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This experienced, full-service hotel management, marketing and consulting firm builds and operates hotels and restaurants, bringing to each enterprise a combination of financial, development, design, and quality, on-time construction expertise to serve the specific needs of its clients. Founded in 1989 in Raleigh, North Carolina by R. Doyle Parrish and Gene Singleton, Summit Hospitality opened the Crabtree Summit Hotel in Raleigh later that same year. In 1991, the company, with a group of local investors, acquired the historic Dunhill Hotel and Monticello Restaurant in Uptown Charlotte. The Dunhill Hotel and Monticello Restaurant have consistently received Charlotte’s Best Hotel and Restaurant Awards from Creative Loafing. |
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In 1996, Summit developed one of the first Hampton Inn & Suites franchises at Landfall Park in Wilmington, NC. Consistently ranked among the top five hotels in the Hilton/Hampton Inn system, the hotel was ranked number one in the system in 1999 and presented with the Inn of the Year Award in 2001. In 1996, Summit opened its first Marriott-brand hotel, the Fairfield Inn & Suites Crabtree in Raleigh, and in 1998 its second, the Fairfield Inn & Suites RDU near Raleigh-Durham International Airport. |
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In 1999, the company opened its first Marriott Residence Inn, in Wilmington at Landfall Park. This property received Marriott’s top customer-service award, the Service So Memorable Award. This award was the result of accolades received from legendary sports figure Michael Jordan and the management of the Washington Wizards for the efforts of the hotel staff in hosting the basketball team during its Fall 2001 training camp. In 2001, Summit opened its largest urban hotel, the 11 story Marriott Residence Inn in Uptown Charlotte, adjacent to the Bank of America Stadium. Summit was awarded Marriott’s Residence Inn top development in the nation, the Marriott Construction Excellence Award, based on this property’s design, construction, and development. |
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In 2001, the company became one among fewer than 40 companies worldwide approved to manage Marriott full-service hotels. Summit owns and operates 15 hotels in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Wilmington and Pinehurst ... representing nearly $102 million in assets, with over 500 employees. Other projects the company has successfully completed are the Residence Inn Crabtree as well as the Residence Inn Chapel Hill, Hilton Garden Inn Durham/Southpoint. Additionally, Summit acquired the TownePlace Suites in Cary, NC and Charlotte, NC, and the Residence Inn Raleigh Midtown. |
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The latest addition to the Summit portfolio is the Homewood Suites in Pinehurst, NC that we acquired November of 2010. |
