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Uniland Opens Hampton Inn Buffalo-Amherst, North America’s First Universal Design Hotel

The Hampton Inn Buffalo-Amherst

A New Standard for Sports Tourism and Hospitality in Buffalo Niagara

Uniland Development Company opened its new $14.4 million, 107-room Hampton Inn Buffalo-Amherst, the first in North America certified in Universal Design. The Hampton Inn Buffalo-Amherst at The Northtown Center athletic complex is isUD certified in Universal Design, an emerging standard for socially responsible design.

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Uniland and the University at Buffalo’s Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA Center) worked on the hotel, the first Universal Design certified hotel in Hilton’s global portfolio of 6,100 properties with over 977,000 rooms across 118 countries and territories.

The Hampton Inn Buffalo-Amherst will welcome athletes and their families, corporate travelers, prospective students and alumni to the University at Buffalo, and Western New York tourists.

The hotel features special amenities to serve sports teams including a large breakfast buffet, state of the art fitness center, and meeting/banquet facilities for up to 80 people. It also includes an indoor pool, laundry room, a lobby shop, two patios, a fire pit and a and paved walkway to the Northtown Center.

Learn more about Universal Design.

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