Grizzlies Partner With Holiday Inn For Official Hotel
In addition to serving as the traveling team hotel for players and families, the Holiday Inn® will also provide a gathering place and a relaxing dining experience for fans before and after the game.
"We couldn't be happier to have found a partner as committed as we are to the future of Downtown Fresno," said Grizzlies President and CEO Chris Cummings. "We are looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with Holiday Inn."
The Holiday Inn® Fresno Dtwn-Convention Center offers a modern, chic, and stunning retreat in the heart of Fresno's Downtown district. The 197-room hotel is just steps away from Chukchansi Park, home of the Fresno Grizzlies, and blocks from Selland Arena and the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center. Newly renovated in 2008, the hotel offers modern amenities such as free high-speed Internet access, well-appointed guest rooms, well-run meeting facilities, a restaurant, and sports bar, Other amenities include a 24-fitness center, heated outdoor pool, and a one-of-a-kind Skyroom. The property has recently come under new ownership and management. Information on the latest packages and banquet services is available online at www.holidayinnfresno.com or by calling 559.233.6650.
"As the official Hotel of the Fresno Grizzlies, we are proud to be associated with such a fine management team and to play a pivotal role in the revitalization of our historic Downtown community," said Holiday Inn® Fresno Dtwn-Convention Center owner Mukesh Shah. "I am thrilled at this new partnership with the Grizzlies and hope to inspire others as such to help reposition Downtown as the true center of the City of Fresno."
The Fresno Grizzlies open 2011 play with an exhibition contest against Fresno Pacific University on Tuesday, April 5th, then begin their 10th Pacific Coast League season at Chukchansi Park on Thursday, April 7th, 2011 when they welcome the Las Vegas 51s to downtown Fresno. Season ticket and mini-plan packages are now available at the Chukchansi Park Box Office or by calling 559-320-HITS.