Holiday Inn Capitol East – Tallahassee
The four-story, 148-room hotel is located downtown,
approximately one mile from the Florida State Capitol
building and across from the Governor's Square Mall, at
1335 Apalachee Parkway in Tallahassee, Florida. BayStar
purchased the hotel in February 2006 and invested an
additional $750,000 in a full cosmetic upgrade. Home to
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar, the hotel can
be reached at 850-877-3171 or via
hicapitoleast.com.
Holiday Inn Express – Lake Buena Vista
BayStar purchased the seven-story, 200-room hotel in
September of 2005 and invested $2.2 million to upgrade and
convert the former Radisson into a Holiday Inn Express. It
began receiving guests under the new brand in December
2005. Located at 8686 Palm Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32836,
the Holiday Inn Express – Lake Buena Vista can be
reached at 407-239-8400 or via
hiexpress.com.
Hampton Inn & Suites - Largo, Florida
BayStar Hotel Group developed the Hampton Inn &
Suites - Largo Central Park, opening the five-story,
92-room hotel in December 2005. The first branded hotel in
Largo, the hotel serves an equal mix of business and
leisure guests. The hotel is located at 100 East Bay Drive
in downtown Largo, Florida, approxiamtely 18 miles from the
Tampa International Airport. For more informaiton, call
727-585-3333 or go to
hamptoninn.hilton.com.
Hotel Indigo - St. Petersburg Historic Downtown
District
This hotel began as a 1920s bed and breakfast that
expanded over the years into a 76-room, three story hotel.
BayStar Hotel Group purchased the property in 2008 and
invested more than $3 million renovating and converting it
into Intercontinental Hotel Group’s newest boutique
brand, the Hotel Indigo. It was the first Hotel Indigo I
the Tampa Bay market and features a lively color palate of
lime green and fuchsia in the lobby and other public areas,
a Phi Cafe serving breakfast and dinner and drinks. Each
guest room is unique with floor to ceiling murals. With
2,000 square feet of meeting space, the hotel hosts
conferences, weddings and other events and has its own art
program, supporting local artists by showcasing their work
in the lobby. Located at 234 Third Avenue North, St.
Petersburg, Florida, the Hotel Indigo can be reached at
(727) 822-3957, 877-834-3613 or
ichotelsgroup.com.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Largo Central
Park
BayStar Hotel Group developed the five-story, 95-room
(including 29 suites), hotel close to its Hampton Inn in
downtown Largo to capture the emerging market. The Holiday
Inn Express and Suites opened in June 2009 at 210 Seminole
Boulevard in downtown Largo. The hotel features a 100-seat
meeting room, an executive board room. It can be reached at
727-581-3900 or
ichotelsgroup.com.
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