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Kitty Hawk, NC – Coastal Hospitality Associates, LLC (“Coastal Hospitality”) today announced the completion of the multi-million dollar renovation of the former Baymont by Wyndham Kitty Hawk in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and is now upgraded and converted to the Holiday Inn Express Kitty Hawk – Outer Banks.

The Holiday Inn Express Kitty Hawk – Outer Banks is owned and managed by Coastal Hospitality Associates, headquartered in Virginia Beach. The extensive renovation upgrades the property to the sleek and modern Formula Blue 2.0 design specifications for the Holiday Inn Express brand. Holiday Inn Express, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts, is one of the world’s largest and most recognizable brands with over 3000 properties worldwide. 

Features of the new design include an open, pod-style front desk area; comfortable and flexible seating in the lobby, including community tables with built-in wired and wireless charging; streamlined guestrooms with a kitchen area (including a refrigerator, microwave and a Keurig coffeemaker), multiple points of power and several storage options. The Holiday Inn Express guest rooms provide a fresh, clean, and contemporary space with features that allow guests to be productive during their stay and have a great night’s sleep.

The newly renovated Holiday Inn Express features a new Dining Deck with pergola and firepit, and offers complimentary breakfast with ample seating in the breakfast room and on the Trellis Terrace. Other amenities include an outdoor pool with adjacent Poolside Pavilion featuring grills and seating, a complete fitness center, and a business center. “We are thrilled about this new addition to our portfolio of hotels, and we very much look forward to the repositioning of this hotel to the Holiday Inn Express brand. The Outer Banks market has shown tremendous growth over the past decade and has proven uniquely robust.” says Chris Brown, President of Coastal Hospitality. 

Coastal Hospitality also owns and operates the 100-room Holiday Inn Express Nags Head Oceanfront, located only 10 miles south in Nags Head, NC. Originally the Nags Head Inn, the hotel was purchased by Coastal in late 2015 and underwent a similar conversion to the Holiday Inn Express brand.

About Holiday Inn Express Kitty Hawk – Outer Banks:

Holiday Inn Express Kitty Hawk – Outer Banks is located at 3915 North Croatan Highway, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The 98-room hotel, completely renovated in 2023, is situated on almost 5 acres of property and located just a short walk from the oceanfront.

Reservations & More Information: hiehittyhawk.com

These annual awards recognize and honor the achievements of Marriott’s best team members, strongest managers and top-performing hotels. Awards are based on financial performance, guest satisfaction, quality assurance results, and nominations received from General Managers, management company representatives and other above-property staff.  We are so proud to announce that the Coastal Hospitality Associates’ Residence Inn Virginia Beach Town Center received 2 awards.

Opening Hotel of the Year 2019 – 

Residence Inn Virginia Beach Town Center opened in April of 2019 and exemplifies hotel leadership, financial management, overcoming obstacles, sales leadership, service leadership, community service, with hotel’s opening performance (RevPAR Index, Occ, GSS) and opening “readiness” also being considered.

Sales Ramp Up Award 2019- 

Awarded to the best opening Residence Inn hotel based on sales and marketing goal attainment in its first 3 months and first 6 months. Goal attainment is how quickly a hotel reaches high occupancy and RevPAR index goals through executing its pre-opening marketing game plan.

“Coastal Hospitality is thrilled to bring Residence Inn by Marriott, the nation’s leading extended-stay hotel, to the Virginia Beach Town Center area.” says Russell Lyons,  Coastal Hospitality Associates’s area Director of Operations. “The 120 rooms, which are all suites, have all the features a business traveler wants and will be an excellent complement to the thriving Virginia BeachTown Center market.”

 

Residence Inn Virginia Beach Town Center opened in April of 2019. The 100,000- square-foot building is conveniently located on a two-acre site at 221 Bendix Road, Virginia Beach, in the heart of Town Center. Residence Inn Virginia Beach Town Center features 120 extended-stay rooms and a 950 square foot event space.