Holiday Inn - Airport Location Hampton Inn - Roadside Location
Independent Limited Service Hotel  

Condition at Takeover
  • Property losing money
  • Hotel taken over by lender, then sold to current owner
  • Current owner hired Marshall Management, Inc.
 
Strategy for Turnaround
  • Rate structure lowered
  • Offered guests the best price/value in area
  • Captured two airline contracts, thus increased occupancy
  • Targeted corporate market thru direct mail, utilizing Priority Club members
  • Reduced number of salaried employees and reorganized the work force
 
Successful Highlights
  • Net profit exceeds ownership's expectations
  • Hotel market leader, achieves over 100% in yield and penetration indexes
  • Increased room sales, total sales, GOP and REVPAR
  • 2002 sales for this airport hotel were dramatically impacted by the September 11 terrorist attacks
 
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Development
  • Hotel designed, developed and furnished with the assistance of Marshall Management, Inc.
 
Strategy for Success
  • Knowledge of local market
  • To gain a competitive market advantage, a large recreational area was designed including an indoor pool, hot tub, game room, exercise room and guest laundry
  • Positioned hotel as the number one in town with regards to pricing, services and amenities package
  • Performed pre-marketing and sales efforts to garner high volume accounts
  • Promoted swim parties to introduce local residents to the hotel
  • Provided upscale landscaping to create outstanding curb appeal
  • Kept room rates consistent for all market segments
  • Since opening day, have provided consistent professionalism, service, continued maintenance and an upscale continental breakfast
  • On a weekly basis have provided guests with beer, wine and snack party
 
Successful Highlights
  • Considered the premier hotel in the community
  • Have achieved well over 100% in yield and penetration indexes
  • Annually, have increased occupancy, revenue ADR and REVPAR
 
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Development
  • Hotel designed, developed and furnished with assistance of Marshall Management, Inc.
 
Strategy for Success
  • Heavy use of internet in pre-marketing
  • General manager and assistant general manager on site six months prior to opening
  • Phone lines put in place six months prior to opening for sales calls
  • Created and printed brochure and rate cards to mail to prospective guests who requested information from the Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Differentiated from competition and garnered competitive edge with superior amenity package and with services offered
  • Hotel opened late in season with numerous mechanical challenges; decision made not to gouge guests in order to re-coup lost revenue, but to build good will for next season
 
Successful Highlights
  • Hotel well-perceived by guests
  • Room sales, total sales, REVPAR and GOP continue to increase
  • Sales increase while total expenses remain constant
 
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