InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and the Real Estate Group RICSHER, S.A. de C.V. have opened the doors to the new Crowne Plaza Tuxpan, Mexico.

"We're very excited to open this Crowne Plaza in Tuxpan, which is a growing market with a very strong tourism projection, since it will be the closest beach destination to Mexico City when the new Autopista Mexico-Tuxpan highway is completed," said Gerardo Murray, regional vice president of sales and marketing for Mexico, IHG. "With some of the largest meeting space in the market, combined with our comprehensive meetings program, the hotel is ideal for meetings and conferences."

The Crowne Plaza Tuxpan is located on Carretera a La Barra Rd Km 6.5 in La Calzada neighborhood. The hotel is at the edge of the Tuxpan River and just five minutes from the beach. It also offers access to the commercial and industrial area and is a 40-minute drive from the El Tajin airport.

The hotel has 136 guest rooms, a Presidential Suite and one Imperial Suite. In addition, guest rooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access, voicemail, a work desk, ergonomic chair, a LCD TV with satellite, direct dial telephone, a safe, coffeemakers, hair dryer and vanity mirror.

The hotel has a club floor that offers a complimentary continental breakfast, wine and cheese during the evenings and a lounge with a large social area. Other features include a gym, an outdoor pool and a children's pool. The hotel has three restaurants: Tambuco Restaurant, which is a parrilla offering cuisine cooked over a wood fire grill and a capacity for up to 167 guests; the exclusive Tanhuijo Bar, with live music and seating for up to 120; and the pool bar Tochtli on the river's edge.

For meeting professionals, the hotel offers the Tochpan Convention Center with seven meeting rooms that have the largest capacity in the region—holding up to 1,700 people—and three boardrooms: Tampamachoco, Tenechaco and Tabuco, with a 10 to 49 person capacity.