RADISSON RESORT KNOTT’S BERRY FARM PULLS THE PLUG
Hotel Adds Wired and Wireless Internet Access Throughout Resort
BUENA PARK, Calif.
(October 19, 2004) – The Radisson Resort Knott’s Berry Farm
offers luxurious accommodations, a premier location to the world
famous theme park, is affordable, fun and now …is wireless.
The Radisson Resort
Knott’s Berry Farm continues its mission of providing its guests with
the best in service and amenities by incorporating Internet
connectivity throughout the resort hotel. “The Internet has become a
basic component of modern society and the convenience of a wireless
connection is just one more amenity we can provide to our guests,”
said Stan Glander, general manager of the Knott’s Berry Farm Radisson
Resort.
Among the resorts new
accompaniments are:
High Speed
Internet – All 320-guest rooms now have high-speed Internet
service. Guest need only to plug in their laptop and they will be
surfing the net.
Guest Print –
Simple and convenient for guests to use, Guest Print laser print
stations allow guests to print from their hotel room without the need
to install drivers or make changes to their laptop.
Hotspots – The
Radisson Resort has created wireless “hotspots” in their main lobby
and restaurant. Additionally, meeting and banquet rooms also have
wireless access for business meetings and special events.
Business Center
– An unattended, self-serve business center offers hotel guests access
to a powerful personal computer loaded with popular Microsoft Office
suite of programs, high speed Internet access, laser printing, faxing,
scanning and photocopying. The new business center allows guests to
meet their business needs seven days a week.
“The public is
relying more and more on available access for their laptops and PDAs
while on vacation or business travel,” said Gary Patrick, president of
Hotel Wireless Inc., providers of Radisson’s new internet service,
“Business travelers and vacationers alike are appreciative of the fact
that they are no longer tied to the phone jacks in their rooms for
Internet access.”
In addition to the
new Internet facilities the Radisson Resort hotel features guest rooms
with crisp, contemporary California resort furnishings and stocked
with amenities ranging from cable TV with pay-per-view movies, WebTV,
and Nintendo 64, voice mail, individual wall safes, coffeemakers, iron
and ironing boards, hair dryers, 2 phones with voicemail and dataport,
and complimentary morning newspaper.
Other special
amenities not found at typical, in-city resort destinations include an
outdoor pool with spa and children’s waterplay area; fitness center
with private lockers, showers, steam room and sauna; two lighted
sports courts, kids’ arcade and self-service guest laundry. On-site
dining options include the Amber Waves American Restaurant,
specializing in All-American family faire. This full-service
restaurant features affordably priced down-home favorites including
burgers, pizza, pasta, New York steak and a selection of homemade
desserts such as Boysenberry Crisp and Hot Apple Pie. A full wine
list, full bar, and kid’s menus are also available.
The largest
convention facility in the area, the Radisson Resort Knott’s Berry
Farm also boasts more than 20,000 square feet of meeting and event
space including an 8,400-sq.-ft. Grand Ballroom, a corporate
conference room and elegant penthouse reception rooms and salons.
Knott’s world-famous Catering Department, located onsite, stands ready
for immediate assistance.
With the proximity of
Knott's Berry Farm Theme Park and Soak City Water Park, business
travelers often bring the family along for an impromptu "mini"
vacation. Families can choose from several affordable family vacation
packages that combine the Radisson luxury with theme park and water
park fun. And one of the hotel’s most exclusive – and charming –
family features is the 16-room wing of SNOOPY-themed guest rooms where
a special Beagle Bedtime tuck-in service is included with every Snoopy
room reservation.
Ideally situated near
business and family vacation centers, Radisson Resort Knott’s Berry
Farm is 10 minutes from Disneyland®
Resort, 30 minutes from John Wayne/Orange County Airport and 45
minutes from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Hollywood
sightseeing and the beaches. The Resort is also steps from Buena
Park’s Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament, Movieland Wax Museum and
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum. Reservations can be made by
calling (800) 333-3333 or online at
www.radisson.com/buenaparkca.
Hotel Wireless
provides wireless hot spots, in-room wired and wireless services,
unattended business centers, and Public Internet access kiosks for the
hospitality industry. For more information call 866-265-7577 or visit
www.hotelwirelessinc.com.
Knott’s Berry Farm
Theme Park and the Radisson Resort Knott’s Berry Farm are owned and
operated by Cedar Fair, L.P., a publicly traded partnership that is
listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“FUN.” In addition to Knott’s Berry Farm, Cedar Fair owns and operates
six other amusement parks and five water parks, and operates an eighth
amusement park under management contract. For media information,
please call Knott’s Public Relations at (714) 220-5130.
For more information
on Hotel Internet Services, please contact:
Susan Tierney or
Michele Wischmeyer
(714) 220-5130
