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ALEXANDRIA, La. - PennZone -- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Alexandria is reopened for business. The fully-renovated 80-suite hotel is built for travelers looking for a simple and friendly place where they can settle-in, keep their routine, and easily connect to the Alexandria and Central Louisiana area. Located at 2340 N MacArthur Drive, it will operate as an IHG franchise, managed by InterMountain Management of Monroe, Louisiana.

All service team members are thoroughly trained on local knowledge and look forward to connecting guests to the local area. The hotel brand's signature complimentary breakfast also helps guests start their day ready to explore all the area has to offer. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Alexandria is located 6 miles from the Alexandria International Airport. The newly-renovated hotel offers guests convenient access to the Alexandria Zoo, Kisatchie National Forest, Rapides Parish Coliseum, and Rapides Regional Medical Center.

General Manager Toure Jimison leads the management team at the property for InterMountain Management with over 14 years of hospitality experience. Jimison said "We are thrilled to welcome guests to our hotel and introduce a new standard of hospitality in this community. Our team has worked passionately to create a space where comfort, service, and memorable experiences come together seamlessly. This opening is not just about a new building—it's about building connections, celebrating our guests, and becoming a place people are excited to return to time and time again."

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites allows guests to maintain a healthy lifestyle with an array of food options. While on property, guests can create their own complimentary hot breakfast every morning in the lobby area. The 24-hour market offers guests the chance to get their snack and caffeine on whenever they feel the need.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Alexandria amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center open 24 hours per day, a meeting room, laundry facilities, complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and on-site business services, including copying, faxing and printing. As a brand, Holiday Inn recognizes that families may include more than just humans, which is why the Holiday Inn Express & Suites is pet-friendly (fees may apply).

Holiday Inn Express Alexandria is located at 2340 MacArthur Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301. For more information or reservations, call (318) 487-9898 or visit our website at ihg.com.

About InterMountain Management

InterMountain Hotels, a leading hospitality company, is family-owned and operated with a nationwide portfolio of nearly 100 hotels comprised primarily of extended-stay and select-service. Dewey Weaver founded InterMountain over 44 years ago, and since then has pursued a strategy of steady, consistent growth through ownership, development, and third-party management of high-quality, premium-branded hotels. With Dewey actively involved in all aspects of our business of a thousand details, InterMountain continues focusing on what has contributed to its success: taking great care of their employees and guests, and building strong, long-term relationships with owners and hotel brands.

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Since inception, InterMountain has expanded to offer a wide range of third-party services by experienced, in-house teams. These services include hotel operations management, development services, revenue strategy, sales, digital strategy, and renovation construction management/design/procurement.

InterMountain has built and/or renovated more than 200 properties nationwide, with a pipeline of approximately 30 hotels in various stages of development or repositioning. For more on InterMountain Hotels, third-party services, or to view their portfolio of hotels, visit www.immhotels.com.

About Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Holiday Inn Express® hotels are modern hotels for value-oriented travelers. Fresh, clean and uncomplicated, Holiday Inn Express hotels offer competitive rates for both business and leisure travelers. Guests Stay Smart® at Holiday Inn Express hotels where they enjoy a free hot Express Start™ breakfast bar with new healthier offerings, free high-speed Internet access and free local phone calls (U.S. and Canada only). There are currently over 3,200 Holiday Inn Express hotel locations around the globe. For more information about Holiday Inn Express hotels or to book reservations, visit www.holidayinnexpress.com.