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John Q. Hammons Opens 228-room
Courtyard by Marriott® in Allen, Texas
ALLEN, Texas & SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - January 12, 2010 - As the official hotel of the Allen Americans Central Hockey League club, John Q. Hammons� new Courtyard by Marriott®Dallas � Allen at the John Q. Hammons Center (www.marriott.com/dalan) in Allen, Texas, near Dallas welcomed Steve Duchesne, Allen Americans� owner/president and Stanley Cup champion, and his family as the first guests of the nine-story, 228-room/suite hotel, now open for business. �We�ve been thoroughly welcomed by the Allen and Collin County communities since plans to develop the hotel and conference center complex�
Sporting a contemporary décor and numerous technological features, the Courtyard by Marriott Dallas � Allen at the John Q. Hammons Center represents Mr. Hammons� fifth hotel complex in the growing Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and his eighth in Texas. Featuring the new Courtyard Refreshing Business concept with Bistro, the hotel and conference center complex is operated by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts (www.jqhhotels.com), the nation�s leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites. Located at 210 East Stacy Road in The Village at Allen and adjacent to the Allen Event Center, the exceptional hotel and conference center property impressed more than 400 attendees at a public ribbon cutting and open house. Area residents and representatives from city and business organizations joined Mayor Stephen Terrell, city of Allen, and executives from John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, Crossland Construction, and The Village at Allen in debuting the area�s newest quality hotel accommodations and largest meeting venue with 30,000 gross square feet of conference space. A grand opening ticketed gala at the hotel is slated for January 23,
2010, benefiting community programs through the Allen Arts Alliance. Expected
to draw more than 500 attendees, the formal event will serve as the Allen
Arts Alliance�s annual fund raiser.
�John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts� long-standing passion and commitment
to sports and arts is a natural fit with the Allen community, enhancing
our ability to be an active corporate citizen from the start,� Kapoulis
said. �Our blossoming relationships with the Allen Americans and the Allen
Arts Alliance are grounded in our community-oriented corporate heritage
spanning five decades.�
Stacy Polk, director of sales for the Courtyard by Marriott Dallas � Allen, shared that the hotel complex has received significant pre-opening interest. �With the largest meeting space in the area, we�re noticing particular interest for the Cottonwood Grand Ballroom, which can accommodate 1,100 guests theatre style,� Polk said. Featuring an open, bright, contemporary look, the new hotel and conference center incorporates the Courtyard brand�s new �personalized� and �special� elements, including:
Representing the largest meeting event space in Allen, the Courtyard by Marriott Dallas � Allen at the John Q. Hammons Center offers flexible space perfect for functions from board room meetings to black-tie affairs. The conference center�s 9,310-square-foot Cottonwood Grand Ballroom has a 1,100-person maximum capacity for theatre style set-up while being flexible for an eight-room break-out configuration. The hotel features the full-service restaurant Courtyard Bistro - Eat. Drink. Connect.TM; The MarketTM with 24-hour access to food, snacks and refreshments; Starbucks® Coffee; a cozy lounge with a big screen HDTV; business center; indoor swimming pool and whirlpool; and fitness center. Spacious rooms/suites include work space and separate seating areas and luxurious bedding; refrigerators; well-lit work desk with ergonomic chair; 32� flat panel HDTV; complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access; complimentary daily newspaper; and individual climate control. The property is pet friendly and 100 percent smoke-free. For more information about the Courtyard by Marriott Dallas � Allen at the John Q. Hammons Center, to schedule a tour, or to book a group function, call (214) 383-1151, fax (214) 383-1154, email [email protected] or go to www.marriott.com/dalan. The hotel can also be booked under the following GDS codes: Amadeus DALANC, Apollo/Galileo 46583, Sabre 0051197, and Worldspan DALAN. About John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts
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