Anamisis� hotel, the Residence Inn by Marriott in Lakeland, Fla., also took top honors as 2004 Hotel of the Year.  Both awards were presented at LBA�s Annual General Managers Conference, held May 3-6 in the company�s hometown of Dothan, Ala. 

Anamisis, with 14 years in the lodging industry, has served as general manager for the Lakeland Residence Inn for five years.  Prior to that, he managed the Residence Inn in Madison, Wis., and has also worked in hotels under the Hilton, Sheraton and Howard Johnson brands.
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LBA�s president and C.O.O, Barry Kraselsky (left) and chairman
and C.E.O. Larry Blumberg (right) present Stephano Anamisis, 
general manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott in
Lakeland, Fla., with LBA�s GM of the Year Award.

LBA (www.lbaproperties.com) has operated primarily in the southeastern U.S. as a hotel developer and operator for 30 years.  LBA�s current 31-hotel management portfolio includes 23 Marriott hotels under the Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, and TownePlace Suites brands; two Holiday Inns; three Holiday Inn Expresses; one Hampton Inn & Suites; one Red Roof Inn; and one Best Western.  Three additional hotels � a SpringHill Suites, Courtyard and a Hampton Inn & Suites � will open in 2005.