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May 24, 1999
LEXINGTON, KY — May 24, 1999 - Promus Hotel Corporation, in conjunction with Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., is pleased to
announce the opening of a new full-service, 230-suite hotel in Lexington, Kentucky. Located just off I-64/75 in the new
University of Kentucky Coldstream Research Campus, the hotel is one of several upscale, full-service hotels under construction
by Winegardner & Hammons, Inc.
Lexington's first Embassy Suites offers an upscale design, unprecedented amenities, premiere meeting facilities, and Embassy
Suites' renowned customer service.
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, and an 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, two remote-control TV's with cable, and two telephones
with dataports.
A cooked-to-order breakfast and evening reception are offered daily to guests at no additional charge.
Hotel General Manager Tom Hosea leads a team of highly experienced sales professionals including Emilie Hall and Laura Snider,
Sales Account Managers; Amy Stamper, Sales and Catering Manager; and Robin Richie, Sales & Catering Coordinator.
"Over $2.5 million dollars in business has already closed since last fall, which is a testimony to our sales team and
the tremendous reaction from our customers," said Mike Conway, V.P. of Marketing for Winegardner & Hammons, Inc.
The results are thanks in part to a unique marketing effort coordinated by Winegardner & Hammons. WHI is marketing the
hotel through various online media including Global Distribution Systems, all major travel web sites, priceline.com,
and weekly email messages to travel planners.
The hotel also provides the latest technology requested by today's business travelers, such as two phone lines, two
telephones with dataports for computer hook-up in each guest suite, voice mail, and state-of-the-art teleconferencing
capabilities.
Set in the heart of the University of Kentucky's Coldstream Research Campus, the Embassy Suites is just five minutes from
downtown Lexington and convenient to area businesses and attractions including Bluegrass Airport, the University of Kentucky,
Lexmark, Toyota, Keeneland, and the Kentucky Horse Park.
The Embassy Suites Lexington is one of several hotels recently developed by Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. The Cincinnati
Marriott Northeast, which opened in 1996, was the first full-service Marriott developed by the management company. It is
consistently ranked as one of the top Marriott hotels in the world and has won numerous national awards for excellence.
The company's second Marriott, the Columbus Marriott Northwest, was named best new opening by Marriott for 1998. The Birmingham
Marriott, located in flourishing Southeast Birmingham, opened March 15. Two other Marriott hotels are now under development by
Winegardner & Hammons and Western and Southern Life/Eagle Realty. The Cincinnati Airport Marriott, adjacent to the Greater
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, is slated to open in the fall of 1999. A full-service Marriott hotel,
adjacent to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in the Centreport Complex, will open in spring 2000.
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 country. WHI currently manages over 30 hotels in the Unites States
and operates most major hotel brands.
Embassy Suites is a division of Promus Hotel Corporation (NYSE:PRH), based in Memphis, TN. Currently, there
are over 140 Embassy Suites in the U.S., Canada, Thailand and Latin America. Each are backed by the company's
unconditional 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Promus Hotel Corporation, which is the franchisor and an operator of
the Doubletree Hotels & Guest Suites, Embassy Suites Homewood Suites, Club Hotels by Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Hampton
Inn & Suites, Embassy Vacation Resort and Hampton Vacation Resort brands, serves guests in more than 1,200 hotels and
more than 178,000 rooms and suites.
For more information, contact Mike Conway, Winegardner & Hammons (513) 891-1066 phone/ (513) 794-2590 fax.
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