Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ATLANTA, March 21, 2013 — Noble Investment Group (Noble), a leading lodging and hospitality investment organization, announced the acquisition of the Courtyard by Marriott Columbus Downtown. This historic redevelopment of a 149 room hotel boasts a highly prominent location along West Spring Street in the heart of downtown near Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The Courtyard by Marriott Columbus Downtown is situated on the urban edge of the city known as the “Arena District” and within walking distance of the State Capitol and the greater Columbus Convention Center. The area is home to notable corporations including; JP Morgan Chase, American Electric Power, Honda of America, Ohio Health’s Grant Medical Center and Wexner Medical Center as well world headquarters for Nationwide Insurance. “Noble will soon begin a complete property upgrade of the hotel which we believe will enable our team to significantly enhance the property’s performance and maximize its position in the dynamic Columbus market,” said Ben Brunt, a Noble principal. The Courtyard by Marriott Columbus Downtown will offer a vast array of amenities including a redesigned lobby space to include enhanced food and beverage options at The Bistro®, free wi-fi access, an interactive GoBoard® touchscreen for guest connectedness to the local area, and flexible and comfortable spaces to work or relax.
About Noble Investment GroupFounded in 1993, the Noble organization is a value-added investor that specializes in the lodging and hospitality real estate sector. Through its discretionary private equity real estate funds, Noble has invested more than $2 billion in upper upscale and upscale hotels throughout the United States which are affiliated with premium brands by Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton and Starwood. For additional information, please visit www.nobleinvestment.com
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Bonnie HerringDirector, Corporate CommunicationsNoble Investment Group(404) 262-9660[email protected] Also See: Noble Investment Group Opens of the 232-room Memphis Marriott East in Tennessee; Completing a $19 Million Redevelopment and Rebranding / December 2012 Noble Investment Group Acquires the 216-suite Embassy Suites Cleveland/Beachwood in Ohio; Hotel to Undergo an $8.6 Million Renovation / October 2012 Noble Investment Group Acquires the 148-room Hilton Garden Inn Boston Waltham in Waltham, Massachusetts / May 2012 Noble Investment Group Acquires the 226-room Courtyard by Marriott Nashville Vanderbilt/West End Hotel in Tennessee / April 2012 Noble Investment Group Acquires the Hotel Midtown in Atlanta and the Holiday Inn Memphis East to be Redeveloped as the Hyatt Atlanta Midtown and Memphis Marriott East / February 2012 Noble Investment Group and Interstate Hotels & Resorts Form New Dedicated Hotel Management Platform; Interstate Acquires Noble Management Group, Will Now Operate as Noble-Interstate Management Group / November 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Enters JV with Netherlands-based TVHG Budget Group Beheer BV to Develop a Nine-hotel Portfolio in the Netherlands / September 2011 PURE Allergy Friendly Rooms to be Featured in Six Cleveland, Ohio Area Residence Inn by Marriott Properties Managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts / August 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts in a Joint Venture with JHM Hotels to Operate Two New Hotels in India, the 63-room Rajasthali Resort & Spa in Jaipur and the 145-room Ramada Amritsar in Amritsar / July 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Completes Multi-Million Dollar Renovation of the 390-room Houston Marriott North in Texas / July 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Appoints Emily Boling Lynn as Vice President, Global Sales and Strategic Accounts / July 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Executes Agreements with NBB-Development to Manage Six Hotels in Sochi, Russia, Site of 2014 Winter Olympics / July 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Names Julie Pangelinan Chief Financial Officer / July 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of Homewood Suites Jackson-Ridgeland in Mississippi and the Staybridge Suites Denver Cherry Creek in Colorado Increasing to 67 the Number of Hotels Managed for Summit Hotel Properties / May 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Opens the 88-room Four Points by Sheraton Long Island City/Queensboro Bridge Hotel in Queens, New York, Owned by 39th Ave Holding LLC / May 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of 30-hotel Portfolio, Comprising 4,060 rooms, Owned by Inland American Real Estate Trust; Portfolio Now Includes 337 Properties / April 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Acquires 262-room Sheraton Denver Tech Center in a Joint Venture with Waramaug Hospitality; Will Begin $5.75 Million Renovation / February 2011 Senior Management Team Appointed for Interstate China, an Interstate Hotels & Resorts Joint Venture with Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels / February 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of Summit Hotel Properties’ 65-hotel Portfolio / February 2011 BTW Hotel Holdings, LLC Selects Interstate Hotels & Resorts to Manage the Comfort Inn Manhattan Bridge in New York City / February 2011 Inland American Lodging Advisor & IHG Open the Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport Convention Center in Charleston, South Carolina, Following $13 million Renovation and Conversion from a Quality Inn & Suites; Property Managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts / January 2011 The Hilton Lexington/Downtown Appoints 3 Execs Including Emily Boling Lynn to Director of Sales & Marketing / June 2010 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Named to Manage Freestyle Park Resort Hotel in Moscow; Futuristic Resort to Feature Indoor Ski Slope, Entertainment, Retail, Movies, Restaurants / November 2008 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Opens Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel; First Hilton Brand Hotel in Russia’s Capital City / August 2008 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Appoints Three Vice Presidents to Head Up Moscow Operations / February 2007