BUFFALO, NY (November 12, 2007) - Buffalo Lodging Associates, a hotel development and management company, welcomes Kelly Zimmerman back to the company as the Director of Sales for Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus/Polaris, scheduled to open in winter 2008. The Polaris hotel is currently under construction at 8411 Pulsar Place in Columbus, Ohio.

Kelly was previously employed by Buffalo Lodging as the Director of Sales for Country Inn & Suites Columbus Airport-East. She left to pursue a sales position for six local hotels, and most recently was on the opening team for the Hilton Garden Inn located in the University Area. Kelly resides in Reynoldsburg, Ohio with her husband, Eric, and two black labs, Brutus and Buckeye.

The 118-room, 6-story hotel is located 15 miles from downtown Columbus, off of I-71 less than one mile from Polaris Fashion Place.

Hampton Inn & Suites offers several amenities including complimentary On the House(R) hot breakfast served daily, On the Run(R) breakfast bags, complimentary high-speed Internet access, and the brand's 100% Hampton Guarantee, which guarantees each guest full satisfaction or their night's stay is free. Each guest room at the Polaris hotel will feature deluxe CloudNine(R) bedding and linens, complimentary high-speed Internet access, a large work desk with ergonomic chair, a flat screen cable television, an in-room coffee maker, and iron with ironing board. Suite accommodations will offer separate living and sleeping areas in addition to a wet bar, microwave, mini-fridge, and a pull out sleeper sofa.

Additional hotel highlights include an indoor heated pool, whirlpool spa, a fully-equipped fitness center, and 700 square feet of well appointed meeting space. Complimentary wireless Internet access will be available in the meeting room along with a TV with DVD player/VCR, whiteboard and projection screen.

Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus/Polaris is owned and operated by Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC, a hotel development & management company. Buffalo Lodging Associates, in partnership with Benderson Properties, LLC, owns and operates hotels throughout Western New York, Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Florida, New Jersey, and Ontario, Canada. For more information about Buffalo Lodging Associates' group of award-winning hotels, please visit www.buffalolodging.com.

For more information about Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus/Polaris, please visit www.hamptoninn.com, call 1-800-HAMPTON (1-800-426-7866) in the U.S. and Canada or contact the hotel pre-opening team at (614) 885-8400.

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Contact:
Krista L. Glenn
Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC
(716) 878-9697
kglenn@buffalolodging.com