LAS CRUCES, NM (May 8, 2006) - Lodging Host Hotel Corp, a Longview Texas based hotel development management company is pleased to announce Shaunna Grace has been appointed as the new General Manager for the Staybridge Suites hotel in Las Cruces New Mexico.

“We are very excited to announce the appointment of Shaunna Grace as General Manager of the Staybridge Suites,” says Kevin Hilchey, President of Lodging Host Hotel Corp. Hilchey added “Shaunna brings great experience to the Staybridge Suites, and we are sure that she will continue to move the property forward.”

Shaunna began with Lodging Host Hotel Corp in May of 2002 at the Plantation Suites & Conference Center in Port Aransas, Texas. She started as a night auditor, worked all different front desk shifts, and advanced to Sales Manager and finally General Manager in July of 2003. She has succeeded as General Manager at Plantation Suites for almost 3 years when offered the move to Staybridge Suites Las Cruces. “I love Las Cruces. It is a beautiful hotel and has a wonderful staff. I look forward to all the challenges and great things to be done here as a team at Staybridge Suites.” Quoted Shaunna during her first week as the new General Manager in Las Cruces.

Guests at the new Staybridge Suites Las Cruces hotel can choose from three suite options (deluxe studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom/two-bath). All suites feature fully equipped kitchens, in-room DVD/CD players, functional, well-lit work stations with ergonomic seating, data ports, two-line speaker phone with voicemail and direct dial access and high-speed internet access is also available at no charge.

The new hotels offer several unique amenities such as complimentary guest laundry and workout facilities, deluxe complimentary daily breakfast buffet which features a rotating selection of hot items, Bridgemart 24-hour convenience store and a 24-hour business services center. In addition, guests will enjoy gathering in the hotel’s Great Room for evening “Sundowner” receptions three days a week for refreshments, light appetizers and conversation.

The 87-room all-suite property in Las Cruces is located just off I-25 in the northeastern part of Las Cruces. The Staybridge Suites Las Cruces also offers an outdoor pool with Jacuzzi, putting green, outdoor gazebo and two meeting rooms for small to medium-size meetings.

John Curry Construction & Real Estate, Paul Curry Homes, Inc., Emerick Real Estate & Construction, Inc. and Lodging Host Hotel Corporation jointly own the Staybridge Suites Las Cruces. The hotel is managed by Lodging Host Hotel Corporation, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group, and is located at 2651 Northrise Dr., Las Cruces, N.M., 88011. Telephone: (505) 521-7999; Facsimile: (505) 382-7009; www.lascruces-hotel.com.

Lodging Host Hotel Corp manages fourteen (14) hotels in Texas, Virginia, Florida, New Mexico and Indiana. Lodging Host Hotel Corp properties have won 19 franchise awards in the past four years. InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton Hotels, Choice Hotels, and Best Western International have recognized Lodging Host Hotel Corp for having the top hotels among those respective franchises.