Aimbridge Hospitality Opens Houston Embassy Suites-Energy Corridor

HOUSTON, TX, Nov 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
Aimbridge Hospitality today announces the opening of the Houston (Texas)
Embassy Suites-Energy Corridor. The 14-story, 216-room all-suite hotel,
owned by Mac Haik Enterprises, is located at 11730 Katy Freeway/I-10 at
the Gateway to Houston's Energy Corridor and home to Houston's Fortune
500 companies and other multi-national and local growth-oriented
companies. This is Aimbridge Hospitality's third managed hotel in Houston
and its 10th Embassy Suites flag.

Aimbridge Hospitality is a Dallas-based hotel real estate and management
company that provides renovation, supervision, accounting and consulting
services for its strategic partners. The company currently owns and/or
manages 52 hotels across 18 states and Puerto Rico, and plans to open
three more new construction properties and add six more management
contracts before 2010. Mac Haik Enterprises, a Houston-based investment
company, and parent company to Mac Haik Realty LTD, is responsible for
approximately 1.7 million square feet of office building and hotel
development in the Energy Corridor. The 197,019 square-foot Houston
Embassy Suites-Energy Corridor hotel is part of the Energy Plaza Office
Park and ongoing development project that also includes two office
buildings totaling 775,000 square feet, which are approximately 98%
leased. Energy Tower III, a 17-story, 425,000 square foot office
building, which will be a twin Tower to the Energy Tower II is also under
consideration and will be located immediately west of the Embassy Suites
Houston-Energy Corridor hotel.

"Today the doors of the Houston Embassy Suites-Energy Corridor are open,
and we welcome all international and domestic visitors looking for an
exceptional guest experience with stellar accommodations and superior
service to come see what this Embassy Suites has to offer," said General
Manager Faisal Kamal. "Houston's famed Energy Corridor is fast becoming
the No. 1 place to live, work and stay in Houston. While most other areas
of the country are struggling, we are proud to say that the Energy
Corridor is booming. After 15 to 20 years of stagnant hotel development
in the Energy Corridor, the Embassy Suites flag today is flying high and
bringing first-class, full-service accommodations to the 'Space City.'"

A Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held on
Nov. 5 to introduce the hotel to local dignitaries and the business
community.

"The Embassy Suites brand has been recognized eight times in the last 10
years by JD Powers and Associates as achieving the 'Highest Guest
Satisfaction Among Upscale Hotel Chains,'" said Mac Haik, chairman of Mac
Haik Enterprises and hotel owner. "With Hilton a premier hotel brand and
Embassy Suites its crown-jewel, we know we have brought the best that
hospitality has to offer to Houston. As the fourth largest employment
center in the region, the Energy Corridor is the perfect fit for
dignitaries from around the world visiting the area's leading companies,
such as BP America, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobile, Shell Oil Co.,
and Technip USA, and others. It's equally ideal for family members from
across the globe, and mom and dad coming for a weekend getaway."

The property features spacious two-room suites (along with exclusive
club-level floors, 7,000 square feet of flexible meeting/function space, a
full-service restaurant and lounge, indoor pool with outdoor tanning
terrace, and fitness center with state-of-the-art Precor equipment). Guest
services include a complimentary full, cooked-to-order breakfast each
morning along with a nightly complimentary manager's reception, local area
transportation, and much more. Conveniently located just minutes away is
championship golf courses, Katy Mills Mall, Town & Country Mall, Memorial
City Mall, Houston Galleria, Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, Minute
Maid Field (home to the Houston Astros), Reliant Stadium (home to the
Houston Texans), Toyota Center (home to the Houston Rockets), Robertson
Stadium (home to the Houston Dynamos), Herman Park, Houston Zoo and more.
Many great family restaurants and the Downtown Aquarium featuring
exhibits, carnival-style rides and midway, also are nearby.

"Business travelers visiting this area will really benefit from the
amenities Embassy Suites has to offer including a spacious two-room suite,
dedicated work and living spaces, high-speed internet access,
complimentary cook-to-order breakfasts, as well as its prime location
near many of the area's large corporations," said Jim Holthouser, global
head of full service brands, Hilton Worldwide. "We're also proud that
this is the first Embassy Suites in Texas to be built using the brand's
Design Option III prototype, which uses less land, increases the amount
of natural light into the guest suites and atrium areas, and reduces the
overall cost per key for development."

"On behalf of Aimbridge Hospitality and Mac Haik Enterprises, we look
forward to introducing everyone to the new Houston Embassy Suites," said
Dave Johnson, Aimbridge Hospitality President and CEO. "We are proud to
bring best-in-class hospitality to energy, healthcare, engineering and
financial services companies while stimulating Houston's economy. This
hotel is ideal for the community seeking a quick spot to grab lunch and
also for meeting planners looking for a dynamic destination. General
Manager Faisal Kamal and Director of Sales Tom Martone are valuable allies
to the Houston hotel community, and are dedicated to providing all who
walk through their doors with stellar service."

For more information about the Houston Embassy Suites-Energy Corridor,
visit www.aimbridgehospitality.com.

ABOUT AIMBRIDGE HOSPITALITY

Aimbridge Hospitality is one of the nation's leading independent hotel
investment and management firms with a proven track record for delivering
superior returns for its strategic partners in a variety of markets and
economic cycles. Aimbridge provides management, asset management,
development, renovation and consulting services. Based in Dallas, Texas,
Aimbridge currently owns and/or manages 52 upscale, independent and
branded hotels with nearly 11,000 rooms across the United States,
including such affiliations as Marriott, Hilton, Embassy Suites,
DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Aloft, Hyatt,
Wyndham and the Phoenix Inn Suites chain of hotels. For more information
on Aimbridge Hospitality, please visit www.aimbridgehospitality.com.

ABOUT MAC HAIK ENTERPRISES

Mac Haik Enterprises is an investment company based in Houston, Texas,
which owns and operates 11 separate businesses which develop and own
hotel, office, medical and retail properties, car dealership operations, a
healthcare company, banking entities, restaurants, a construction company
and project management company, property-management company, and realty
firm, among other investments. The company employs approximately 1,300
associates.

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