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Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center,
Olive Branch, MS Completes Renovation
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OLIVE BRANCH, Miss., June 25, 1998 - Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center at 11200 East Goodman Road in Olive Branch, Miss., formerly the Holiday Inn-Executive Conference Center, has completed an $8.5 million extensive renovation. The renovation began when the hotel officially changed its name in February. Comprehensive improvements to the golf course began in December 1997 and are scheduled to complete in November 1998.

"The new brand accurately conveys that our property is more than just a hotel, it is a full-service conference center and resort with upgraded business and recreational amenities," stated Patrick Jordan, general manager of the hotel. "Virtually every area of the hotel has been improved during the renovation, which will allow us to deliver a higher standard of quality product and personalized guest service."

The interior of the hotel has received extensive remodeling, including all 181 guest rooms, public areas, the lobby, meeting rooms, restaurant and fitness room. The renovations have upgraded furniture, fixtures, woodwork, lighting and accessories. New floor and wall coverings have also been added throughout the property. Of special interest is the refurbished amphitheater, the largest facility of its kind in the Memphis area. It seats 125, and was upgraded from the floor to the ceiling during the renovation process.

The hotel landscape and recreational facilities have received a multi-million dollar renovation. The exteriors of the hotel and pro shop have been repaired and refinished, and the surrounding landscape has been upgraded. Improvements to outdoor recreational facilities include redesigning the 18-hole PGA certified golf course to feature a new, more challenging routing and prestigious bent grass greens, and constructing a new soccer field.

The Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center is owned and operated by Dallas-based Bristol Hotels Resorts(TM) (NYSE: BH), which purchased the property in April 1997 as part of a $665 million acquisition of 60 company-owned and managed Holiday Inn hotels from U.K.-based Bass PLC, parent company of Holiday Hospitality Corporation.

Bristol Hotels Resorts is the largest Holiday Hospitality franchisee in the world and one of the largest owner/operators of full-service hotels in North America, with 124 hotels representing over 32,000 rooms in 26 states and Canada. Bristol hotels operate in the mid-priced to upscale segments of the industry and are located in 20 of the top 25 lodging markets in the U.S. Bristol continues to actively pursue single and portfolio hotel acquisitions.
 

Also see:  FelCor Suite Hotels, Bristol Hotel Company in Stock Merger to Create $4 Billion REIT March 1988
 
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Contact:
Helen Leflar
Bristol Hotels  Resorts 
972-391-3538
 
 

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