Soon-to-Open Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Tuscaloosa Selects Director of Sales

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. May 06, 2014

TUSCALOOSA, AL - MAY 6, 2014 - Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Tuscaloosa has chosen Heather Dill as Director of Sales for the under-construction hotel located at 2410 University Blvd. in Tuscaloosa.

Heather is a hospitality sales executive with 10 years' experience with major brands in the hotel industry, including Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt Regency - The Wynfrey, and Sheraton. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, majoring in Human Environmental Science with a concentration in Event and Meeting Planning/Restaurant and Hospitality Management. Heather is goal-oriented with a track record of consistently meeting and exceeding established objectives related to management, training and client relations. She is a native of Tuscaloosa, is an active member of several organizations in Tuscaloosa, and served on the Pelham Advisory Board.

"We've made a fantastic hire in Heather Dill," said Jim O'Brien, Executive Vice President of Wilson Hotel Management, LLC, the firm that will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the property. "She has everything it will take to keep Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Tuscaloosa performing beyond expectations. We're lucky to have her on board and look forward to all the great ideas and initiatives she will bring to the table."

Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Tuscaloosa will feature a variety of spacious one and two bedroom suites, free cooked-to-order breakfast, free snacks and beverages* at a nightly reception, stylish atrium lobby with extended height ceiling, over 5,300 square feet of flexible banquet and meeting facilities, an executive boardroom, indoor pool and whirlpool, 24-hour fitness center, free 24-hour BusinessLink™ business center, Hilton HHonors Rewards Program, and a restaurant and lounge by Chris Hastings, “The James Beard Best Chef: South Award Winner for 2012.” (Chris is the Chef/Owner of The Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, AL).

All Embassy Suites Hotels offer spacious suites that include a separate living area with a sofa bed, armchair, and well-lit dining/work table, private bedroom and bath, hair dryers, MP3 clock radio, two flat screen televisions, two dual-line phones, high-speed Internet access, a wet bar, mini-refrigerator, microwave oven, an iron and ironing board, a fitness center, a free, cooked-to-order breakfast each morning and a complimentary two-hour Manager's Reception* each evening.

Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Tuscaloosa is estimated to open December of 2014.

Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Tuscaloosa will be proudly managed by Wilson Hotel Management, LLC, a division of the Kemmons Wilson Companies, LLC, in Memphis, TN.

*Service of alcohol subject to local laws. Must be legal drinking age.