Close
to Interstate 376, the new hotel is just seven miles from Pittsburgh
and three miles from the world-renown Kennywood Amusement Park.
Surrounded by shops, nationally recognized department stores and a
wide selection of restaurants, the new hotel is perfect for those
travelers who want to relax in a comfortable suburban setting.
The
new hotel includes features in keeping with the $1 billion Holiday
Inn global brand relaunch, the largest project
of its kind in the history of the hospitality industry. First
announced in 2007, the relaunch program creates a more contemporary
brand image as part of the drive to increase quality and consistency
across the global portfolio. The program focuses on arrival and
welcome services, guestroom and guest-bath comfort, and a redesigned
logo and signage.
“We’re
excited to be joining the Holiday Inn brand family and to
be able to provide visitors to the Pittsburgh area with outstanding
service and great value,” said General Manager, Donald Schultz.
“The Holiday Inn Express brand is both smart and fresh,
and we believe this hotel fits perfectly with the needs of our
community.”
In
addition to visiting the Waterfront, a 260-acre open-air mall on the
former site of the Homestead steel mill, hotel guests can enjoy
visits to several nearby area museums including The Andy Warhol
Museum and the Carnegie Museum of Art & Natural History and the
Sand Castle Water Park.
Located
at 608 E. Waterfront Drive in Homestead, PA, the 70-room hotel’s
proximity to Pittsburgh is also attractive to business travelers as
the area hosts offices for several of the nation’s top corporations
including H.J. Heinz, PPG Industries, US Steel, and PNC Financial
Services Group. The hotel is also less than 20 minutes from both the
University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.
Guest
rooms feature contemporary styling, a 42-inch HD flat
screen TV, iPod
docking station, comfortable queen or
king-sized beds, a sitting area with a lounge
chair and an in-room coffee machine featuring
complimentary Smart Roast 100% Arabica coffee. Business travelers
will find large desks with ergonomic chairs, free high-speed internet
access both in the rooms and throughout the hotel, and free local
phone and toll free, phones with private voicemail and complimentary
USA TODAY® newspapers a . The Holiday Inn Express Pittsburgh
East - Munhall also features a 24-hour business center and wireless
data connections.
The
new Holiday Inn Express hotel includes a 525-square foot
meeting room that can accommodate up to 40 people and a fully
equipped 24-hour fitness center. The hotel Guests at the Holiday
Inn Express Pittsburgh East – Munhall will experience a
comfortable and smart environment with innovative preferred guest
upgrades to ensure a productive stay while traveling for business or
leisure.The hotel's complimentary Express Start® breakfast bar
features a full range of breakfast items, including a rotation of egg
and meat selections, biscuits, yogurt, fruit, pancakes, the brand's
proprietary cinnamon roll and Smart Roast® coffee. The SimplySmart™
shower incorporates a proprietary StaySmart™ Kohler showerhead,
signature shower curtain with curved rod, and upgraded 100 percent
cotton terry towels. Guests will enjoy the SimplySmart™ bedding
collection, where they will find crisp fresh bedding that features an
attractive decorative throw, a medium-weight duvet blanket and soft
200 thread-count sheets.
The Holiday
Inn Express Pittsburgh East - Munhall is owned and managed by
the Forza Group, under a license agreement with a company in
the InterContinental Hotels Group.
