Press Release: Prime Hospitality Corp.
June 8, 2001
FAIRFIELD, NJ -- Prime Hospitality Corp. (NYSE: PDQ) has announced the opening of the Hilton Garden Inn/Nashville
Airport, Nashville, TN. Prime operates the hotel under a five year management agreement with Elite Properties LLC.
This represents the first Hilton Garden Inn in the state.
The six-story, 110 unit property is located at 412 Royal Parkway. Each room is equipped with a spacious work desk
with two phones (each with two lines), voicemail, dataport and high speed Internet access. A hospitality center
in each room includes a microwave, refrigerator and coffee maker. Irons and ironing boards and hairdryers are also
standard in each room. The hotel offers an indoor pool with whirlpool, meeting space for up to 200 people, an exercise
room, a business center, a lounge and Pavilion Pantry restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, and complimentary
airport transportation. Hans Brosbol serves as the hotel's General Manager.
The hotel is located at the Nashville International Airport and is accessible to major freeways and convenient
to downtown Nashville, the Grand Old Opry, Opryland, the Tennessee Titans Coliseum, Gaylord Entertainment Center
and many office parks. Major corporations nearby include Bridgestone/Firestone, Dupont, Nashville Auto Auction
and Nabisco. The hotel is offering a special introductory rate of $94.00 based on availability, until June 30,
2001. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at 615-884-0088 or through Hilton Garden Inn's central
reservations number, 1-800-HILTONS.
``We are pleased to open this hotel and begin our relationship with Elite Properties,'' noted Prime's Chairman
and CEO A.F. Petrocelli. ``We are confident this property will have great appeal as the first Hilton Garden Inn
in the state and we look forward to operating it as effectively as possible.''
Prime Hospitality Corp., one of the nation's premiere lodging companies, is an owner, manager and franchisor of
approximately 235 hotels throughout the United States. The Company operates two proprietary brands, AmeriSuites®
(all-suites) and Wellesley Inn & Suites® (limited service). Also within Prime's portfolio are owned and/or
managed hotels operated under franchise agreements with national chains including Hilton, Sheraton, Radisson, Holiday
Inn, Ramada, Country Inns and Howard Johnson. Prime can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.primehospitality.com.
SOURCE: Prime Hospitality Corp.