Holiday Inn Express Farroupilha — Photo by IHG

IHG®, (InterContinental Hotels Group) one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces the opening of the newly-built 98-room Holiday Inn Express® Farroupilha hotel in Brazil's southern region of Serra Gaúcha. The hotel is integrated into Casa Perlage, a new large commercial complex that includes a convention center, restaurants and parking.

Known as the birthplace of the Italian migration to the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Farroupilha is also the country's main manufacturer of textiles and knitted fabrics as well as the largest producer of Muscat grapes.

Just 20 minutes from Caxias Do Sul Airport as well as the charming cities of Gramado, Garibaldi and Bento Gonçalves, the Holiday Inn Express Farroupilha allows travelers an affordable and hassle-free stay that combines comfort, convenience and value for guests.

Designed to provide guests with everything they need and nothing they don't, the Holiday Inn Express Farroupilha offers a 24-hour fitness center and a business center with three modern meeting rooms. Guestrooms have modern design, comfortable king-sized or two twin-sized high-quality beds with a choice of firm or soft pillows for a restful night's sleep, a sitting area with a lounge chair, TV Flat Screen, iron and ironing board, mini refrigerator and coffee machine with complimentary coffee.

The complimentary Express Start™ breakfast buffet features a full range of breakfast items, including a rotation of egg and meat selections, pastries, yogurt, fruit, coffee, juices, and regional dishes.

Holiday Inn Express Farroupilha will also be the first hotel in Brazil to open with IHG® Connect, which delivers enhanced Wi-Fi with the fastest speeds in the industry as well as an auto recognition feature for IHG® Rewards Club members, so guests only need to sign in once to access hotel Wi-Fi at all IHG Connect-enabled hotels. The hotel also participates in IHG Green Engage® and offers unique programs to ensure sustainability.

The Holiday Inn Express Farroupilha is franchised by an affiliate of IHG and is part of IHG's diverse family of brands in nearly 100 countries and territories.

As IHG's largest and fastest growing hotel brand globally with 2,600 hotels open and an additional 766 set to open in the next few years, IHG currently has 81 Holiday Inn Express properties located throughout Latin America and the Caribbean and 225 hotels across all brands and more than 38,117 rooms throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean.

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