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IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announces the opening of the new Holiday Inn Red Deer South on October 3, 2011. The hotel offers a variety of amenities for business and leisure travellers, such as an on-site fitness centre, a pool and hot tub, an open concept ballroom and 6,996 square feet of meeting space.
The Holiday Inn Red Deer is located just outside the city limits on the Gasoline Alley-Hwy 2. The hotel includes 114 bedrooms, 24 of which are suites featuring one bedroom and a separate living room. The hotel is minutes away from the Collicutt Recreational Centre, Edgar Industrial Park and the River Bend Golf Course.
The hotel will showcase all of the elements of the recently completed $1 billion Holiday Inn global brand relaunch, the biggest ever project of its kind in the history of the hospitality industry. First announced in 2007, the relaunch program creates a more contemporary brand image as part of the drive to increase quality and consistency across the global portfolio. The program focuses on arrival and welcome services, guestroom and guest bath comfort and a redesigned logo and signage.
“We are thrilled to welcome this property to the Holiday Inn family of hotels with the brand new sign and everything it represents. Holiday Inn hotels are specifically designed for business and family oriented leisure travelers in need of a full-service lodging experience, and this property fits well within that offering,” said Gina LaBarre, senior vice president, Brand Delivery, the Americas, IHG. “Development in Alberta is important in expanding our Holiday Inn consumer base and growing an even stronger presence across the Americas.”
The Boulevard Restaurant & Lounge offers the standard Holiday Inn Best-4-Breakfasta menu, with signature items such as Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee, Cinnamon Supreme French Toast and Skillet Inspirations. Kids 12 and younger eat free at Holiday Inn when ordering from the kids’ menu in the hotel restaurant and accompanied by a dining adult. Room Service Right…On Time, also a standard at all Holiday Inn hotels, ensures that guests’ room service orders are accurate and delivered on time, every time. Guests can also enjoy the hotel’s lounge, which will offer a pub fare menu.
Holiday Inn guestroom accommodations feature comfortable double, queen or king-sized beds, deluxe suites with a sitting area with a sofa bed and lounge chair, cable television, hairdryer, coffee maker, iron and ironing board. Guest beds are made using crisp, white bedding with pillows that come in two comfort levels: “soft” and “firm.” Bathrooms include a specially designed showerhead that offers superior pressure, as well as a signature shower curtain with curved rod and new amenities. Guestrooms provide a work desk and ergonomic chair and data ports. Complimentary wireless is also available.
“We are very excited to be opening this brand new Holiday Inn,” said Shazma Charania, owner of Holiday Inn Red Deer South. “We have invested in this property with the goal of providing visitors of the area with a hotel that is convenient while maintaining a relaxed atmosphere with all the latest in comfort, and we are thrilled with the end result.”
The Holiday Inn Red Deer South is owned and managed by Z & S Holdings under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group.
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