MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY (August 27, 1998). -- Effective immediately,
Dolce International has  assumed
management of Oak Brook Hills Hotel & Resort (Oak Brook Hills) located
on a 150-acre resort in the western suburbs of Chicago. Just 25 minutes
from O�Hare International Airport and 30 minutes from Midway Airport, the
384-room conference resort is asset managed by Lend Lease Real Estate Investments,
a division of Lend Lease based in Sydney, Australia. Approved by the International
Association of Conference Centers and site of this year�s annual
conference, Oak Brook Hills is the only resort in greater Chicago to have
been awarded both the Mobil 4-Star and AAA Four Diamond.
Doris Parker Grossman, Senior Vice President for Lend Lease, said, �Because of the concentration of major companies in the Chicago region and this property�s proximity to O�Hare International Airport, Oak Brook Hills has the potential of becoming one of the country�s leading conference centers. We selected Dolce International to manage the property because of their expertise and leadership in this niche of the hotel business.� Continues Andy Dolce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dolce International, �Having a property in Chicago is an important step in our strategic plan to provide our global customers with the right properties in the right markets. With the outstanding facilities already in place at Oak Brook Hills and our emphasis on the conference center industry as our core business, we�re sure Oak Brook Hills will become the successful conference center that the owners and Dolce believe it can be.� Featuring 384 guest rooms and over 35,000 square feet of meeting space, Oak Brook Hills is a leader in communications technology. A full-service business center, offering a wide range of equipment rentals and secretarial and graphic design services, also features computer work stations. Both analog lines and fiber optic cabling run into all meeting rooms allowing direct ISDN and T1 access, and videoconferencing is available onsite. A dedicated work/study area with built-in power plugs for laptops, dual dataports for Internet access, voicemail and a speaker phone is in place in all guest rooms. Also a deluxe resort, Oak Brook Hills features a challenging, 18-hole golf course, with large practice putting green, canopied electric carts, mobile refreshment services and an award-winning Pro Shop. The deluxe fitness complex also includes five lighted tennis courts, basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, whirlpools and a complete Health and Fitness Centre. Dolce International, the global leader in learning through meetings and leisure, represents a growing portfolio of conference hotels, conference resorts and private/corporate centers in the United States, Canada and Europe. |