Roedel Partners, LLC, headquartered in Wilton, NH, owns thenewly constructed Hilton Garden Inn Poughkeepsie/Fishkill, under afranchise license agreement with Hilton Inns, Inc., the franchisesubsidiary of Beverly Hills-based Hilton Hotels Corp. GraniteLodging Group, LLC, Wilton, NH, has been awarded the hotel'smanagement agreement.

Construction started on the project in August of last year andwas completed in early June 2002. L. Joy Taylor, hotel generalmanager, estimated the cost of development at approximately $10million. Sells Green Building Co. of Rentham, Mass. was the generalcontractor for the project.

The four-story Hilton Garden Inn Poughkeepsie/Fishkill features:a signature glass-walled pavilion housing the reception desk; aPavilion Pantry with a selection of refrigerated, frozen andmicrowaveable packaged items, and sundries; a breakfast cafe; roomservice during dinner hours; a lounge area with a television andfireplace; one meeting room with 637 sf of flexible meeting space;a 24-hour, complimentary business center and an on-site guestlaundry facility.