FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Sun Group Management has opened its 85-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Fredericksburg at 656 Warrenton Rd. The hotel is located off Exit 133 on Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg. Amenities include an indoor pool, a fitness center and a meeting room. Each unit features wireless high-speed Internet access and a 32-inch LCD television.
PEORIA, ILL. — Construction is complete for the second phase of renovations for the 111-room Jameson Inn & Suites, located at 4112 N. Brandywine Sr. in Peoria. Phase II includes a new hotel exterior, a renovated drive-thru area, an update entryway, a new color scheme, and a new, glass-enclosed swimming pool. The first phase of construction included improvements to the lobby, common areas, guest rooms and suites. The project was designed by Roswell, Ga.-based Randall-Paulson Architects.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Cooper-Horowitz has arranged $6.5 million in permanent financing for The Radisson Hotel of New Rochelle. Michael Moloff and Mark Waldman of Cooper-Horowitz negotiated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Brock Services Corporation. A 5-year mortgage was secured at a rate of 7 percent with a 5-year extension option. The Radisson Hotel consists of a 10-story, 135,000-square-foot full-service hotel and corporate office building. The property features 129 guestrooms, 12 office tenants and 225 parking spaces. The property is located 19 miles north of Manhattan off I-95, within walking distance to Metro North and Amtrak rail stations. It is the only full-service hotel in New Rochelle and has amenities including, an outdoor pool, a business center, a full-service restaurant, a lounge, and 6,400 square feet of banquet facilities.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Sun Development and Management Corp. is developing a 132-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton at Turner Riverwalk, a 1 million-square-foot, master-planned business park in Riverside. Located adjacent to the Medical Park at Riverwalk and the Shops at Turner Riverwalk, the hotel is slated for completion in first quarter 2010. Riverside Lodging Association purchased the 2.28-acre land parcel for the development of the hotel. When complete, Turner Riverwalk will feature 400,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of medical office space, 375,000 square feet of R&D and industrial space and 125,000 square feet of retail space.
CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Affiliates of Allen Management have sold a 52-room Econo Lodge to Chesapeake-based Sita Properties for an undisclosed amount. The property is located at 2222 S. Military Highway in Chesapeake. Sita plans to renovate the property and rebrand it as a Motel 6. David Mumford of the Newport News, Va.-based Mumford Co. brokered the sale.
LA VISTA, NEB. — Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts has held the grand opening for the new Courtyard by Marriott Omaha – La Vista, a 257-suite hotel located in La Vista. The hotel is situated at 12560 Westport Pkwy., adjacent to the 100,000-square-foot La Vista Conference Center and the 257-suite Embassy Suites Omaha – La Vista. All three facilities are owned personally by John Hammons and managed by John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts. The Courtyard by Marriott features a 57-inch touch-screen GoBoard in the lobby that provides information to guests; a common area that features media booths with 20-inch LCD televisions; a lounge and library; wireless Internet access throughout the hotel; a coffee bar; and a convenience store. This opening marks Hammons’ fourth hotel in Nebraska.
MARATHON KEY, FLA. — Atlanta-based Hotel Equities, along with Peter Rosasco of Sundance Resort & Marina LLC, is developing a Hampton Inn & Suites in Marathon Key. Situated along Highway A1A, the property will offer 80 rooms. Additionally, the property features unobstructed water views and easy access to Marathon Airport.
MINNEAPOLIS — The grand opening has been held for The Hilton Garden Inn – Minneapolis Downtown, a 210-room hotel located at 1101 Fourth Avenue South in Minneapolis. The 10-story hotel features a 24-hour business center, a lounge area, five meeting rooms totaling 3,000 square feet, a restaurant, a 24-hour convenience store and a fitness center. Room amenities include wired and wireless Internet access, a high definition flat-screen television and evening room service. The hotel is owned by a joint venture between Global One Commercial and First Hospitality Group. It is operated by First Hospitality under a license agreement with a subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corp.
POTTSTOWN, PA. — A $1.5 million renovation has been completed on the Comfort Inn & Suites hotel located at 99 Robinson St. in Pottstown. Formerly a Comfort Inn, the hotel underwent the renovation to convert to a Comfort Inn & Suites hotel, completely renovating all guestrooms and public spaces including the lobby, breakfast bar and meeting room. Owned by Pottstown Lodging Partners, LP and operated by Infinity Asset Management (a division of Infinity Hotel Group), the Comfort Inn and Suites hotel features 119 guestrooms and suites. The guestroom upgrades include the addition of king suites and one-bedroom executive suites. Several new amenities that were added include flexible meeting space that can accommodate up to 100 people, a 24-hour business center and a fitness center. The hotel also offers a seasonal outdoor swimming pool.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS —The newly expanded Grand Hotel, located at 114 Louisiana in downtown McKinney, has opened. When it first opened in July 2007, the full-service, luxury hotel contained 14 rooms. Its expansion added four stories and 32 additional rooms to the building. The Grand Hotel now features 46 guestrooms, 4 suites, 3 meeting rooms, a 200-seat Grand Ballroom and Rick’s Chophouse, a restaurant that also features outdoor seating. The hotel was developed by Don Day.