Moderately-priced Manhattan-based Hotel Offers Essential Business Travel Amenities, Contemporary Guest Rooms & Vibrant Social Spaces

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Apple Core Hotel Group, owner and operator of five centrally-located moderately-priced Manhattan properties, today announces the debut of The Hotel @ Times Square (TH@TS). Fresh from an extensive transformation, The Hotel @ Times Square unveils multi-million dollar renovations to its 208 guest rooms and public areas, providing business travelers with modern amenities at affordable prices. Rates at The Hotel @ Times Square start at $119 per night and provide guests with extensive complimentary amenities.

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The Hotel @ Times Square has fully updated all of its guest rooms and social areas with a fresh, modern look -- keeping in-tune with its energetic surroundings. Under the direction of designer Hyun Kim, the lobby has been refreshed with comfortable modern furniture, two large flat-screen televisions, a state-of-the-art business center with two computers, a workstation allowing guests to plug in electronic devices such as laptops and iPods, an ATM, and a kiosk for obtaining boarding passes. Free Wi-Fi is also available to guests throughout the hotel.

Renovated guest rooms feature comfortable bedding, a flat-screen television, night reading lamps, iPhone docking station, a cordless speaker phone, an iron and ironing board, and an in-room safe. The inviting breakfast room offering a daily continental breakfast has a warm atmosphere with bistro-style lighting, accommodates 72, and features four new flat-screen televisions. A state-of-the-art fitness center rounds out additional complimentary amenities provided to guests.

"It was Apple Core's mission to make The Hotel @ Times Square unlike any other hotel in the area," said Vijay Dandapani, President of Apple Core Hotels. "As an independent property, TH@TS was specifically designed to offer guests, especially business travelers, a sophisticated yet affordable experience. No other Manhattan property offers the extensive assortment of complimentary amenities that The Hotel @ Times Square provides, and at such an affordable price. In this economy it's essential that the hospitality industry remain in tune with the needs of travelers. With the opening of TH@TS, we feel like we have finally mastered the ultimate balance between comfort and convenience, so that everyone wins when booking with us."

ABOUT APPLE CORE HOTELS

Apple Core Hotels owns and operates five Manhattan-based hotels -- Red Roof Inn Manhattan, on 32nd Street west of Fifth Avenue; the smoke-free Comfort Inn Midtown, west of Sixth Avenue on 46th Street; The Hotel @ Times Square, on 46th Street off Sixth Avenue; the landmark La Quinta Inn Manhattan, on 32nd Street west of Fifth Avenue; and the Ramada Inn East Side, at 30th Street and Lexington Avenue.

Apple Core Hotels is a group of five midtown Manhattan hotels which offer exceptional value for the traveler including a number of thoughtful amenities and features not found in other budget-friendly hotels. All five properties feature: free Wi-Fi Internet access in all rooms and public spaces, complimentary daily breakfast, fitness facilities, business centers, in-room video games and movies on demand. The properties are located within walking distance to must-see New York attractions such as the Empire State Building, Times Square, Central Park and Macy's.

For reservations, contact Apple Core Hotels at: Tel: (800) 567-7720 or (212) 790-2710 or book online at www.applecorehotels.com. For a video tour of The Hotel @ Times Square please visit http://www.applecorehotels.com/the-hotel-at-times-square/video/.

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