Newest member of the M&R Hotel Management portfolio — Source: M&R Hotel Management

GREAT NECK, New York (Jan. 12, 2015) – M&R Hotel Management today announced that it has been awarded a contract to manage the 136-room Holiday Inn L.I. City – Manhattan View hotel in Long Island City, Queens, which becomes the 14th hotel in the company's portfolio.

The full-service hotel at 39-05 29th St., owned by Queens Plaza North LLC, features king and queen rooms and suites, each equipped with a Keurig coffee maker, refrigerator, premium cable TV channels, audio connection for iPhones and MP3 players, desk, speakerphone, voice mail, iron and ironing board. Top-floor suites and many other guest rooms feature views of the East River and Manhattan skyline.

Complimentary amenities include wired and wireless high-speed Internet service, local calls, daily newspaper, bottled water, 24-hour fitness and business centers and on-site parking. The hotel also offers valet laundry service, an ATM and two function rooms that each can accommodate up to 60 people, theater-style.

Rio Grande, the hotel's full-service Churascaria restaurant, serves traditional Brazilian barbecue in the main dining room. Breakfast is served in an enclosed patio, and a bar-lounge offers a limited menu every evening.

The Holiday Inn L.I. City – Manhattan View offers access to Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn as well as LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports via frequent subway service, taxicabs and private car service. The hotel is near LaGuardia Community College and offices of JetBlue Airways, MetLife, Citigroup and Barclay's Bank.

For guests interested in exploring Long Island City, the hotel is near the Museum of the Moving Image, P.S. 1/Museum of Modern Art, Noguchi Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park and Gantry Plaza State Park.

Guests at the Holiday Inn L.I. City – Manhattan View can earn points in the IHG Rewards Club program redeemable for free hotel stays, merchandise and other benefits. Reservations can be made online at holidayinn.com or by calling 800-315-2621.

Holiday Inn L.I. City – Manhattan View participates in the IHG Green Engage program, an online system that measures its day-to-day environmental impact, tracks energy, carbon and water consumption and waste management. IHG Green Engage provides tools to help hotels use fewer resources, improve their carbon footprint and reduce water use.

"Holiday Inn L.I. City – Manhattan View complements our portfolio of hotels in New York City, where we developed a reputation for consistently pleasing guests by providing high-quality accommodations and friendly, helpful service," said Brian McSherry, M&R Hotel Management chief operating officer.

M&R Hotel Management, based in Great Neck, operates 11 other hotels in the New York market, including five in Queens, three in Manhattan and three in Staten Island. The company also operates the Holiday Inn Express in the Boston suburb of Braintree, Massachusetts, and Alegria resort on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten.

M&R's portfolio includes the brands of InterContinental Hotels Group, Choice Hotels International, Wyndham Hotel Group and Best Western International. In addition, Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have certified M&R to manage selected brands.

In addition to management, M&R provides consulting services in hotel site and contractor selection, feasibility analysis, permitting, financing, franchising, human resources support, sales and marketing, revenue management, food & beverage management, brand management, account and risk management audits, e-commerce, design, procurement, accounting and engineering.

Rich Roberts
RDR PR LLC
717-685-4142
M&R Hotel Management