Kana Hotel Group Awarded Management Contract for 232-key Embassy Suites Atlanta – Airport in Georgia

Atlanta, GA - February 10, 2014 - Kana Hotel Group announced today that it has been awarded the management contract for the Embassy Suites Atlanta – Airport, located in Atlanta, GA. The 232 all suite Embassy Suites features 7,500 square feet of meeting space and is conveniently located with easy access to both I-285 and I-85. It is also in close proximity to many corporate and group demand generators including Delta Airlines, Bank of America, DHL, Boeing Training and Flight Services, Coca-Cola Bottling Systems, Sysco Foods, and the Georgia International Convention Center. The Hotel is situated less than one mile from Atlanta Airport and is approximately 10 miles from downtown Atlanta. Kana Hotel Group, a Knoxville, TN based Hotel Management and Development Company currently has thirty eight properties in its portfolio, twenty-four of which are Hilton branded, including four Embassy Suites. The company has a Homewood Suites by Hilton opening this month in Mobile, AL, and three additional Hilton branded products already under construction. Kana has four other new builds between Hilton and Marriott to be announced soon, including another brand new Design Option III Embassy Suites. Alpesh Patel, CEO of Kana Hotel Group stated “This is another great addition to our fast growing portfolio, and we’re pleased to keep growing with the Hilton family of brands. The planned renovation for this property will be a complete transformation, and it’s going to be a very exciting project.” Kevin Mahoney, President of Kana Hotel Group added, “This comes on the heels of us adding a Hilton Garden Inn in the Atlanta market just last month. We’re excited with the operating efficiencies that we have already identified for this property, and the synergies that our growing management presence in the Atlanta market will bring to the hotel.”