DENVER, Colo. (June 15, 2012) – Denver’s new SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Downtown – which is scheduled to open August 2012 - is pleased to announce that it has hired Anne Frye to serve as the Director of Sales & Marketing.  
 
With more than 12 years of customer-oriented sales experience, Frye most recently served as the Director of Sales & Marketing at the Courtyard by Marriott Denver Cherry Creek. Prior to that, she spent seven years as the Director of Sales & Marketing at the Doubletree Hotel Denver North in Westminster, Colo. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
 
“I am very excited to have Anne leading the sales team for this unique downtown Denver hotel,” said General Manager Scott Perry. “Her extensive hospitality sales leadership experience will help guarantee a successful launch of this new property.”
 
The SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Downtown is located in the heart of downtown Denver, a quick walk from the Colorado Convention Center, the Pepsi Center and the popular LoDo district and 16th Street Mall. The modern hotel will feature 150 spacious guest suites, all with a large work space, microwave, mini-fridge and a spa-like bathroom, plus 5,000 square feet of meeting space. Amenities include complimentary hot breakfast served daily, a Market, a fitness center and complimentary wireless Internet.
 
Managed by Denver-based Sage Hospitality Resources, the hotel will also house the Metropolitan State College of Denver’s new Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center (HLC), a 28,000-square-foot educational facility that will combine classrooms with interactive laboratories to provide an experiential curriculum for the college’s more than 500 Hospitality, Tourism and Events students, as well professionals seeking continuing education. Classes offered in the HLC will include Applied Hotel and Restaurant Operations, Hotel Housekeeping, Meeting and Event Management and Hospitality Service Systems.
 
The SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Downtown is located at 1190 Auraria Parkway in Denver. For more information or reservations, please visit www.springhillsuitesdenver.com.
 
About the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Downtown
Slated to open August 2012, The SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Downtown at Metro State is an all-suite hotel designed to appeal to business and leisure travelers who seek stylish, fun and spacious yet functional accommodations at an affordable price.  Located in the heart of Denver, the hotel features 150 spacious guest suites as well as 5,000 square feet of conference facilities. Managed by Denver’s Sage Hospitality, the hotel will provide hands-on training opportunities for students in Metropolitan State College of Denver’s Hospitality, Tourism and Events Department. Amenities include complimentary hot daily breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet, a Market and a Fitness Center.  www.springhillsuitesdenver.com
 
About Sage Hospitality
Founded in 1984, Sage Hospitality has strategically grown into one of the largest privately held hotel management and ownership companies in the nation operating a variety of large, full-service hotels as well as extended stay and select-service properties. Sage Hospitality's comprehensive portfolio includes major international brands such as Marriott, Sheraton, Renaissance, and Westin, and as well as independent boutique hotels. Sage Hospitality has further differentiated with the creation of the Sage Restaurant Group, which has created and is managing 10 unique restaurant concepts including the acclaimed Mercat a la Planxa in Chicago. For more information, please visit www.sagehospitality.com