SALISBURY, MD., July 2007—
Marshall
Management, a leading mid-sized hotel management company, today
announced that it has added three contracts to its management
portfolio, bringing to seven the number of new contracts added
year-to-date in 2007. The new contracts include:
*
Quality Inn Naval Base, Norfolk, Va.--The 120-room hotel, located at
8051 Hampton Boulevard, recently converted to the Quality Inn brand and
will undergo a $600,000 renovation, including new soft goods and case
goods. Marshall Management also is a minority investor in the project.
"We have the financial strength to co-invest with owners when
appropriate and continue to seek additional opportunities," said Mike
Marshall, president and CEO of Marshall Management.
* Holiday Inn
Parkway East, Pittsburgh, Pa.--Located at 915 Brinton Road, the
177-room hotel focuses on transient and leisure travelers, as well as
mid-sized meetings. The hotel has more than 6,500 square feet of
meeting space and can accommodate groups of more than 250 people.
* Riveredge Resort, Alexandria Bay, N.Y.--Located on Alexandria Bay on
the St. Laurence Seaway in the heart of the Thousand Islands, the
full-service, first-class resort features 2,000 square feet of dock
space, sightseeing cruises and guided fishing trips. Surrounded by
water on three sides, the 129-room property features the upscale
Windows on the Bay restaurant and a lounge. The hotel can accommodate
groups of more than 300 people.
"We
believe there is a significant opportunity to improve margins and
profitability at these hotels," Marshall said. "In a buoyant economy,
virtually all hotels show increased revenues, but too many operators do
not bring enough of those improvements to the hotel's bottom line. We
have developed proprietary management and marketing systems and
programs that generate an immediate impact on a hotel's performance.
All three hotels already have shown a substantial improvement in guest
satisfaction and profitability.
"This is our seventh
contract this year and we are well on our way to exceed the 11
properties we added last year," he said. "We have an extremely active
pipeline of properties in more than 11 states.
"Concurrently,
several of our existing owners have sold their hotels to harvest
substantial profits from their initial investment," he said. "This
natural, cyclical turnover in our portfolio allows us to continue to
provide hands-on senior management attention to each property we
operate. We have the size and management depth to continue to generate
superior returns yet small enough---a target portfolio size of 25 to 40
hotels--to know all of our properties in great detail."
Salisbury,
Md.-based Marshall Management, founded in 1980, has special expertise
in operating three- and four-star branded hotels and resorts, averaging
100 to 400 rooms, in urban and central business districts,
suburban/drive-to and resort locations. In addition, the company has a
proven track record managing independent resort and unique urban
properties. The company has managed a wide array of leading hotel
brands, including Hilton, Starwood, InterContinental Hotel Group,
Choice and Wyndham. Additional information about Marshall Management
may be found at the company's Web site: www.marshallhotels.com.