Embassy Suites Hotel, located in Birmingham, Ala., is one of more than 170 Embassy Suites locations in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The hotel features 242, two-room suites complete with refrigerators, microwaves, dataports and coffeemakers. It offers guest a variety of amenities and services, including room service, high-speed Internet access, complimentary newspapers, fold-out sleeper sofas, two in-room televisions, a swimming pool, spa, valet laundry and a fitness center. It also has more than 5,500 square feet of meeting and event space for a variety of corporate and private gatherings. Embassy Suites Birmingham is just minutes from downtown Birmingham, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Birmingham Country Club, the Mcwane Center, the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Birmingham International Airport, the Summit Shopping Area and the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The first Embassy Suites hotel opened in Kansas City, Mo., in 1984. In 2003, the hotel group received the J.D. Power and Associates award for ‘Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Upscale Hotel Chains -the fifth consecutive J.D. Power and Associates Award for Embassy Suites.