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BUFFALO, NY (December 5, 2011) – Buffalo Lodging Associates is proud to announce the promotion of Steffi Snelling to the general manager position for the Homewood Suites UCF Area – Orlando hotel, located at 3028 N. Alafaya Trail in Orlando, Florida. Before being promoted, Snelling had been the front office manager for Homewood Suites UCF Area-Orlando for the past 18 months. In this role, she oversaw the guest services staff as well as food and beverage operations for the hotel. Steffi also assisted the general manager with supervisory duties such as hiring, training, and performance appraisals. Prior to joining Buffalo Lodging Associates, Snelling worked as the front desk manager for the Sonesta Orlando Downtown hotel. Steffi is a graduate of the Susanna Eger School of Hotel and Catering Management in Leipzig, Germany. She currently resides in Orlando, Florida. “Since Steffi joined the staff at Homewood Suites UCF Area - Orlando in July of 2010, she has done an outstanding job,” stated Terry Eich, vice president of operations for Buffalo Lodging’s southeast region. “She is dedicated to the pursuit of ever-improving the quality of the guest experience.” Homewood Suites UCF Area-Orlando features all-suite, extended-stay accommodations featuring a bedroom, office, and living room area, plus a fully equipped kitchen with full-size appliances standard in every suite. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access is available in all guest suites, along with Wi-Fi in the Lodge and the hotel’s meeting room. Guests enjoy a daily complimentary full hot breakfast in the hotel’s Lodge, and a 24-hour on-site Suite Shop® for necessities, snacks and beverages. Monday through Thursday evenings, complimentary dinner with drinks will is provided in the Lodge. Additional guest services include a fully equipped fitness room, guest laundry, complimentary grocery shopping service and a 24-hour business center. The hotel also features an outdoor pool, whirlpool spa and sports court. Homewood Suites UCF Area – Orlando is owned and operated by Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC. As a fully integrated hotel development and management organization, Buffalo Lodging Associates provides operations, sales and marketing, human resource, and accounting services for their portfolio of hotels and for third party management contracts. Buffalo Lodging Associates, in partnership with Benderson Properties, LLC, owns and operates hotels in New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Florida, New Jersey, Missouri, and Ontario, Canada. To make reservations or request information about Homewood Suites by Hilton UCF Area-Orlando, please call 407-282-0067, 1-800-CALL-HOME or visit www.homewoodsuitesucf.com. For more information about Buffalo Lodging Associates’ management services or group of award-winning hotels, please visit www.buffalolodging.com or contact Cole Fach, vice president of development, at [email protected]. |
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