Delaware's First Microtel Opens in Dover
ATLANTA, GA, October 6, 2006. The State of Delaware's first Microtel Inns & Suites hotel has been opened by Dover-based Riverwalk Hospitality Group, LLC, at 1703 Lebanon Road in Dover. The property is managed by Northstar Management of Lewes, DE. There are currently 289 Microtel hotels open or under construction worldwide.
The new Microtel hotel is located 1/2 mile from Dover Air Force Base, and five miles from downtown Dover, the State Capitol and Dover Downs for NASCAR.
The three-story, 70-room Microtel Inn & Suites hotel in Dover offers single, double and suite accommodations. Amenities include free local and free long distance phone calls anywhere within the continental U.S. and free high speed wireless Internet access in all guestrooms; hardwire Internet access; phones with data ports, and expanded cable television with CNN, HBO and ESPN. Guests enjoy complimentary continental daily breakfast. A meeting room and fitness room are available.
"There is a real need in this area for a quality and affordable hotel," said Ann Watkins, a partner in Riverwalk Hospitality Group LLC with her husband, Ted. "We are proud to be part of a hotel chain that, for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year, has been was ranked highest in guest satisfaction among economy-budget hotel chains in J.D. Power and Associates' North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study." Additional partners in the project are Sal Leone and Mike Zimmerman.
Commented Jon Leven, Microtel's executive vice president of marketing, "We're thrilled that the first Microtel has opened in Delaware, especially with all the growth in the Dover market, and look forward to working with the team at Riverwalk Hospitality to open more hotels in the State."
Microtel Inns & Suites are all newly constructed, interior corridor, budget/economy hotels and one of the fastest growing hotel brands in the U.S. Guests can enjoy membership in the MicroPass(tm) frequent guest program and earn a free night's stay after just nine night stays at any Microtel hotel location. For reservations, contact 1-800-771-7171 toll-free, or visit Microtel online at http://www.microtelinn.com.
The Dover hotel can be reached directly at 302-674-3800, phone and 302-674-3899, fax. Cinia Willis is general manager of the property. All Microtels are independently owned and operated.
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