New Holiday Inn Debuts In MO

POPLAR BLUFF, MO— A 117-room Holiday Inn recently opened here. The hotel is owned by Poplar Bluff Hotel Management, LLC and managed by HMA, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group. The new 90,000-square-foot Holiday Inn Poplar Bluff uses the brand’s new prototype, which is designed to be more efficient to build, operate and maintain. It is the second hotel to open in the new prototype design this year. The first prototype hotel opened in Duluth, GA. Throughout the hotel, guests will see artwork reflecting memorable images from the Holiday Inn brand’s history including founder Kemmons Wilson departing his Holiday Inn jet; a stylized version of the “Great Sign,” the iconic beacon that came to embody the brand; and the Great Sign as a 1950s movie set backdrop. The prototype features a major change in room décor for Holiday Inn, with a residential atmosphere incorporating iconic representations of the brands history. The bedspread and carpet display simple, organic patterns in colors like eggplant and each guestroom features a newly designed breakaway armoire that allows guests to see the television from anywhere in the room. Upgraded features like faux leather ottomans, a variety of lamps, refrigerators and granite vanities are all standard in each room. The residential design includes business-focused necessities like an ergonomic work station, data ports, complimentary high-speed Internet access, WiFi capabilities and AT&T VoIP phone systems, which will allow guests to conduct conference calls for up to six participants even while using their computer. In addition, each room has the standard Holiday Inn guestroom furnishings including double, queen or king-sized beds; a sitting area with a lounge chair; cable television; hairdryer; coffeemaker; and iron and ironing board. The Holiday Inn Poplar Bluff also has an indoor heated pool; fitness center; and more than 5,500 square feet of function space. It also has a dining facility, Pasta House, featuring Italian-American cuisine and the standard Holiday Inn Best-4-Breakfast menu. There are now 20 Holiday Inn hotels with more than 4,100 guestrooms in the state of Missouri.