Hospitality

BRUNSWICK, GA. — Atlanta-based Hotel Equities has opened the 97-room Hampton Inn & Suites-Brunswick. The property is located at 128 Venture Dr. in Brunswick. The hotel features an indoor pool and an exercise room. Amenities include free high-speed Internet, and each guest room is equipped with a flat-screen TV.

HOMEWOOD, ALA. — Construction will commence on a 94-room Homewood Suites by Hilton in the next year, with an eye toward completion in 2011. The property will be located at the intersection of Interstate 65 and Lakeshore Drive in Homewood. The property will feature a fitness center, an outdoor pool and 1,000 square feet of meeting space. When complete, the hotel will be the ninth Homewood Suites in Alabama.

MARTINSVILLE, VA. — Innkeeper of Martinsville has sold a 70-room Holiday Inn Express to Philadelphia-based Martinsville Hospitality for an undisclosed price. The 33,000-square-foot property is located near the Martinsville International Raceway in Martinsville. The hotel features an outdoor pool and a sundeck. The buyer plans to reposition the hotel as a Comfort Inn and renovate the property. Anthony A. Falor of Atlanta-based Hodges Ward Elliott represented the seller in the transaction, and Martinsville Hospitality was represented internally.

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Silver Spring, Md.-based Choice Hotels International has opened a 93-unit MainStay Suites hotel in Clarksville. The property is located at 115 Fairbrook Place. The development, which was built using the MainStay Suites prototype design, is the company’s 100th extended-stay hotel.