Embassy Suites Hotel, located in Columbus, Ohio, is one of more than 170 Embassy Suites hotels in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The Columbus hotel, built in 1984, features 221 two-room suites complete with galley kitchens, refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers. It offers guests a variety of amenities and services, including room service, free outdoor parking, high-speed Internet access, complimentary newspapers, fold-out sleeper sofas, satellite television service, a fitness room, two swimming pools, valet laundry and an onsite restaurant. It also has more than 7,000 square feet of meeting and event space to accommodate a variety of corporate and private gatherings. The hotel is located just minutes from the Polaris Fashion Mall, the Easton Town Center, the Port Columbus International Airport, Columbus Crew Stadium and the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds. 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 year Embassy Suites had received the award.