Backwood Acres Bed & Breakfast, 450 Days Ln, Sparta, KY 41086, US

Columbia Sussex Corporation is a private, hospitality company based in Fort Mitchell, Ky., a suburb of Cincinnati. The company operates hotels and casinos in various parts of the United States. Columbia Sussex Corporation is licensed to operate more than 80 hotels under 10 different brand names and over 15 casinos. Founded in 1972, the company entered the gaming industry in 1990 with its acquisition of the Lake Tahoe Horizon in Lake Tahoe, Nev. Its hotel brands include InterContinental Hotels Group, including the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn. Columbia Sussex Corporation is the top licensee for the Marriott Corporation, developing and managing the Marriott, Courtyard by Marriott, JW Marriott and Renaissance hotels. Columbia Sussex Corporation acquired Aztar Corporation, operating the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas and in Atlantic City, N.J. Its other casinos include Bally's Casino in New Orleans, the Belle of Baton Rouge and the Belle of Orleans.