Located at 11350 Burbank Blvd., the five-story hotel features 80 guest rooms and is close to the historical North Hollywood Arts District.
ATLANTA – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the opening of the new Holiday Inn Express North Hollywood hotel. With the addition of this 80-room property, IHG now has five Holiday Inn Express hotels in the Los Angeles and Hollywood areas with an additional 19 Holiday Inn Express hotels in the pipeline for California.
Located at 11350 Burbank Blvd., the five-story hotel features 80 guest rooms and is close to the historical North Hollywood Arts District. The hotel is also just a short drive away from premier entertainment and shopping destinations such as Universal Studios Hollywood, Warner Bros Entertainment, Beverly Hills and The J. Paul Getty Museum, as well as key businesses such as the American Broadcasting Company, The Walt Disney Company and the National Broadcasting Company. Notable Hollywood attractions such as the Dolby Theatre – home to the annual Academy Awards®, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre are also easily accessible.
“Holiday Inn Express hotels are designed to be the smart choice for value-conscious business and leisure travelers,” said Heather Balsley, senior vice president, Americas Holiday Inn Brand Family, IHG. “With more than 2,200 properties worldwide and 450 more in the pipeline, the Holiday Inn Express portfolio continues to provide our guests with an enhanced-stay experience at a great value. We are proud to welcome this hotel into the Holiday Inn brand family with the brand-new sign and everything it represents.”
“We are excited to be part of the Holiday Inn Express brand and grow the brand here in Hollywood,” said Ben Hipoloto, general manager, Holiday Inn Express North Hollywood hotel. “This is such a vibrant entertainment destination with many attractions, so this location is popular with travelers, and perfect for both business and leisure guests needs.”
The Holiday Inn Express North Hollywood hotel was designed with the Holiday Inn brand family’s $1 billion global brand relaunch in mind; the largest project of its kind in hospitality history. The relaunch continues to drive increased quality and consistency across the global portfolio. The hotel features a contemporary image with emphasis on arrival and welcome services, guestroom and guest bath comfort, and a redesigned logo and signage.
The new hotel offers guests a comfortable, yet affordable stay with innovative, preferred-guest upgrades to ensure a pleasurable experience with amenities that include an outdoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, complimentary high-speed Internet access and a business center. Business travelers will find large desks with ergonomic chairs, free local phone and toll free phones with private voicemail and complimentary USA TODAY newspapers. The hotel also features over 600 sq. ft. of meeting space.
The complimentary Express Start breakfast bar features a full range of breakfast items, including a rotation of egg and meat selections, biscuits, yogurt, fruit, pancakes, the brand’s proprietary cinnamon roll and Smart Roast coffee. Guest rooms will feature contemporary styling, a 39-inch HD LED TV, comfortable queen or king-sized beds, a sitting area with a lounge chair and an in-room coffee machine featuring complimentary Smart Roast 100 percent Arabica coffee. The SimplySmart shower incorporates a proprietary Stay Smart Kohler showerhead, signature shower curtain with curved rod. Upgraded 100 percent cotton terry towels and Bath & Body Works White Citrus bath products are also included. Guests will enjoy the SimplySmart bedding collection, where they will find crisp fresh bedding that features an attractive decorative throw, a medium-weight duvet blanket and soft, 200 thread-count sheets.
IHG adds Holiday Inn Resort hotel in Jekyll Island
IHG announced also that a Holiday Inn Resort hotel in Jekyll Island, Ga., will be joining the brand’s growing portfolio of vacation destinations once it completes a $20 million renovation later this year. Once open, the Holiday Inn Resort brand will boast more than 30 locations across the globe with over 15 hotels in the Americas.
“We are thrilled that the Holiday Inn Resort brand is continuing to expand and building a strong presence in many of the world’s best family destinations,” said Joel Eisemann, chief development officer, the Americas, IHG. “This beachfront location in Jekyll Island will be backed by the quality and service guests have come to expect from the Holiday Inn brand family.”
In 2013, the Holiday Inn Resort portfolio signed a new property in Nashville, with openings in Deadwood, S.D. and Grand Cayman. The brand currently has over 15 properties in the pipeline with openings across key locations such as Big Bear, Calif., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
The latest addition to the portfolio will be located on 1200 sq. ft. of unobstructed prime beachfront space on Jekyll Island, and is expected to have 157-rooms including 40 suites. Previously an independent hotel – the Oceanside Inn and Suites – the property is poised to be a major player in the overall revitalization of Jekyll Island, a historic East Coast destination. Once open, guests will enjoy a variety of amenities including multiple food and beverage venues, outdoor pool, Kids Club, KidSuite® Rooms, nightly entertainment, fitness center, business center and 10,000 sq.ft. of on-site meeting space. Additional guest amenities include access to numerous outdoor land and sea-based activities.
“We are excited to open a Holiday Inn Resort hotel in Jekyll Island, especially given the destination’s revitalization,” said Jason Smith, general manager. “The property is less than a mile away from the Jekyll Island Convention Center so we are able to cater to business and leisure guests and ensure we are helping them make the most of their stay here.”
The Holiday Inn Resort brand transitioned from the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resorts brand in 2007 as a part of the Holiday Inn global brand relaunch. The Holiday Inn® brand family’s $1 billion global brand relaunch, the largest project of its kind in hospitality history, continues to drive increased quality and consistency across the global portfolio. The hotel will feature a contemporary image with emphasis on arrival and welcome services, guestroom and guest bath comfort, and a redesigned logo and signage. The Holiday Inn Resort Jekyll Island hotel, owned by Georgia Coast Holdings, LLC and operated by NorthPointe Hospitality Management, LLC is franchised by an affiliate of IHG.
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