About Columbia

Columbia is the largest city in Mid-Missouri and the 5th largest city in the US state of Missouri. With an estimated population of about 100,733 in the year 2008, Columbia is the principal municipality of a region of about 164,283 residents also called Columbia Metropolitan Area. Columbia serves as the location of University of Missouri and as the county seat of Boone County. The college town is politically liberal and also called by nicknames College Town USA, CoMO and The Athens of Missouri. Over half of the city possesses a bachelors’ degree while over a quarter hold graduate degree which makes it the 13th most highly educated municipality in the US.

Columbia’s economy is historically dominated by Insurance, Educational and Healthcare industry. Jobs in Government are common either in a half-hour away in Jefferson City or in Columbia.

The city is served by the Northwest Airlines at the Columbia Regional Airport which is the only commercial airport in Mid-Missouri. The US Route 63 and 40 as well as the Interstate 70 in Missouri are the main freeways used from and to Columbia. Within the city, there are 3 state highways including the Route 740, Route 763 and Route 163.

The Holiday Inn Select Executive Center-Columbia Mall is a 3-star hotel located about 21 kilometers away from the Columbia Regional Airport. The University of Missouri, Faurot Field and Mizzou Arena are all within 5 kilometers away from the hotel. The property provides an outdoor swimming pool and an outdoor swimming pool, a spa tub and a restaurant. Other amenities in the hotel include a fitness facility, a health club, business center, secretarial services, banquet facilities, conference rooms, exhibit space, concierge services, multilingual staff, laundry facilities and wireless Internet connectivity. It has 311 spacious guestrooms in a 6-storey property. All guestrooms include satellite televisions with pay movies, coffee makers, hair dryers, desks, telephones with voice mail and complimentary Internet connectivity. Pets are accepted with fee. The check-in time in this hotel is 4:00 pm and the checkout time is 11:00 am. The hotels’ complete address is 2200 I-70 Dr Sw in Columbia, Missouri. For additional information call them at 1-573-445-8531 or fax them at 1-573-445-7607.

The Residence Inn by Marriott Columbia is also a 3-star hotels established about 11 miles away from the Columbia regional Airport. The Mizzou Arena, Faurot Field and University of Missouri are all within 3 miles away from the area. The property features an indoor swimming pool, a fitness facility, a spa tub and complimentary breakfast. Other hotel amenities include high-speed wireless Internet connectivity, a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities and meeting rooms. It has 80 spacious suites in a 4-storey property. Each guestrooms features coffee makers, sofa beds, desk, cable televisions with premium televisions channels and clock radios. Business-friendly amenities include wireless Internet connectivity, direct-dial telephones and multi-line telephones. Other room amenities include hair dryers, refrigerators, microwaves and irons with ironing boards. Pets are also accepted inside the property with fee. The check-in time in the hotel is 3:00 pm while the checkout time is 12:00 noon. The hotels’ complete address is 1100