Tuesday, August 24, 2010 posted by Scott Blalock in General
When we open the JW Marriott Indianapolis in February 2011, we will offer two exciting new downtown Indianapolis restaurant options to our great city.
Our High Velocity restaurant will be a high-tech, high-adrenaline Indianapolis sports bar that will offer a unique, casual sports bar experience. This won’t be your average sports bar. Instead this will be a groundbreaking concept that will feature a casual, contemporary and lively atmosphere with state-of-the-art sports viewing options. We will have an incredible multi-dimensional media wall, a sports ticker, banquettes with private high-definition TVs, large plasma-screen TVs and hundreds of sports channels. And our food will be fantastic, offering a creative American sports bar and grill menu with a diverse beer selection and custom cocktails.
Our other exciting restaurant will be our Italian restaurant, Osteria Pronto. I hope you will join us in the traditional Tuscan dining room which will offer a warm, natural environment with an open kitchen as the primary focal point. Our chefs will artfully prepare fresh salads, pasta, seafood, fish and steak. These Tuscan-inspired dishes will be complemented by our diverse selection of wines. Osteria Pronto will offer a casual atmosphere that is the perfect setting for business, families, couples, singles and groups…just about anyone really.
My team and I can’t wait to bring these new dining experiences to downtown Indianapolis. We hope you’ll join us.
Until next time,
Scott Blalock
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 posted by Scott Blalock in General, Uncategorized
Construction of our beautiful new JW Marriott Indianapolis is moving along at a rapid pace and we are set to open next February. We’re very excited for the opening, and we can’t wait to share our stunning new hotel with you. That’s why we recently launched the 30-Day Meeting Planner Sweepstakes. This Indiana sweepstakes will give meeting planners a chance to experience our magnificent hotel, the thriving city of Indy and the thrills of the Indy 500. Here’s how it works…..
Visit our hotel sweepstakes website – www.jwindysweeps.com – between now and August 10, 2010 and enter each day to win one of our daily prize giveaways – a $50 American Express Gift Card. All of our daily entrants will then be entered to win our exciting Grand Prize: the trip of a lifetime to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – the Indy 500. This complimentary vacation for two will include airfare, lodging, ground transportation and tickets to the Indy 500 in 2011.
Make sure you enter the Indy 500 sweepstakes once a day to win a $50 American Express Gift Card daily or the Grand Prize on the 30th day.
And be sure to let your colleagues know about our terrific Indiana sweepstakes because even more prizes await. The contestant who refers the sweepstakes to the most colleagues will win a $250 American Express Gift Card.
Our hotel sweepstakes only runs until August 10, 2010, so hurry and enter now!
Until next time,
Scott Blalock
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 posted by Scott Blalock in Construction, General
Do you want to do business with a hotel that is environmentally conscious? If so, the new JW Marriott Indianapolis is the hotel for you. I want to tell you about some of the many ways our new JW is going to be more environmentally conscious.
Building to be Greener
Wherever possible the hotel is being built using the latest green technology, incorporating both energy efficient and green building materials. Some examples of the materials being used include:
- More LED lighting than any hotel in the country with over 5,000 LED lights. This means much less energy consumed. Did you know an LED light can last up to 10 years and uses 90% less energy than an incandescent bulb?
- State-of-the-art guest room energy management system with motion detectors. Guest room digital thermostats are automatically adjusted when rooms are not occupied.
- CFC-free freezers and coolers, to help protect the ozone, throughout the hotel.
- Guest room toilets and sinks will have low-flow features which conserve water.
- Staff service area lighting will be on motion detectors.
Operating Greener
Of course, our commitment to the environment does not stop with the building materials. We are going to be very focused on conserving energy, reducing waste and protecting our natural resources. Our initiatives include:
- Comprehensive recycling process that includes all plastic, paper, metal, glass and cardboard.
- Guest room recycling – all guest rooms will be equipped with recycle containers and our room attendants will be trained in all aspects of recycling.
- Linen reuse program allowing guests to avoid having their linens washed if they choose not to.
- We are a 100% non-smoking hotel.
Hosting Green Meetings
And finally, for meeting planners looking to hold green meetings and events, the JW Marriott Indianapolis can help by providing things like 100% recycled note pads, pens made from recycled materials, meeting room recycling, paperless billing and more.
As you can see, we’re doing what we can to minimize our impact on the environment and maximize the experience for our guests.
I invite you to come visit us when we open in February 2011 and let us know if you agree.
Until next time,
Scott Blalock
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Friday, June 04, 2010 posted by Scott Blalock in Construction
Indianapolis is undergoing a transformation and if you haven’t seen our great city recently, you have to check it out.
And at the center of it all is the new JW Marriott Indianapolis hotel, scheduled to open in February 2011.
My name is Scott Blalock and I’m the General Manager of the JW Marriott Indianapolis. Welcome to my blog. I hope you’ll follow my blog for periodic updates as I take you on the journey of this spectacular hotel. Along the way, I’ll give you updates on the construction of the hotel as well as other key milestones we reach in preparation for our opening.
The JW Marriott Indianapolis is truly a magnificent hotel. It stands at 34 stories tall – the tallest hotel in Indiana – and the entire façade is made of locally assembled sparkling blue glass panels. 7,300 glass panels to be exact. And that’s just the outside! Inside you’ll find an incredible array of beautiful materials coming together to form a superb product. From the luxurious bedding to the large, high-definition plasma-screen TVs, this is going to become an iconic hotel for Indiana and the United States.
Construction is ahead of schedule, and we have over 500 people working hard every day to keep it that way. The building was topped off last December and the hoists will be coming down in July. Carpeting and wall coverings are complete in over 700 of our 1,005 rooms. In short, we’re getting ready! The Grand Opening is set for February 2011.
We can’t wait to open our doors to you so that you can see it for yourself!
Until next time,
Scott Blalock
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