Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Candlewood Suites treats its suite attendants

The people who make hotel rooms a paradise for guests will soon get a little taste of nirvana themselves.

Candlewood Suites will be giving its maids a maid of their own during International Housekeeper's Week, which is this week.

The offer is a thank-you from Candlewood to its 700 or so suite attendants for helping the company -- owned by London's InterContinental Hotels Group, whose U.S. headquarters is in Atlanta -- install new bedding for 11,000 beds over a two-month period earlier this year. Candlewood has 140 properties throughout North America.

"This is a great way for us to recognize our suite attendants in all that they do," said Gina LaBarre, Candlewood's vice president of brand management.

Each attendant will be given a certificate good for one day of cleaning from national firm Molly Maids. Parties also are being planned to honor the attendants.

"It really gives back in such a way that is really special for us," LaBarre said. "They are the unsung heroes."

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