Shilo Inns Nears Completion of Hotel in Killeen, TX
PORTLAND, OR, September 21, 2006. After months of preparation and hard work, Shilo Inns is nearing the completion of its new 160-room Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, restaurant, and lounge in Killeen, Texas. With its grand opening scheduled for early February 2007, there are only a few months left to add the finishing touches.
The new hotel will feature state-of-the-art amenities including free high speed internet access, flat screen TV's, and spacious suites with adjoining kitchens fully equipped with modern stainless steel appliances. Catering to Killeen's business travelers and vacationers alike, the hotel offers over 7,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space, a full service restaurant, lounge and cigar bar, exercise and fitness center, indoor pool, two spacious spas (indoor and outdoor), as well as a sauna and a steam room.
"Shilo Inns is known for its Affordable Excellence and our new hotel in Killeen will be no different," says Mark Hemstreet, owner of Shilo Inns. "Shilo welcomes the opportunity to provide our guests another location for their travel plans." As a major employer in over 40 U.S. cities, Shilo continues to enjoy a leadership role in the communities it serves and will play a key role in Killeen's business community.
Shilo Inns is the largest independent, privately owned hospitality Company in the western United States with 45 locations and over 200 Shilo Affiliate Hotels throughout the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Canada, and the Bahamas.
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