Staybridge Suites® Launches Free 'Wireless Anywhere'
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Staybridge Suites® Launches Free 'Wireless Anywhere'
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2007-06-05
Thinking "outside the guestroom," first hotel brand in category to offer free wireless Internet access anywhere on its properties
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group®) [LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms announces today that its upscale extended-stay hotel brand, Staybridge Suites is offering free wireless Internet access, available anywhere on its hotels' premises at locations across the U.S. and Canada. For guests who choose to connect via wired high-speed Internet access, this complimentary amenity available since the brand launched in 1998 remains unchanged.
"We want our guests to be comfortable wherever they choose to access the Internet during their stay," said Robert Radomski, vice president, Brand Management, Staybridge Suites. "Many of our guests enjoy wireless Internet access at home, so why should they be limited at their home-away-from-home? Whether they choose to do this by the pool, in the hotel's 'great room', or the traditional way in their guest suite or the hotel's business center, we feel its important to offer conveniences to our guests while meeting the demands of the marketplace," he added.
The first in the upscale extended-stay category to offer free "wireless anywhere," Staybridge Suites recently opened its 100th hotel and expects to double its size in the next few years, offering this amenity at nearly 200 hotels across the Americas by year-end 2009.
One of five Staybridge Suites hotels open in the greater Chicago area, the Staybridge Suites Oakbrook Terrace expects this amenity will contribute to the hotel's community-like environment.
"Nearly all of our guests stay with us for business, and ‘wireless anywhere' will allow them to work or access the Internet in other areas of the hotel without being confined to their suite," said Destini Williams-Best, general manager, Staybridge Suites Chicago-Oakbrook Terrace. "This is especially important to most of our guests who stay with us for weeks on end and want to work in an environment similar to what they would have back home."
Keane Bell, regional director of operations for the Mid-Atlantic Staybridge Suites hotels adds, "The freedom and comfort of working in a large open space, such as the Staybridge Suites' great room, or even outdoors, can be rewarding and relaxing, especially when it's a complimentary service offered by the hotel."
About Staybridge Suites Hotels
Staybridge Suites is an innovative all-suite hotel brand meeting the needs of the extended-stay guest. It is ideal for travelers seeking a residential-style hotel that is perfect for business, relocation and vacations. The amenities include three suite types with fully equipped kitchens, a 24-hour convenience store, complimentary 24-hour business center with high-speed Internet access, complimentary guest laundry room, complimentary daily deluxe breakfast buffet and evening Sundowner receptions three days a week.
Staybridge Suites entered the extended-stay market in December 1998 when its flagship location in Alpharetta, Ga., opened. Staybridge Suites achieved its 50th, 75th and 100th hotel openings faster than any other brand in the upscale extended-stay segment.
Staybridge Suites was recently named the winner of the 2006 Annual Market Metrix Hospitality Index (MMHI) for its category, having ranked highest in customer satisfaction among Upscale Hotels. To win the award, Staybridge Suites beat out a list of 18 competitors. Staybridge Suites previously took top MMHI honors for the extended-stay category in 2003 and 2004. Based on 35,000 customer interviews each quarter, the MMHI is the largest and most in-depth measure of hotel, airline and car rental performance available today
Currently, there are more than 100 Staybridge Suites hotels open and more than 100 under development.
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