The renovated hostelry is a nine-story European style luxuryhotel with French-style quilts, goose down blankets and handpainted lampshades, in walking distance of the renowned OregonShakespeare Festival.

"The Ashland Springs Hotel has undergone a very successfulrestoration and visitors to Ashland will appreciate what they'vedone to enhance the experience of each customer," said David Bell,executive vice president of development for WestCoast Hospitality."It will be a great addition to the WestCoast brand and addsanother important location along the Interstate 5 corridor."

The Spokane corporation owns, manages and/or franchises upscalefull-service hotels in 9 western states. Its properties and focuson serving business, convention and leisure travelers. The companyalso operates TicketsWest.com, a computerized ticketing operation,in five states and British Columbia; WestCoast Entertainment, aBroadway and special event presenting company; and G&B RealEstate Services, the real estate division which owns and managescommercial and residential properties.