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The Ramada Conference Centre Edmonton gets $8 million facelift - helps position Edmonton as conference destination
Edmonton, AB (September 9, 2008) –The Ramada Conference Centre Edmonton, the city’s largest hotel and conference facility, has completed the first stage of its $8-million renovation.
The facelift of the 428-guestroom hotel, located just north of downtown near the city’s municipal airport, started in April this year. The renovations include a major refreshing of the décor in the guest rooms, lobby and conference facilities.
The majority of the guest rooms incorporate warm colours, including golds, blues and beiges, accompanied by maple wood accents. The refreshed rooms also include new artwork, lighting, large desks with comfortable ergonomic chairs, luxurious bedding and granite countertops as well as new furniture and 37-inch flat screen TVs in some rooms, with more to follow.
The lobby received new carpeting and a welcoming front desk with new guest reception furniture. For the conference facilities, the main ballroom, which offers 10,000 square feet of pillar-free convention space, also received a new look with fresh paint, a new dance floor and new carpeting.
The hotel restaurant has also changed Julies Bistro is now botaniCa Restaurant with new decor, a new menu featuring local flavours, and art work by local artist Catherine Abel.
“I’m thrilled with the renovations so far,” says General Manager of The Ramada Conference Centre George Marine. “This hotel has a lot of history in the city - everyone in Edmonton has a connection with the Ramada and we can’t wait to showcase our fresh new look.”
Kingsway Business Association Executive Director Karon Kosof is also excited about the renovations. “The City of Edmonton is really positioning itself as a conference destination. I believe the investment the Ramada Conference Centre Edmonton is making in these renovations will go a long way toward helping us attract more conferences and tourists. We look forward to this, as well as to the new business it will bring into the city and the Kingsway area.”
The next stage of the renovations will include exterior work, including paint and new carport, and additional interior work, including new elevators, hallway carpets and guest room furniture. It’s expected to be finished next spring.
About the Ramada Conference Centre Edmonton
The largest Ramada in Canada, the Ramada Conference Centre Edmonton is located at 11834 Kingsway
in Edmonton, just north of the city centre. It’s one of 65 Ramada hotels in Canada and one of two
in Edmonton.
About SilverBirch Hotels and Resorts
SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts, formerly CHIP Hospitality, is one of Canada’s leading hotel management
companies and currently manages and asset manages 35 hotels and resorts across Canada. The company
manages independent hotels and hotels operating under major franchise brands, such as Crowne Plaza,
Radisson, Residence Inn by Marriott, Holiday Inn, Hilton, Quality, Gouverneur, Best Western and
Ramada. SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts is fully owned by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
(“bcIMC”), a Canadian leader in investment funds management that is based in Victoria, British Columbia.
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For more information, please contact:
Lyndsay Hamilton
Director of Sales
The Ramada Conference Centre Edmonton
Telephone: (780) 453-7339
Sara Holland
Tartan PR
Telephone: (604) 880-1494
Holly Peterson
Marketing Manager
SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts
Telephone: (604) 646-8787