The award-winning Embassy Suites Denver Downtown – Convention Center, a flagship property for the brand and a leading downtown Denver hotel that features 25,000 square feet of exceptional meeting space, is pleased to announce that it has hired Stephan Meier?to serve as General Manager.
With more than 22 years of international hospitality experience, Meier most recently served as the General Manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Omaha, a 414-room hotel with 30,000 square feet of meeting space.
Prior to that, he served as the General Manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Tulsa in Oklahoma. He also served as the Director of Food & Beverage at the Hilton Hotel Dallas Lincoln Center and the Assistant Director of Food & Beverage at Arizona?s DoubleTree by Hilton Paradise Valley. Other past hospitality experience includes the DoubleTree By Hilton Plano North Texas Conference Center and the Hyatt Dallas Ft. Worth Airport.
A graduate of Washington State University, Meier also holds a Swiss Hotel Diploma from the Ceasar Ritz Hotel School in Brig, Switzerland.
?I am excited to lead this hotel because it is truly a unique, flagship property in the Embassy Suites brand,? said Meier. ?I am dedicated to making sure that our team consistently provides the highest levels of guest service, while also delivering strong financial results to our owners.?
Located directly across from the Colorado Convention Center, the Embassy Suites Denver Downtown features 403 spacious guest suites and was ranked one of the ?Top 25 U.S. Hotels for 2013? by TripAdvisor. Guest can enjoy complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast daily and an Evening Reception with snacks, wine & beer. Amenities include a saline-based indoor pool, a Fitness Center, a Massage Studio and a casual American restaurant.
Managed by Sage Hospitality, the Silver LEED certified Embassy Suites Denver Downtown offers 25,000 square feet of spectacular meeting space, including 16 venues that can host up to 650 people.
?With his extensive Hilton brand and hotel operations experience, we are thrilled to have Stephan in the Sage family,? said Jim Darter, Senior Vice President of Sage?s Full Service Hotels division. ?He is a passionate and innovative leader who will continue to enhance this hotel?s position as a leading downtown Denver hotel.?