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Extended Stay Hotels Shouldn t You Feel At Home
n recent years, what once near its prospective new
was an inconsequential location.
niche among hotels in the
United States, has reportedly Extended stay hotels have arisen
become the fastest growing to cater primarily to the
segment in the hotel industry, requirements of business
occupied by some of the major travelers who spend a week to
hotel players. Generally, this say, a month, away from home.
sector is referred to as extended They are ideal, as well, for
stay hotels, and, indeed, the people (families) who are
largest of these chains goes by relocating and vendors or
the name, Extended Stay America. professional people in town for
It operates over 680 facilities several days to work with a
throughout the United States and client.
Canada.
What distinguishes extended stay
A facet of this phenomenon is the hotels from traditional hotels is
opportunity spawned by rapid that they offer greater living
expansion and migration of space, sometimes with two
businesses to sprawling office bedrooms. Typically, they will
parks in suburban locales. As of have a separate workspace, along
this writing, there are some with a completely equipped
thirty chains and approximately kitchen, including a
250,000 extended stay hotel rooms refrigerator, microwave oven,
in North America. That’s growing sink and occasionally a stove and
at roughly 5% annually. It’s not dishwasher. Laundry and dry
uncommon for businesses cleaning facilities are provided
considering a move to take into on the premises and many have
account the presence of one or convenience stores and grocery
more of these facilities at or shopping. Obviously, there will
be cable TV and usually a DVD offers Summerfield Suites,
player. A number are even pet acquired from Wyndham, and
friendly. Intercontinental weighs in with
Staybridge Suites.
In support of business travelers,
there are in-room, high speed Among mid-range extended stay
internet connections (often hotels, you’ll again find
wi-fi), meeting rooms, faxes, Marriott, operating TownPlace
copy machines and other business Suites, Intercontinental under
equipment. Candlewood Suites and Hyatt with
Hawthorn Suites.
Extended Stay America, the
largest player, is not allied The big hotel chains appear to be
with any of the major hotel bypassing the economy niche.
chains. The latter, however have Extended Stay America dominates
jumped on the bandwagon in a big this segment and there are
way. several recognizable chains such
as InTown Suites, Suburban and
Basically, extended stay hotels Crossland.
fall within three levels of
accommodations, upscale, If your tastes run to the more
mid-range and economy. The lavish, you probably can do no
upscale category, by and large, better than Marriott’s bi-level
has been occupied by a few of the penthouse suites with fireplaces
majors -- Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton at its Residence Inns. Hmm… Just
and Intercontinental. Marriott, like home! The point is that
by a considerable margin, there appears to be a growing
outnumbers the competition with demand for more well appointed,
Marriott Residence Inns. Hilton longer term lodging.
operates Homewood Suites, Hyatt
Should your predilections not be price and quality. All offer
quite so lofty, one of the weekly rates representing
features you or your business discounts.
will appreciate is that room
rates are generally more modest If you’re planning to be away
than traditional hotels. Bear in from home for a week or more, why
mind, though, that just as with not book one of the extended stay
conventional lodging, there is hotels? Shouldn’t you feel at
often a clear connection between home?
About the Author:
Robert G. Knechtel operates several websites, including Much About Hotels – HotelChronicle.Com.
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