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Embassy Suites � Loveland, Colorado Names Executive Team;
Tom Dwyer Opening General Manager
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LOVELAND, Colo. & SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- October 23, 2008 - With five months until the highly anticipated debut of John Q. Hammons� eight-story, 263-suite Embassy Suites® � Loveland Hotel, Spa & Conference Center (www.embassysuitesloveland.com) at 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland, Colo., the luxury development�s pre-opening executive team was announced today. Led by Tom Dwyer, a 20-year John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts veteran, the seasoned team is available to accept group reservations and to lead hard-hat tours of the contemporary-designed hotel and adjoining 80,000 gross square feet of meeting space. The all-suite, luxury hotel will be owned by hotel legend Mr. John Q. Hammons and managed by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, the nation�s leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites (www.jqhhotels.com). The conference center also will be managed by John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts. Representing the first large-scale development at The Ranch, Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex, since Northern Colorado�s premier entertainment destination and agricultural showcase venue�s opening in 2003, the Embassy Suites � Loveland Hotel, Spa & Conference Center is expected to be the largest hotel north of Denver to Canada upon its anticipated completion in March 2009. John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts operates two other hotels in Colorado, including in Denver and Fort Collins, and Mr. Hammons is developing a hotel in Colorado Springs. Expected to drive pre-opening sales from among associations, corporations, community and university influencers, the Embassy Suites � Loveland Hotel, Spa & Conference Center executive team members include: General Manager: Tom Dwyer: A 20-year veteran with John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, Dwyer�s experience spans full-service brands, including Marriott, Embassy Suites Hotels and Renaissance in Iowa, Nebraska and Texas. Reflecting Dwyer�s attention to high quality service consistent with the John Q. Hammons brand standards, all three hotels are AAA Four Diamond Award winners. Dwyer is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the �Paul Harris Fellow Award� and several �Spirit to Serve� and �Leadership Excellence� awards from Marriott International.�I have great confidence in Tom and his talented team in communicating our exceptional offering in Loveland,� said Mr. Hammons, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts. �We�re experiencing significant interest as the community builds around the development.� . Embassy Suites Loveland - Hotel, Spa & Conference Center 4705 Clydesdale Parkway Loveland, Colorado Area Information The Embassy Suites � Loveland Hotel, Spa & Conference Center will reside on 20 acres of land on the northeast quadrant of I-25 and US-34 with convenient access to the Colorado cities of Greeley, Fort Collins, Estes Park, Windsor, Longmont, Boulder and Denver and also to Cheyenne, Wyo. In addition, the development will be strategically located near a new 1 million-square-foot, 60-acre shopping center developed by Loveland-based McWhinney Enterprises. John Q. Hammons� upscale facilities will be next to the Fort Collins-Loveland Airport and located near several of Northern Colorado�s largest economic drivers, including nearby Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies, Wal-Mart Distribution Center, Hach Company, and one of Anheuser-Busch�s breweries. The facilities will be just 10 miles from Colorado State University, which has about 24,700 resident instruction students. About The Ranch
To be built with the signature atrium style of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, the Embassy Suites ? Loveland will boast an architectural style that complements the design of the adjoining conference center. The hotel�s décor will emit a contemporary flair that invites guests to enjoy the exceptional appointments and outstanding customer service that define the John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts and the Embassy Suites Hotels brand. The hotel will offer a variety of amenities for both business and leisure travelers and will be beautifully decorated to make guests feel at home. Each guest suite will feature a private bedroom and spacious living room, that will be equipped with two LCD televisions, refrigerator, wet bar, microwave oven, coffee maker, two telephones with data ports, high-speed Internet access, spacious work desk and in-room safe boxes. Guests may enjoy a luxurious open atrium with a water feature. The hotel will offer room service, same-day dry cleaning, and daily cooked-to-order breakfast and two hour manager�s reception. Other features will include a fitness center, indoor pool, sundeck, and therapeutic spa treatments at the full-service Spa Botanica, John Q. Hammons� signature spa. About John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts
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