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Best Western opens in Kennesaw

The 60-room hotel is owned by Darren Patel

Best Western opens in Kennesaw
Ed Brock
By Ed BrockAug 24, 2021
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Ed Brock is an award-winning journalist who has worked for various U.S. newspapers and magazines, including with American City & County magazine, a national publication based in Atlanta focused on city and county government issues. He is currently assistant editor at Asian Hospitality magazine, the top U.S. publication for Asian American hoteliers. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, Ed began his career in journalism in the early 1990s as a reporter for a chain of weekly newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama. After a stint teaching English in Japan, Ed returned to the U.S. and moved to the Atlanta area where he returned to journalism, coming to work at Asian Hospitality in 2016.

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The Best Western Kennesaw is now open in Kennesaw, Georgia. Darren Patel is the owner and general manager of the hotel.

The 59-room hotel is near the Six Flags Over Georgia waterpark, Town Center at Cobb shopping mall, Andretti Indoor Karting and Games, the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola museum and Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team. Also nearby are Dobbins Air Reserve Base, the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History and the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

“Guests will appreciate having everything they need at our newly renovated property, and the warm service and exceptional value that the Best Western brand has been providing for 75 years,” Patel said.

Nearby corporate offices include Yamaha, Suzuki, Hyundai, Chrysler, Heidelberg, Kawasaki and Hewlett Packard, along with Town Park Office Park and Town Point Office Park. Amenities include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

The Best Western Plus Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania, also recently opened. The 60-room hotel is owned by Anish Patel.

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