The new hotel is expected to open late 2006.
InterContinental Hotels Group announced today that a 120-room, 21st-century Holiday Inn hotel in Battle Creek, Mich., (USA) has broken ground. Developed to be more efficient to build, operate and maintain, the 80,000 sq.-ft. Holiday Inn Battle Creek will bring the iconic heritage of the Holiday Inn brand to life in a modern, innovative design that will set new standards for business travelers and families alike.
'We look forward to welcoming the Holiday Inn Battle Creek to the Holiday Inn family,' said Mark Snyder, senior vice president, Brand Management, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts. 'With this next-generation hotel design, Holiday Inn has arrived at the perfect convergence of tradition and innovation that will define the Holiday Inn of the future, offering the value and authenticity business travelers and families expect from this beloved brand. The Holiday Inn Battle Creek will represent the new face of the brand that is redefining guest comfort in towns across America.'
The hotel's full-service restaurant will be Kem's Café, a new concept from Holiday Inn named after the brand's founder, Kemmons Wilson. Kem's Café will serve three meals a day featuring a wide array of 'comfort food,' including the Road Trip sandwich, prime rib and hickory-smoked barbeque ribs for lunch and dinner. Kem's Café will offer the standard Holiday Inn Best-4-Breakfastâ menu, featuring signature items such as Cinnamon Supreme French Toast(TM), Low-Carb Inspirations(TM) and Skillet Inspirations(TM). 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(TM), also a standard at all Holiday Inn hotels, ensures that guests' room service orders are accurate and delivered on time, every time.
The next-generation design debuts a bold change in room décor for Holiday Inn, creating a residential atmosphere. The bedspread and carpet will display simple, organic patterns in stand-out colors like gold, taupe, ivory and black. Each guestroom will feature a newly designed breakaway armoire that will allow guests to see the TV from anywhere in the room. Upgraded features like faux leather ottomans, a variety of lamps, refrigerators, granite vanities and chrome fixtures will all be standard in each room. The residential design will include business-focused necessities like an ergonomic work station, data ports, complimentary high speed Internet access, WiFi capabilities and AT&T VoIP phone systems, which will allow guests to conduct conference calls for up to six participants even while using their computer online. In addition, each room will have the standard Holiday Inn guestroom accommodations - comfortable double, queen or king-sized beds, a sitting area with a lounge chair, cable television, hairdryer, coffee maker, iron and ironing board.
The Holiday Inn Battle Creek will also offer a variety of other amenities such as a 1300 sq.-ft. indoor pool with deck, fitness center, complimentary parking, same-day laundry and valet, 24-hour front desk service and express checkout. With more than 5,400-sq. ft. of function space, the hotel will be available for business meetings and banquets.
The property will be conveniently located at the intersection of I-94 and Michigan 66 halfway between Detroit and Chicago. The new hotel will be just minutes from Binder Park Zoo, Full Blast Family Recreation Center and Water Park as well as Kellogg Arena.
'We're delighted to build the first new-build full-service hotel Battle Creek has seen in more than twenty years,' said Dean Morgan, president, Focus Hospitality Services, LLC. 'This property will be located in the heart of the town's newest retail space and will greatly contribute to the area's economy adding forty new employment opportunities to the community.'
The Holiday Inn Battle Creek is owned by Battle Creek Hotel Limited Partnership and managed by Focus Hospitality Services, LLC, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group and will be located at 12812 Harper Village Dr., Battle Creek, Mich., 49015.
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