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New Hampton Inn and Suites Resort on Jekyll Island

General Manager Kevin Runner of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel and principal of co-developers, Jekyll Ocean Oaks, announced recently that progress on the new Hampton Inn and Suites Resort is right on schedule. Vertical construction is complete and interior finishing is underway. The building contractor, Pinkerton & Laws of Marietta, Georgia, plans to release the building October 31, 2009. The official opening of the hotel is scheduled for January 12, 2010. This will be the first new hotel to open its doors on Jekyll Island in over 35 years.

Located on South Beachview Drive, the new beachfront hotel will "provide the ideal environment for a weekend getaways, family vacations or small corporate events," according to a spokesperson. The complex will offer an array of amenities including meeting facilities for small groups, an outdoor pool, whirlpool and fitness room. Additionally, the property has already instituted "green" construction and management practices by recycling nearly $40,000.00 worth of materials salvaged from the motel previously located on the site.

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Runner announced that he has hired a general manager and a director of sales for the property. Deborah Exum, named general manager of the new Hampton Inn & Suites, was previously associated with Williams Investment Company where she served as director of sales and marketing for the company's hotel division. The new director of sales and marketing for the Hampton Inn is Susan Christian. Ms. Christian comes to the new Hampton Inn from United Community Bank of St. Simons Island, Georgia where she worked on account development, client maintenance and staff training. Their temporary offices will be located at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, and reservations will be accepted beginning August 1st.

This project is an important early step in the revitalization of Jekyll Island. Plans are being completed for the Beach Village project, the new Convention Center, and the Canopy Bluff project.

Jacuzzi Suite Accommodations, Photography, Wedding Flowers, and DJ Services

The Jekyll Island Club Hotel is pleased to announce the winner of the July 1st drawing for more than $3500.00 in prizes. Megan Manheim and Aaron Latham of Birmingham, Alabama, are the winning couple.

The recipients have won two nights of deluxe Jacuzzi accommodations and breakfast each morning at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel as well as $1000.00 in wedding flowers by designer Miriam Conley of Love Knotts and $1000.00 in photographic services from Kathy Lipthratt's Riverview Gallery. Both of these wedding service providers are located at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. The couple also wins the DJ services of Tommy Tucker of Dance Jammers for the wedding receptions.

The Manheim-Latham wedding, planned for mid-August, will take place on the hotel's Riverfront Lawn with a reception following the ceremony. The couple had a choice of sites, the Riverfront Lawn under huge oak trees bordering the Jekyll River, or the hotel's Beach Pavilion which overlooks Jekyll Island's sand dunes and the Atlantic Ocean.

Weddings at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel are legendary. Historically beautiful settings, sunset on the water, balmy climate, and liveoaks provide the backdrop for lovely weddings year round. Combined with excellent service and southern hospitality, they are the "stuff of dreams."

To be eligible to win, the bride was required to book her wedding by June 30, 2009, at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel for a ceremony and reception in August 2009, December 2009, or January 2010, and choose the Club Wedding Package.

The Club Wedding Package includes a beachside or Riverfront Lawn ceremony with indoor location provided for inclement weather; white wedding chairs for the ceremony ($200.00 additional fee for beach setup); Banquet room for reception with tables, white linens, chairs and white chair covers; dance floor; florist services that include 2 bouquets, 4 boutonnieres, 2 corsages and 5 centerpieces for the reception; local minister or judge to perform the ceremony; photography that includes 3 hours of photography and 10" x 10" custom album with 24 pages and 50 photos; musicians for the ceremony and receptions (choice of solo instrument for ceremony: cello flute; classical guitar, keyboard or violin, DJ or two-piece band for reception); the wedding ceremony director including the rehearsal; two night deluxe accommodations with Jacuzzi for bride and groom; turndown service with champagne and strawberries on the wedding night; and full breakfast for two (bride and groom) each morning in the Grand Dining Room.

To book your wedding, contact the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527, or call 912-635-2600 or 800-535-9547. The email address is sales@jekyllclub.com. Visit our website: www.jekyllclub.com.

Congratulations to the Winner of Bed and Breakfast Drawing!

B.J. Ogden of Burke, Virginia, is this month's winner of the drawing for the Bed and Breakfast package at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. His prize includes beautiful Victorian accommodations with king, queen or two double beds and the breakfast buffet for two in the Grand Dining Room.

Mr. Ogden was delighted to win this package and said when he received the news, "What a great surprise! You have just made my day."

During his visit at the resort, he plans to relax on the beach, have dinner at the hotel's restaurants, and see the lovely, century-old cottages in the historic district. Mr. Ogden enjoys golfing and may take advantage of Jekyll Island's three 18-hole courses while he's here.

Other amenities for his enjoyment include tournament level croquet, heated swimming pool, and putting green as well as a tennis center, horseback riding, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, and miles of biking and hiking trails. Tram tours of the Historic District are also available.

Sign up now for your chance to win a free Bed and Breakfast Package. A winner is selected each month and announced in the next issue of the Club News. Click here to register. For full Bed and Breakfast package details, please visit our website: www.jekyllclub.com.

Winner of Drawing for Free Dinner for Two

Congratulations to Pat and Sharon Thomas of Savannah, Georgia, this month's winners of the drawing for a Free Dinner for Two at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. They have a choice of dining in the elegant Grand Dining Room or the historic Courtyard at Crane restaurant on their next visit to Jekyll Island.

The lucky winners became eligible for the drawing by having dinner at one of the above restaurants and completing the hotel's guest comment card. When Ms. Thomas was notified of their winnings, she said, "We just got back from a trip overseas and just now checked our e-mails. What a pleasant surprised! I guess our return was "well timed." Click here for more about the Grand Dining Room and the Courtyard at Crane.