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April 3, 2000
LEXINGTON, KY — April 3, 2000 - The Embassy Suites Lexington has been named the Official
Hotel of the much-anticipated “Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History” exhibit
on display at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington May 1 through August 31, 2000.
As the Official Hotel of the exhibit, the Embassy Suites Lexington will be hosting numerous dignitaries
and other special guests from China throughout the exhibit dates. Special Imperial China exhibit group and
individual rates also will be offered on suites at the hotel, and exhibit tickets will be on sale at the Embassy
Suites’ front desk. Hotel officials will be participating in the Imperial China Exhibit Gala hosted by Governor
and Mrs. Paul E. Patton on April 22 as well.
The Imperial China exhibit is the first exhibition ever to explore the role of the horse in more than 3,000
years of Chinese history and culture. Many Chinese treasures, estimated to be worth $100 million, will be
included in the exhibit, including an elaborate bronze chariot and 13 life-sized figures from the world-famous
“terra cotta” army of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi.
For more information on the Imperial China exhibit and the Kentucky Horse Park, visit www.kyhorsepark.com
or call 800/568-8813.
Set in the heart of the new University of Kentucky’s Coldstream Research Campus just off I-64/75, the
Embassy Suites Lexington is just five miles from the Kentucky Horse Park. The Embassy Suites Lexington
opened last May as Lexington’s first Embassy Suites, and has quickly become one of Kentucky’s most luxurious hotels. It recently received the highest guest satisfaction marks of any hotel in the 140-property Embassy Suites chain (three-month period, November-January).
The Embassy Suites Lexington features 230 spacious two-room suites, 14,000 square feet of flexible meeting space,
five executive boardrooms, three conference suites, a full-service restaurant and lounge, business center, indoor pool, and executive fitness center.
Every two-room suite features a private bedroom and separate living room with sofa-bed and dining/work table.
Value-added amenities include a coffee maker, refrigerator, microwave, wet bar, and two remote-control TVs with cable.
The hotel also provides the latest technology requested by today’s business travelers, such as telephones with two lines
and dataports for computer hook-up in each guest suite, voice mail, and state-of-the-art teleconferencing capabilities.
Also, a cooked-to-order breakfast and evening reception are offered daily to guests at no additional charge.
The Embassy Suites Lexington is managed by Cincinnati-based Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. (WHI). WHI also developed the
hotel. For reservations at the Embassy Suites Hotel, call 606/455-5000.
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., is a full-service management company with a reputation for progressive and successful
management. WHI’s owned/managed portfolio includes resorts, all-suite, extended-stay, full-service, and conference
center hotels in many diverse markets across the U.S. WHI currently manages over 30 hotels in the U.S., including most
major hotel brands.
Embassy Suites is a division of Hilton Corporation, based in Beverly Hills, CA. Currently, there are over 140 Embassy
Suites in the U.S., Canada, Thailand, and Latin America.
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