InterContinental Hotels Group Expands Midscale Extended-Stay Portfolio in Southwest Missouri
Joplin's first Candlewood Suites opens, providing travelers with a home away from home
ATLANTA, GA, February 3, 2006. InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today the opening of a new 83-room Candlewood Suites hotel in southwest Missouri (USA). The new property is Joplin's first Candlewood Suites hotel.
Guests at the Candlewood Suites Joplin can take advantage of the hotel's just-like-home complimentary amenities, including high-speed internet access, free local phone calls, free on-site guest laundry and a 24-hour fitness center. Unique to Candlewood Suites, guests can also enjoy the convenience of the Candlewood Cupboard(R), where a variety of beverages, breakfast items, snacks, frozen entrees and sundries can be purchased on the honor system at any time. Additionally, guests of the Candlewood Suites Joplin can visit the free Lending Library, where movies and music are available for use in guestrooms, which all feature a VCR/DVD and CD player.
"Candlewood Suites hotels are carefully designed to meet the particular needs of longer-staying guests," said Gina LaBarre, vice president, Brand Management, Candlewood Suites. "When business or personal matters require travel for a week or more, guests find that the design of our guest suites and the amenities we provide allow them to live comfortably and keep a daily routine similar to that of home."
Standard Candlewood Suites guestrooms feature studio or one-bedroom suite floor plans with a full kitchen, large workspace with comfortable desk chair and overhead lighting, overstuffed recliner, VCR/DVD and CD player and two-line telephones with voice mail. The Candlewood Suites Joplin also offers a business center, 24-hour front desk, complimentary parking, and same day laundry and valet. A boardroom is available for small meetings as well.
"With Joplin's booming economy, the new Candlewood Suites is going to be extremely beneficial to the community," said Joe Brenner, general manager, Candlewood Suites Joplin. "Joplin now has an additional 83 guestrooms and with the development of the hotel fifteen new employment opportunities were created."
The hotel is situated just off I-44 and Business 71. Key businesses such as TAMKO, Eagle Picher, Pillsbury, General Mills and FAG Bearings are close to the hotel as well as several restaurants and shops.
The Candlewood Suites Joplin is owned by Extended Stay of Joplin, and managed by Elliot Lodging, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group. The new hotel is located at 3512 S. Range Line Rd., Joplin, Mo., 64804. Telephone: (417) 623-9595; Facsimile: (417) 624-6767.
About Candlewood Suites Hotels
Candlewood Suites is focused on comfort, space and value. In fact, Candlewood Suites was ranked Best Extended-Stay hotel for the 2005 third quarter Market Metrix Hospitality Index (MMHI), based on 35,000 customer interviews, the largest and most in-depth measure of hotel, airline and car rental performance available today. Candlewood Suites also tied for the highest ranking in the extended-stay segment for guest satisfaction in the recent J.D. Power and Associates 2004 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study.
At more than 110 properties located throughout North America, guests find spacious studio and one-bedroom suites each with their own fully equipped kitchen, large workspace, overstuffed recliner, VCR and CD player, complimentary high-speed internet access and two-line telephones with voice mail. The complimentary fitness center and guest laundry are open around the clock, and the Candlewood Cupboard(R) is open 24 hours for snacks, refreshments, entr'ees and other necessities. Candlewood Suites hotels offer guests all of this at a very comfortable price.
Candlewood Suites participates in Priority Club Rewards, the world's first and most global hotel loyalty program spanning almost 3,600 hotels in nearly 100 countries. Members earn their choice of points toward free hotel nights or merchandise, or earn frequent flyer miles with more than 40 domestic and international airline partners. Enrollment in Priority Club Rewards is free. Guests enroll online at www.priorityclub.com, by calling 1-888-211-9874 or at the front desk of any Candlewood Suites hotel.
For more information or to book a reservation, go to www.candlewoodsuites.com or call 1-888-CANDLEWOOD.
Contacts:
Virginia Osborne, Candlewood Suites,[email protected],770-604-2037
Joe Brenner, General Manager, Candlewood Suites Joplin, 417-623-9595
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