M&R Hotel Management Opens 103-Room Holiday Inn Staten Island
GREAT NECK, NY - November 19, 2014 - M&R Hotel Management today announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Staten Island, a newly constructed, 103-room full-service hotel at 290 Wild Ave. in the Travis section on the west side of the island.
The hotel becomes the company's third hotel on the island, adjacent to its 95-room Holiday Inn Express Staten Island West at 300 Wild Ave. and the 93-room Comfort Inn at 310 Wild Ave. The company also operates four hotels near John F. Kennedy International Airport, one near LaGuardia Airport and three in Manhattan.
M&R's portfolio includes the brands of InterContinental Hotels Group, Choice Hotels International, Wyndham Hotel Group and Best Western International. In addition, Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have certified M&R to manage selected brands.
M&R's business plan calls for expansion of its portfolio in the New York metropolitan area and beyond through third-party management contracts.
The Holiday Inn Staten Island, a preferred hotel of the Staten Island Yankees baseball team, features king and double guest rooms and function space that can host up to 30 boardroom-style.
The hotel was built to the latest design and amenity standards of the Holiday Inn brand, franchised by InterContinental Hotels Group, and engineered to minimize energy use through the use of low-wattage fluorescent lighting and high-efficiency heating, cooling and ventilation units in each room.
The hotel's restaurant and bar, Lillies, serves breakfast and dinner daily, welcoming hotel guests, Staten Island visitors and the local community. Offering American cuisine with a Mediterranean flair, the restaurant's specialties include steak, seafood and pasta. Lillies also provides catering for the Holiday Inn's on-site meetings as well as room service.
Other amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, business center, multilingual staff, guest laundry and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the building and shuttle service to the Staten Island Ferry. A 24-hour grab-and-go Corner Market Place off the lobby enables guests to purchase snacks, beverages and toiletries.
In addition to management, M&R provides consulting services in hotel site and contractor selection, feasibility analysis, permitting, financing, franchising, human resources support, sales and marketing, revenue management, food & beverage management, brand management, account and risk management audits, e-commerce, design, procurement, accounting and engineering.
The Staten Island Yankees are the Single A-short season affiliate of the New York Yankees and play at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George. The Staten Island Yankees are six-time New York-Penn League champions (2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2011).
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