Noble Investment Group today announced the acquisition of the Residence Inn by Marriott Tampa Downtown. The newly renovated, all-suite hotel is prominently located in the central business and financial district of the Tampa Bay area. — Photo by Noble Investment Group

ATLANTA – Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced the acquisition of the Residence Inn by Marriott Tampa Downtown. The newly renovated, all-suite hotel is prominently located in the central business and financial district of the Tampa Bay area. Companies with a major presence in downtown Tampa include Bank of America, BB&T, Marshall & Ilsley, PNC Financial Services, SunTrust, Sykes Enterprises, TECO Energy, and Frontier Communications. The hotel is also proximate to the University of Tampa, Straz Performing Arts Center, TampaConvention Center, and the Port of Tampa.

The Residence Inn by Marriott Tampa Downtown features 109 studio, one and two-bedroom suites, each with fully-equipped kitchens. The hotel offers a 24-hour business center and fitness center, laundry facilities, grocery shopping service and complimentary internet access throughout the hotel. Guests can enjoy a complimentary hot breakfast, served daily in the Gatehouse, as well as evening socials each Monday through Wednesday. Other amenities of the pet-friendly hotel include an outdoor pool, whirlpool, BBQ & picnic area and SportCourt. The hotel also offers nearly 1,000 square feet of flexible meeting and board room space.

Less than a mile from the hotel, the Channel District is undergoing a $3 billion redevelopment and the University of South Florida College of Medicine is opening a new facility next year which will bring over 2,275 faculty, researchers, and students to the area.

"Downtown Tampa is in the midst of an urban renaissance with expansive new residential and commercial development in the heart of a city with deep demand generators already in place," said Noble principal, Ben Brunt. "The Residence Inn by Marriott offers us the ability to acquire the best in class extended-stay brand in this exciting market while gaining operational efficiencies paired with Noble's adjacent hotel, the Courtyard by Marriott Tampa Downtown."

For more information or to make reservations, please visit ResidenceInn.Marriott.com or call the hotel directly at (813)-221-4224. The Residence Inn Tampa Downtown is owned by Noble Investment Group and managed by McKibbon Hospitality, a leading hotel development and management group headquartered in Tampa's Avion Park.

About Noble Investment Group

Noble is an award-winning real estate investment manager specializing in the travel and hospitality sector. With a track record spanning three decades, the firm has invested over $5.0 billion in communities throughout the country, adding value across cycles and creating thousands of jobs. Noble has been named by PERE as one of the Top 200 Global Investment Managers, and the firm has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work. As a fiduciary to foremost pensions plans, endowments, and foundations, Noble's endeavors help to preserve and grow our limited partners' capital, which assists in providing retirement benefits for our country's teachers, law enforcement, firefighters, other pensioners, and financial resources for students to attend college. For more information, please visit www.nobleinvestment.com.