The Summit Group, Inc. Announces Restaurant Opening In Detroit Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites; Upscale Limited-Service Hotel Owner and Manager Enhances Service, Convenience for Detroit Guests.SIOUX FALLS Sioux Falls, city (1990 pop. 100,814), seat of Minnehaha co., SE S.Dak., on the Big Sioux River; settled 1856, inc. as a village 1877, as a city 1883. Settlers abandoned the site in 1862 because of Native American raids, but with the establishment (1865) of Fort , S.D. -- The Summit Group, Inc. today announced the opening of a new restaurant located at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in downtown Detroit. The new restaurant, called the Washington Bar & Grill, offers a casual-dining atmosphere featuring American cuisine with a touch of Italian fusion. The new restaurant offers a full bar and five high-definition TVs, with a view available from every seat in the house. "The opening of the Washington Bar & Grill allows us to offer our guests more for their money by providing them with the convenience of a restaurant right in the hotel," said Chris Bills, COO of The Summit Group, Inc, which owns and manages the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites. "We expect the addition of the restaurant - coupled with the hotel's close proximity to so many of the city's sporting arenas, casinos and theaters - to continue to draw additional guests to our property." The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites and the Washington Bar & Grill are within walking distance to many of downtown Detroit's main attractions, including Cobo Hall Cobo Hall, officially Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, is a convention center situated in downtown Detroit, Michigan, USA. It and the adjacent Cobo Arena are named for Albert E. Cobo, mayor of Detroit from 1950 to 1957. , Joe Louis Arena Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand Casino, Greektown Casino Greektown Casino Resort (2008) is one of three commercial casinos located in Detroit, Michigan. It is majority owned by the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The casino, which opened its doors on November 11, 2000, is operated by Millennium Management Group. , Motor City Casino, Detroit Opera House The Detroit Opera House is an opera house located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions and other events. The Opera House was designed by C. , Max Fisher Theatre, Fox Theatre, Campus Martius, Comerica Park and Ford Field. The property is also within one to two blocks of Compuware, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. and Comerica Bank, making it a convenient location for business travelers. "Washington Bar & Grill further enhances the ongoing development of Detroit on and around Washington Boulevard," said George Jackson, president of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation. "The opening of this restaurant gives residents and visitors another attractive option for dining and further enhances the image of the city of Detroit." Washington Bar & Grill is 2,000 square feet and seats 114 guests. It also offers a 1,300- square-foot banquet facility which holds up to 80 guests. The opening of the Washington Bar & Grill complements recent upgrades made at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Detroit, which include the addition of 24 extended-stay suites to the property for business travelers on relocation or project assignments. The hotel now operates 241 rooms, 48 of which are suites. Of these 48 suites, the 24 extended-stay suites feature full kitchen facilities, providing travelers with more of the comforts of home. The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Detroit and Washington Bar & Grill are located at 1020 Washington Boulevard. About The Summit Group, Inc. The Summit Group, Inc. is a developer, owner and manager of upscale limited-service hotels nationwide. The Company owns and operates all the hotels in its portfolio of 61 properties in 22 states. The Summit Group's growing portfolio includes leading hotel brands such as Marriott International, Inc. (Courtyard, Residence Inn, Springhill Suites, Fairfield Inn and TownePlace Suites), Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is one of the leading global hospitality companies. As of April 2007 there are 2,645 hotels and 485,000 rooms employing 105,000 people in more than 80 countries. (Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites), InterContinental Hotels Group InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LSE: IHG NYSE: IHG) is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. The largest hotel company by number of rooms (556,000 as of March 2007 [1]), its headquarters are in Windsor just outside Greater London and (Holiday Inn Express), and Choice Hotels International (Comfort Suites, Comfort Inn). Approximately 50 percent of The Summit Group's portfolio hotels are Marriott properties. For information about The Summit Group, visit www.thesummitgroupinc.com. |
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