Embassy Suites Hotel, located on North 44th Street in Phoenix, is one of more than 170 Embassy Suites hotels in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The hotel property, built in 1981, features 229 two-room suites complete with galley kitchens, refrigerators, microwaves and coffeemakers. It offers guests a variety of amenities and services, including room service, free parking, high-speed Internet access, complimentary newspapers, fold-out sleeper sofas, satellite television service, a fitness room and outdoor swimming pool, valet laundry and an onsite restaurant. It also has more than 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space to accommodate a variety of corporate and private gatherings. The hotel is located minutes from the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, downtown Phoenix, the city of Tempe, Old Town Scottsdale and the Phoenix Biltmore area. 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.