Owners Statement

From our family to yours, at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa, our number one goal is “Bringing Families Together”.  We are in the business of “Making Dreams a Reality” whether your event is an elegant wedding ceremony and reception, a festive fundraiser, an awards luncheon or anything in between.  From the moment you set foot in our beautifully decorated facility to the moment you depart, it is the LaMalfa family’s greatest wish for you our guest, to be swept away from the hustle and bustle of the day and thoroughly enjoy yourself as our expert staff pampers you.

Holiday Inn Express LaMalfa is independently owned and operated therefore “This is not simply a job to us, we know that we are in fact dealing with people’s dreams and we will do everything in our power to make them come true”, says Martin J. LaMalfa, Senior Vice President LaMalfa. 

The LaMalfa family has worked tirelessly to make their own dreams a reality. Back in 1963 Michael and Loretta LaMalfa bought a beverage store on Vine Street in Eastlake in which they began creating party trays for small events.  Mr. and Mrs. LaMalfa and their sons began delivering their unique fare personally to gatherings around the area.  By 1970, the LaMalfa family bought a bar on Lakeland Boulevard in Eastlake and renovated the building to make the “LaMalfa Party Center”. This is where the LaMalfa family’s reputation as the area’s premiere reception facilitator began.

In 1989, the LaMalfa Family relocated to Mentor Ohio building a luxurious two ballroom, two boardroom facility.  Their attention to detail and lavish service proved so successful that by 1999 they expanded by adding two more ballrooms, a galleria which is transformed into an elegant chapel and The Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites LaMalfa.   Most recently, an indoor pool, work-out room, Penthouse suites making over eighty stunning rooms, and state-of –the-art audio visual and Internet access has been installed to each area of the facility creating an ideal place to hold public events, meetings and seminars for up to 1000 people.

At this time, the family business includes three generations of LaMalfas.  Michael A. and Loretta, their two sons Michael J. with his wife Lisa and two daughters Nichole and Rachael, and Martin J. with his wife Vickie and their two children Francesca Rose and Dominic Martin.

The LaMalfa family’s commitment to community is demonstrated by the many charitable organizations to which they belong and support.  Mr. LaMalfa, a veteran of the Korean War, is co-founder of the Americans of Italian Heritage Organization to which both of his sons belong.  Martin LaMalfa is also a member of the Mentor Rotary Interact Club Community Service, Mentor Chamber of Commerce, Mentor Rotary Junior Achievement at which he is counselor for the City of Mentor Schools, Lake County Visitors Bureau on which he sits on the Board of Directors, Mentor High School Career Day “Job-to-Work Program, and International Student Exchange Program.

"From our family to yours, we will make your dreams a reality!” says Martin LaMalfa. Hold your next family gathering, business function, party or simply stay in the lap of luxury for a romantic weekend.  You will be glad you did!

For more information please go to www.LaMalfa.com and to view the valet service offered, browse www.parkavenuevalet.com.

We wish you all the best,

The LaMalfa Family