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 Driftwood Hospitality Management LLC Completes $12 million Renovation on the 528 room Biscayne Bay Hotel Miami; Renamed Radisson Hotel Miami
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MIAMI, Fla. (July 29, 2003) -- The new Radisson Hotel Miami, located at 1601 Biscayne Boulevard, becomes the latest addition to the growing Radisson brand, effective August 8.  The new Radisson Hotel Miami is the fourth Radisson hotel in the city and will serve as Radisson Hotels & Resorts largest hotel in the Miami market.  The 528-room hotel, which features 43,000 square feet of meeting space � the largest in the city, has completed a $12 million performing arts-themed renovation of its guest rooms, public areas, meeting space and restaurant. 

"The hotel is an important addition to our portfolio in the southeastern United States and a good example of the quality property we want to add in key markets, said Bjørn Gullaksen, executive vice president of Full-Service Hotels for Carlson Hotels Worldwide and brand leader for Radisson Hotels & Resorts.  "The hotel will be ideal for large group business with its extensive meeting space and proximity to the city's business areas and numerous attractions." 

With the new $300 million Performing Arts Center under construction next door, the hotel is perfectly positioned to capitalize on the area's renaissance as a cultural and performing arts district.  New shops, restaurants, jazz clubs and coffee bars are interspersed between studios for artists, fashion designers and architects in the adjacent Miami Design District. 

"We are delighted to be partnering with Radisson Hotels & Resorts to reposition this beautiful hotel," said Peter G. Shaw, vice president of marketing for Driftwood Hospitality Management, LLC, the hotel's management company. "This is Driftwood's third Radisson flag and we feel that the brand is ideal for this property's location and positioning." 

The new Radisson Hotel Miami is located less than 15 minutes from Miami International Airport and five minutes from the Port of Miami and is close to Bayside Marketplace, South Beach, the American Airlines Arena, Coconut Grove, Miami Seaquarium and the Parrot Jungle. Connected to MetroMover, Miami's above-ground rail system, guests can easily move about the city without ever touching the ground! 

The hotel has 528 guest rooms, including 58 suites overlooking Biscayne Bay and the downtown Miami skyline. Guest rooms feature all of the amenities expected at a full-service business hotel including two-line cordless phones with data port and voice mail, cable TV with free HBO, hairdryers, iron and board, alarm clock radio and coffeemaker. 

The hotel's 43,000 square feet of meeting space boasts the area's largest ballroom and is divisible into 23 meeting rooms � all on one floor. With abundant self-parking and valet, superb catering and banquet services, a complete Kosher Kitchen, and the new Brisa Bistro restaurant to open September 2003, the new Radisson Hotel Miami is perfectly positioned to exceed the expectations of even the most demanding clientele. 

The arts are alive at the new Radisson Hotel Miami, the perfect place for "Business in Miami."  The hotel, managed by Driftwood Hospitality Management LLC, can be found at www.radisson-miami.com or www.radisson.com.  For reservations and information, call (305) 374-0000 toll free (800) 333-3333 or your travel professional. 

Driftwood Hospitality Management LLC, based in Jupiter, Florida, is one of the fastest growing independent hotel, resort and casino management and development firms in the country today.  Established in January 1999 by David Buddemeyer, former Chairman and CEO of Servico Hotels and Resorts, Driftwood owns and/or manages 23 full-service hotels, comprising approximately 6,000 rooms, located throughout the continental United States, Hawaii and The Bahamas 

The company manages a variety of lodging types, from destination resorts to downtown convention hotels to suburban hotels and inns. Many of the company's hotels are affiliated with nationally recognized hospitality franchises, including Crowne Plaza, Radisson, Wyndham, Sheraton, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Select and Holiday Inn Sunspree. Driftwood also owns and operates an international tour and travel company that provides scheduled air service from a variety of United States gateways to Grand Bahama Island. 

Radisson Hotels & Resorts currently has over 450 locations in 61 countries. Radisson is a division of Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, a global leader in hospitality services encompassing more than 1,690 hotel, resort, restaurant and cruise ship operations in 82 countries. Reservations at all Radisson hotels can be made by calling 800-333-3333, via the Radisson Web site at www.radisson.com or through your travel consultant. Photos of hotels featured, available upon request. 

Carlson Hotels Worldwide is part of Carlson Hospitality Worldwide whose other brands include: Regent International Hotels; Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts; Radisson Hotels & Resorts; Country Inns & Suites By Carlson; Park Inn; Radisson Seven Seas Cruises; Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, which includes T.G.I. Friday's and other restaurant brands; and Provisions, a worldwide procurement company. 

Contact:

Joan Cronson
Radisson Hotels & Resorts
Tel: 763-212-1418
[email protected]

Also See: The Renaissance Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel $12 million Renovation Capitalizes on Miami's Performing Arts District / Dec 2002
Waterford Hotel Group Awarded Management of Two FFC Hospitality, LLC Owned Courtyard by Marriott Properties / March 2003


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