Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza 2004 Fact Sheet
Released: 07/01/04
Centrally located in the dynamic Westshore business district just steps from International Plaza and Bay Street, the distinctly different Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza represents a new brand and a new level of service for Tampa's business and leisure travelers.
Scheduled for completion early August 2004, this latest addition to the elite rank of Renaissance Hotels & Resorts properties joins the eight Renaissance properties currently operating statewide and the more than 125 worldwide.
Renaissance Hotels & Resorts is a full-service hotel brand designed to enhance the enjoyment of guests. Stylish environments, crisp, attentive service and contemporary restaurants represent the defining characteristics of the Renaissance brand.
From its inception, this hotel has marked a milestone for the Tampa Bay market as well as for Marriott International. The eight-story structure is the first Tampa Bay hotel built by the Orlando-based CNL Hospitality Corp. as well as its first Marriott in Tampa.
Constructed adjacent to International Plaza, hotel guests may exit directly onto Bay Street, the outdoor plaza, to access world-class shops, fine dining and nightlife. Only minutes from Tampa International Airport, the property also offers convenient proximity to the bridges connecting Tampa with the Pinellas County area and its world famous beaches, the area's major sports facilities like Raymond James Stadium and Legends Field, the downtown Tampa business sector and Ybor City, Tampa's famous Latin Quarter and former "Cigar Capital of the World."
The Mediterranean spirit and style reflected by the new Renaissance is best expressed through the tale of two young lovers, Sergio and Gabriella. The couple meets during a business trip to Spain that Gabriella embarks on soon after inheriting her father's Tampa-based cigar business. After marrying, they return to Tampa where they build their dream home that is modeled after the Mediterranean villas of the Costa del Sol. Inviting touches like the lushly landscaped courtyard, hand-glazed tiles and custom ironwork make this hotel - their "home" - a true masterpiece.
Ground breaking: April 26, 2003
Opening date: August, 2004
Cost: $45 million
Employees: 160
Owner/Developer: CNL Hospitality Corp.
CNL Hospitality Corp. advises CNL Hospitality Properties, Inc., an Orlando-based real estate investment trust (REIT), specializing in the acquisition and development of quality hotel assets. As of April 5, 2004, the company owned interests in a portfolio of 136 hotels and resorts with more than 32,500 rooms in 37 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. The company is the nation's second largest hotel REIT, with total assets of more than $6 billion. CNL Hospitality Properties, Inc. is an affiliate of CNL Financial Group Inc. For additional information, go to www.cnlonline.com.
Managed by: Renaissance Hotels & Resorts
Interior designer: Duncan & Miller
Recognized as one of the world's leading interior and architectural design firms, Duncan & Miller Design of Dallas created the distinctive decor of the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza. Founded in 1989, the firm is noted for its extensive expertise in hospitality, food and beverage and entertainment projects, including lodging and themed entertainment. It has designed more than 900 projects, including successful assignments for such highly acclaimed hospitality companies as Marriott International, InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Interstate Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts and Hilton Hotels and Resorts as well as many independent and boutique brands. Duncan & Miller Design has been selected as one of Interior Design magazine's Interior Design giants for seven years in a row. In 2003, Duncan & Miller was awarded three of the Hospitality Industry's Gold Key Design Finalist Awards with a Grand Prize in the Guestroom category. For more information, go to www.duncanmiller.com.
Rooms: 293 (116 double/double, 171 king rooms and six suites). All rooms offer individual climate control, two telephones with message light, voice mail, high speed internet access, color TV, cable movie channels, in-room pay movies, CD players, AM/FM clock radios, coffee makers and tea service, hair dryers, irons and full size ironing boards and in-room safes.
Dining:
P E L A G I A Trattoria - The hotel's signature 152-seat trattoria-style restaurant features an open kitchen allowing diners to oversee food preparation and converse with chefs. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, P E L A G I A will feature a menu using the freshest ingredients simply prepared, yet dramatically presented, and accented with the flavors of the Mediterranean. A place to see and be seen.
Gabriella's - The Lobby Bar, featuring coffees and teas mornings, full service bar and meals for lunch and dinner.
Olive Bar - A tempting display in the main lobby that will be continually stocked with a variety of rare, Mediterranean olives available for sampling by hotel guests and visitors.
Amenities: Outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, 24-hour room service, Concierge Level, gift shop, activities/tour desk, valet service, safe-deposit boxes, room service, business center, Notary Public and guest laundry.
Meeting space: 12,500 square feet (7,800-square-foot grand ballroom, five breakout rooms, one boardroom). The grand ballroom is divisible to eight sections and accommodates up to 750 guests for receptions and 600 for banquets. The lushly landscaped al fresco La Fuente Courtyard encompasses 4,300 square feet that will accommodate up to 215 people for reception-style events. Wireless internet access is available throughout all public areas.
Rates: Room rates begin at $249. Special Grand Opening rates offered for a limited time and based on availability from August through December, 2004. Not available for groups.
Location: 4200 Jim Walter Blvd., at International Plaza, Tampa, FL, 33607
Telephone: (813) 877-9200
Facsimile: (813) 877-3000
Website: www.renaissancetampa.com
Media contacts for information, interviews and images:
Cindy Cockburn, C.C. Communications, (727) 772-6726 (office), (727) 432-5862 (cell), cccomm@tampabay.rr.com.
Mary Lou Janson, C.C. Communications, (813) 879-7748 (office), (813) 361-1061 (cell), janson_cccomm@yahoo.com.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with nearly 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 69 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites, Ramada International and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 128,000 employees. In fiscal year 2003, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $9 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.