The Crowne Plaza Stamford hotel is holding a grand re-opening Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in which Stamford Mayor David Martin will join.
Owned by the Canadian Rosdev Corporation of Montreal and operated by InterContinental Hotels Group of England, owner of nine hotel brands including Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites, the 355-room hotel at 2701 Summer St. reopens after an $18 million renovation that added various amenities including increased connectivity options and a greater focus on wellness and productivity.
“Our guests are looking for a hotel that caters to their business needs so it”™s important that we provide an environment that enables them to focus on getting their work done,” said Gina LaBarre, vice president, Americas Brand Management, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, IHG.
The hotel can accommodate more than 1,600 guests and has over 30,000 square feet of meeting space for a wide range of events including casual meetings, large-scale conferences and gala-style social events.
According to Crowne Plaza, the brand is the fourth-largest upscale full-service hotel brand in the world and one of the fastest-growing. Its portfolio has doubled since 2003 to nearly 400 hotels.
InterContinental Hotels Group franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,700 hotels and 697,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries, with almost 1,200 hotels in its development pipeline.
