inn Oceanfront-Hilton Head Island offers a range of upscale amenities that appeal to business and leisure travelers alike, including:
• Direct oceanfront views for certain room types
• Full-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Oceanside Tiki Hut and casual restaurant
• Concierge services
• More than 4,600 square feet of meeting space
• Outdoor free-form pool as well as kiddie pool with fountain
• Free wireless Internet access & computer with high-speed Internet in lobby
• On-site bicycle rental
• Guest laundry facilities and dry cleaning services
• 24-hour fitness facility
• Priority Club, frequent guest program.
About Hospitality Ventures Management Group:
Hospitality Ventures Management Group is a privately owned, fully-integrated Atlanta-based hotel ownership and management group that specializes in managing and repositioning underperforming hotels. The firm currently owns and/or operates 27 hotels in 16 states (coast to coast) that collectively have more than 4,136 guest rooms and employ 1,786 people. Total portfolio revenue exceeds $130 million. Twenty of the hotels operate under Hilton or Marriott franchise agreements. Visit www.hvmg.com for more information.
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