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Best Western Franchise Owners Give Hotel a $3.5 Million Dinosaur-Themed Makeover

Greg and Meredith Tally, owners of Denver's Best Western Southwest, gave their hotel an unique new look.
Dino-mite! Greg and Meredith Tally.
Dino-mite! Greg and Meredith Tally.
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We've all met a kid with dinosaur fever, the kind who wears T. rex pajamas while playing with a plastic velociraptor. Now imagine that kid as an adult and hotelier. That describes Greg and Meredith Tally, owners of . They're putting the finishing touches on a $3.5 million dinosaur-themed remodel of their 112-room hotel, complete with life-size models, displays and,

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