The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Alcoa Airport, 130 Associates Blvd, Alcoa, Tennessee, has announced the completion of the Formula Blue Design Package. Over the past year, the hotel has undergone an extensive multi-million dollar renovation. Everything has been replaced or upgraded including flooring, furniture, fixtures and finishes in all public areas and guest rooms.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is the parent company of the Holiday Inn Express brand. The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Alcoa Airport, Alcoa, TN, is managed by award winning, Gibson Hotel Management, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. GHM operates thirty IHG, Marriott and Hilton hotel properties in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and South Carolina. Michael Gibson, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, states “we have been a key player in the Alcoa Airport market for a long time now and we are excited to introduce our beautifully renovated hotel.”
Gibson states “We look forward to offering our guests an enhanced stay experience while we continue to offer exceptional levels of customer service.” Gibson appreciates that the design guidelines are “uncomplicated, focused, connecting and dynamic.” Features of the Smart Design for Smart Travel concept include:
- An open, pod-style front desk area that delivers a familiar and expedited check in and out experience;
- Flexible seating in the Great Room, including community tables with built in wired and wireless charging where guests can collaborate with colleagues to relax with friends and family;
- Refreshingly streamlined guestrooms that provide comforts and features that allow guests to be productive during their stay and have a great night’s sleep, including a built-in niche which houses under-counter refrigerator, microwave and extra supplies in one central location that’s away from the guest bed to reduce noise and enhance quality of sleep, multiple points of power conveniently located throughout the room and functional storage for guests.
The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Alcoa Airport now offers the brand new complimentary Express Start Breakfast featuring improved ambiance and signage, enhanced hot food quality and freshness, turnkey cooking solution with state of the art oven, retaining signature breakfast items and offering coffee 24 hours per day.
Other guest amenities include indoor pool, fully equipped business center, 24 hour market and state of the art fitness equipment. All guest rooms and suites also feature a brand new 49 inch flat screen tv, premium cable and channels, pillow top mattresses, Formula Blue bedding package, desk with ergonomic chair, additional outlets and USBs, Keurig coffee maker and safe. Every room and suite also offers free wifi utilizing the latest IHG technology.
The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Alcoa Airport is conveniently located at McGhee Tyson Airport, approximately 15 minutes from downtown Knoxville, the University of Tennessee and Major Employers of Alcoa, Maryville and Knoxville.