Delta brands Sault Ste. Marie hotel: former Holiday Inn upscales with major renovations.A landmark hotel Hotels called the Landmark Hotel, or something similar, include:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Delta Hotels Delta Hotels is a chain of 40 hotels and resorts across Canada. On October 2, 2007, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation announced that it had acquired Delta Hotels.[1] The hotel chain was formerly a 100% holding of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. and Resorts are the new operators of the former Holiday Inn on the city's waterfront. It's the Canadian hotel management company's first foray into Verb 1. foray into - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" raid encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it . The new Delta sign will be hoisted up at year's end. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , $6 million in renovations began in July when four floors were closed off Other refurbishments on the conference space takes place in August and September Until Delta moves in, the property will be. temporarily known as the Waterfront Inn and Conference Centre. The 195-room waterfront hotel has more than 11,000 square feet of conference space, including its largest 5,000-square-foot Algoma Ballroom. Algoma Central Properties, owners of the hotel for 35 years, are shouldering the costs which include upgrading and modernizing the fitness club, pool, restaurant-lounge, lobby and front desk. New elevators, laundry and kitchen equipment will be installed in 2010. "We have a pretty aggressive timeline for completion," said Bill Durnford, general manager for the last eight years. The renovations must be done by early 2010, when the hotel will serve as the headquarters for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling curling, winter sport, similar in principle to bowls and quoits (see horseshoe pitching), played on an ice court by teams of four. Each player hurls a squat, circular stone—weighing 38 lb (17. championship, slated for the nearby Essar Centre, Jan. 30 to Feb. 7. The waterfront location has always offered great views of the St. Mary's River but the decor was getting a bit dated and tired, said Durnford. The last major guest room renovations were in 2002, "but the property has not seen any dollars of any kind in the last two or three years." The upscale Delta brand is geared toward more of a business clientele, especially for conferences. Guests will notice better room amenities with the bedding packages, flat-screen TVs, walk-in showers, with new bathroom finishes. There will be a renewed focus on the food-beverage service, and the conference-banquets rooms will have some upcoming audio-visual-broadband technical enhancements. "Our vision, once we're completed, is to work toward being the premier hotel in Northern Ontario," said Durnford. Conferences have always been a good chunk of the hotel's business. With the Delta brand and their access to the company's business and rewards programs, they expect to do even better, Delta's sales network and national marketing group have affiliations with various provincial and national organizations and sports group. "Delta's going to bring a lot to the table," said Durnford. Talks with Delta began a year ago and came to agreement in the spring. The deal was formally announced in May. Delta has been in expansion brand mode and the Sault's location as a border town with its waterfront visibility all combined to make the partnership an "excellent fit," said Dunford. www.saultwaterfrontinn.com By IAN ROSS Ian Ross is the name of:
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