AAA Parking operating AVIA Savannah


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Savannah, GA —AVIA Hotels is set to make it's grand entrance into the world of hotel options, and what more fitting city to do so than Savannah, Georgia, the epicenter of sophisticated, Southern charm.  AAA Parking will provide lucky guests of the property its own layer of charm in the form of first-class valet parking services, beginning January 15 when AVIA Savannah opens it's doors.

AVIA Savannah features 151 guest rooms and suites on 6 floors, many with views of Savannah's beautiful parks and architecture, others overlooking historic Ellis Square, now under an extensive restoration program.  The property is centrally located and just steps from Paula Deen's "Lady & Sons" restaurant and Savannah's spectacular City Market, which offers a myriad of entertainment, dining and shopping spots.  If you don'twant to go anywhere, you'll be plenty happy indulging in AVIA's Wine Bar or AVIA Kitchen.

Wesley Wilkerson, currently the assistant manager at the Hyatt RegencyWesley Wilkerson Savannah will serve as AAA Parking's operations manager at the AVIA. Wilkerson joined AAA Parking in 2007 and was promoted to supervisor prior to assuming his assistant manager role at Hyatt Regency Savannah in May of 2008. Wilkerson will continue to assist with operations at that property.

AAA Parking now provides management services to five parking operations in Savannah, including Hyatt Regency, Hilton DeSoto, Four Points by Sheraton and the Liberty Street Garage in addition to AVIA Savannah.

Bo Laterveer, AAA Parking Vice President in charge of all Savannah operations, is pleased with the company's progress here in the last three years.  "We are very excited to see the growth in the Savannah market for AAA Parking under the capable leadership of our Savannah area manager Corey Hunter. We have every reason to believe that we will continue to see similar growth in the immediate future."

AVIA Hotels is a brand of LodgeWorks, L.P., a privately held hotel development and management company based in Witchita, Kansas.  AVIA Savannah is LodgeWorks debut for the brand and will be followed by AVIA locations in Long Beach and Napa, California and The Woodlands, Texas later this year.  LodgeWorks also owns and operates a second brand, Hotel Sierra, with about 15 locations across the country.  In addition to AVIA and Hotel Sierra, the company is expanding its portfolio of owned and managed branded hotels including Hyatt Summerfield Suites®, Hawthorn Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn® and Aloft®.

For more information on AVIA Savannah or the three other soon-to-open AVIA Hotels, visit the company's website: www.aviahotels.com.

Property Information:

AVIA Savannah

14 Barnard Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912.233.2116 | 866.644.2842
contactus@aviahotels.com

AAA Parking is an Atlanta-based parking management company, serving the hospitality industry with over 40 hotels on the company’s portfolio, from Miami to St. Louis.  The company provides self parking management services to hospitals, universities, stadiums and event facilities, and office buildings, as well as valet and self parking services for over 100 special events annually.

AAA Parking was founded in 1956 and is a subsidiary company of Selig Enterprises, Inc.

For more information on AAA Parking, contact Eric Garrison, Director of Marketing & Public Relations, at 210-826-0616.