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In Your Honor - Fort Wood Hotels Veterans - A Tribute to Veteran's Day

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Veteran's Day is just a few weeks away! At Fort Wood Hotels , we think it's very important to pay a tribute to our Veterans! Veteran's Day will be observed on Wednesday, November 11th and we have many hard-working Veterans employed with us at Fort Wood Hotels. We wanted to honor our Veterans by giving each of them a spotlight in our blog. This week, we would like to feature Roland Castro and Mattie Walden. Read on to learn more about these wonderful individuals and learn about their time spent serving our great country! Roland Castro, Maintenance Engineer, Candlewood Suites 1. Dates served in the Military July 1986 to August 1995 and October 2000 to May 2002. 2) Branch of Service U.S. Army 3) What Locations Did You Serve and What Units/Positions Did You Hold?   Germany; Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Korea; Fort Wood, Texas, Operation Desert Storm, 2nd Place Wrestling Championship Armed Forces Europe, 3 Armed Forces World Series Championships 4) What Did You Enjoy About the Militar...

In Your Honor - Fort Wood Hotels Veterans - A Tribute to Veteran's Day

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Our mission at Fort Wood Hotels is to serve our guests, our community, and each other! Our employees embrace our mission and we believe that is why our hotels continue to earn awards at all five of our hotels. Veteran's day is almost here and we believe honoring our Veterans is important. We have wonderful Veterans employed with us at Fort Wood Hotels and we would like to honor all of our Veterans in the weeks leading up to Veterans Day. Read on to learn more about Matthew Soto and Keelin Scott who are currently employed with us at MainStay Suites!  Matthew Soto, Guest Service Representative, MainStay Suites 1. Dates served in the Military 2012 - 2017 2) Branch of Service U.S. Army 3) What Locations Did You Serve and What Units/Positions Did You Hold? Basic training at Fort Jackson, AIT- Fort Sam Houston, First Assignment- Fort Polk 3rd Battalion 10th Mountain division 3-89 squadron HHC Healthcare specialist/combat medic, Second Duty Assignment-Fort Bliss 3rd brigade 1-77 Ar...

In Your Honor - Fort Wood Hotels Veterans - A Tribute to Veteran's Day

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Veterans Day will take place on November 11th! At Fort Wood Hotels we believe it is important to honor our Military Heros. We are fortunate enough to have Veterans employed with us at Fort Wood Hotels. In the weeks leading up to Veterans Day, we would like to honor those incredible employees and thank them for their service! This week we would like to honor Fran Schmadel and Joseph Rodriguez! Frank Schmadel, Driver, MainStay Suites 1. Dates served in the Military Aug 1985- Nov 2013 2) Branch of Service U.S. Army, Infantry 3) What Locations Did You Serve and What Units/Positions Did You Hold?  South Korea, Fort Riley, Fort Campbell, Hawaii, Fort Drum, Fort Leonardwood, Alaska and Fort Carson also Desert Shield/Storm in 1990/91, and Iraq. 4) What Did You Enjoy About the Military and/or What Did you Learn While in the Military? Things I enjoyed, the Brother and Sisterhood that I have developed. Going to different countries and learning the different cultures and food and drinking the ...

In Your Honor - Fort Wood Hotels Veterans - A Tribute to Veteran's Day

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Veterans Day is observed on November 11th. At Fort Wood Hotels , we believe it is important to show appreciation and honor our members of the military, both past, and present. Veterans Day is a special day to celebrate and honor our American Hero's for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve. With Veterans Day quickly approaching, we wanted to pay a special tribute to our Veterans who are employed with us at Fort Wood Hotels . In the upcoming weeks leading up to Veterans Day, we plan to recognize our Veterans! Read on to learn more about Lamberto Figueroa (Fig) and Juan Cotto!  Lamberto Figueroa (Fig), Maintenance Engineer at Hampton Inn 1) Dates In The Military  1991-2014 2) Branch of Service   U.S. Army 3) What Locations Did You Serve and What Units/Positions Did You Hold?  Retired at the rank of Sergeant First Class/SFC (E-7) Positions/MOS: 11 Bravo and 74 Delta 9 Total Deployments 4) What Did You Enjoy About the Military and/or What Did ...

Fall Lodging Specials at Fort Wood Hotels!

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Fall is officially here which means it's a great time to get away to the Ozarks! We have special fall packages to help you save money from romantic getaways to military discounts and more! Whether you are traveling for pleasure or business our hotel specials can help save you money. With five Fort Wood Hotels to choose from, Fort Wood Hotels has created a package to suit just about every guest. Read on to learn about our fall specials! Candlewood Weekends Save & Getaway or Just Stay Longer Candlewood Suites St. Robert  Save and visit in our less busy times. Our Weekend Rates will be sure to please you.    Senior Discount 15% Discount Fairfield Inn Fort Leonard Wood St. Robert Marriott Senior Discount, 62 years and older valid ID required, limited to 2 rooms per cardmember. Book The 2X Points Offer & Travel More Later Book the 2X Points Offer! Hampton Inn St. Robert/Ft. Leonard Wood Earn Double Hilton Honors Points every night of your stay! Must be a Hilton Honor...

Employee Spotlight - Samantha Davila Perez

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Our top-notch employees are what make our five award-winning hotels in St.Robert, MO so great! Our employees work hard to ensure guest satisfaction. Today, we would like to feature one of our newest members of our management team, Samantha Davila Perez. Read on to learn about her journey to being promoted to General Manager at Fairfield by Marriott and some fun facts about her! How did you get started with Fort Wood Hotels? I began my journey with Fort Wood Hotels on April 29th, 2009 when I excitedly got to start my first job as a housekeeper at the Fairfield Inn. In 2011, I got promoted as the Executive Assistant at Hampton Inn. After a little over 10 months, I transitioned back to the Fairfield Inn as the Executive Housekeeper until 2015, when I moved to Front Desk Manager. In February 2020, I was promoted to General Manager. When starting at Fort Wood Hotels, I did not envision myself to be in the position I am in today. I am so proud and blessed to be a part of the Fort Wood Hote...

See Beautiful Fall Foliage on a Self-Guided Hiking Tour Adventure in Pulaski County!

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We are coming into the fall season and we couldn't be more excited at Fort Wood Hotels ! The Ozarks is an incredible place to be for gorgeous fall weather and fall foliage. Whether you are local here in Fort Leonard Wood or looking for a fun fall road trip, hiking is one of the best ways to capture our beautiful area this fall. Read on to get a full guide for walking and hiking tours in Pulaski County courtesy of Pulaski County Missouri USA !  Hartford Road 1.15 miles northeast of Road Ranger, Highway 28 Hartford Road, a 3.39-mile-long loop drops into a Big Piney river valley. After only a mile you will be rewarded with dramatic river bluffs. In an especially picturesque scene, the road squeezes between the Big Piney river and the former Possum Lodge resort before climbing back to Highway 28 positioned on the ridge above. Camp/Crown Roads - 4.92 miles northeast of Road Ranger, Highway 28 Camp Road and Crown Road partner to lazily loop (5.81 miles) around the former Gasconade Hills ...