MHI Hospitality Corporation Announces Crowne Plaza(R) Flag for Hampton Hotel
02 April 2008 - 4:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
WILLIAMSBURG, Va., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MHI
Hospitality Corporation (NASDAQ:MDH) announced today that the
Company has entered into a 10-year franchise agreement with
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)]
through its franchising entity, Holiday Hospitality Franchising,
Inc., to brand its Hampton, Virginia hotel as the Crowne Plaza(R)
Hampton Harborside. The franchise agreement is contingent upon the
acquisition of the real estate. In January 2008 the Company entered
into a definitive agreement to purchase the 172-room former
Radisson Hotel for approximately $7.75 million, or about $45,000
per room. The waterfront hotel is located on 3.5 acres in downtown
Hampton. Hampton is part of the greater Norfolk metropolitan area,
along with Virginia Beach, Newport News and historic Williamsburg,
Virginia. The property features 21,000 square feet of retail space,
7,600 square feet of flexible meeting space, a roof-top pool and
four-story, 300 car parking garage. In conjunction with the
rebranding MHI Hospitality Corporation intends to commence
extensive renovations of the property. These are expected to be
completed within nine months of asset closing, which is scheduled
for late April 2008, subject to customary closing conditions.
Andrew M. Sims, President and CEO of MHI Hospitality Corporation,
stated, "In flagging our Hampton hotel acquisition as the Crowne
Plaza(R) Hampton Harborside we are very pleased to again partner
with InterContinental Hotels Group. This upbranding, combined with
our significant repositioning planned, will provide a showcase
lodging asset in the Greater Norfolk Metropolitan area." About MHI
Hospitality Corporation MHI Hospitality Corporation is a
self-advised lodging REIT focused on the acquisition, redevelopment
and management of mid-scale, upscale and upper upscale full service
hotels in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeastern United States.
Currently, the Company's portfolio consists of eight properties
comprising 1,971 rooms, all of which operate under the Hilton,
InterContinental Hotels Group and Starwood Hotels and Resorts
brands. In addition, the Company has a 25 percent interest in the
Crowne Plaza Resort Hollywood Beach and a leasehold interest in the
common area of Shell Island Resort, a resort condominium property.
MHI Hospitality Corporation was organized in 2004 and is listed on
the Russell Microcap(TM) Index. The Company is headquartered in
Williamsburg, Virginia. For more information please visit
http://www.mhihospitality.com/. Forward-Looking Statements This
news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Although the Company
believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict and
many of which are beyond the Company's control. Therefore, actual
outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed,
forecasted or implied in such forward-looking statements. Economic
conditions generally and the real estate market specifically,
management and performance of the Company's hotels, plans for hotel
renovations, financing plans, supply and demand for hotel rooms in
the Company's current and proposed market areas, the Company's
ability to acquire additional properties and the risk that
potential acquisitions may not perform in accordance with
expectations, legislative/regulatory changes, including changes to
laws governing taxation of real estate investment trusts and
competition, and other factors, may affect the Company's future
results, performance and achievements. These risks and
uncertainties are described in greater detail under "Risk Factors"
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company
undertakes no obligation and does not intend to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Although we believe our
current expectations to be based upon reasonable assumptions, we
can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained or
that actual results will not differ materially. DATASOURCE: MHI
Hospitality Corporation CONTACT: Bill Zaiser, Chief Financial
Officer of MHI Hospitality Corporation, +1-301-220-5400; or General
Information, Vicki Baker at Financial Relations Board,
+1-703-796-1798, for MHI Hospitality Corporation Web site:
http://www.mhihospitality.com/
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