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The NEW Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport Hotel @ Town
Center recently held its GRAND OPENING and ribbon
cutting ceremony on April 15th, 2009 with more than
500 people attending the celebration. From local
business leaders to city officials and a variety of
supporters of the property came out to join in the
celebration. The evening featured “a taste of town
center” food stations from the full-service OASIS
restaurant and Patio Bar expertly prepared by Chef
Murray Young. Guests enjoyed live entertainment and
tours of the property for first time visitors. “It’s
a lovely hotel with great amenities in a central
location for the casual visitor or business
traveler,” said Suya Davenport, executive director
of the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau.
The hotel sets itself apart from other local hotels
by offering all guests, from leisure to group
meetings, a full-service experience with all the
comforts and amenities guests expect. The hotel
offers 169 new contemporary guestrooms, the
breakfast, lunch and dinner OASIS restaurant and
bar, outdoor heated pool with Jacuzzi, fully
equipped state of the art fitness center and unique
outdoor in-ground fire pit with pass through bar and
outdoor lounge style lakefront seating to highlight
a few. Arguably the most exciting features to the
hotel encompass the hotel’s 7,000 square feet of
flexible meeting and banquet space. Jon E. Lemke,
CHME the hotels Director of Sales and Marketing
states, “We are excited to offer the only meeting
and social venue in the airport corridor for
business meetings and social events of all types
where planners are looking for a beautiful setting
with price flexibility to hold these events. With
more than 7,000 total square feet of indoor and
outdoor meeting space, we believe will fill a need
for the local and regional business community for
all types of meetings and events up to 300
attendees”. The property is committed to high
standards of service with experienced management and
well trained associates lead by industry veteran
Brian Holly, Managing Director for the hotel. The
sale team is ready to assist with any inquires for
guestrooms and or meeting space needs. The sales
team is comprised of seasoned professionals
committed to exceeding guest’s expectations. Ani
Farrell, sales manager handles local corporate
clients, sports and National Association business,
Sandi Spahn, sales manager with local corporate
groups, State Associations and special markets and
Mariann Denbaas, Catering and conference services
manager handles social groups, catering events and
assists planners with all service aspects during the
formulative process. “We are all here to work with
and serve our clients and customers offering them a
superb hotel with outstanding food quality and
pro-active guest service. We invite everyone to give
us a try and see the hotel and what we can do and
offer”, Lemke said.
About Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts
With nearly 1,400 hotels worldwide, Holiday Inn
Hotels and Resorts is the most widely recognized
lodging brand in the world. In fact, Holiday Inn
was one of the first international hotel brands to
establish a presence in China in 1984. Holiday Inn
Hotels and Resorts provides the services that
business travelers need, while also offering a
comfortable atmosphere where all people can relax
and enjoy amenities such as restaurants and room
service, swimming pools, fitness centers and
comfortable lounges. The casual atmosphere and
amenities such as meeting and on-site business
facilities, KidSuites rooms, and Kids Eat and Stay
Free programs, demonstrate the long-standing
commitment of Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts to
serving travelers and have helped to establish the
brand as “America’s Favorite Hotel.” For more
information about Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts or
to book reservations, call 1-800-HOLIDAY or visit
www.holidayinn.com.
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