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Red Roof opens two HomeTowne Studios in Alabama

The extended-stay hotels in Montgomery-Midtown and Huntsville-Madison have 50 and 40 rooms, respectively.

Red Roof opens two HomeTowne Studios in Alabama

HomeTowne Studios Montgomery-Midtown and HomeTowne Studios Huntsville-Madison are now open in Montgomery and Huntsville, Alabama, respectively. The Montgomery-Midtown property is owned by Reha Hotels, LLC, led by Parth Patel, and Huntsville-Madison by Krins, Inc., led by Jaya Desai.

The 50-room Montgomery-Midtown extended-stay hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool and is next to the 86-room Red Roof Inn Montgomery-Midtown. Nearby attractions include the Alabama State Capitol, Alabama State University, Montgomery Zoo, Mann Wildlife Learning Museum, Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery Convention Center, Alabama Shakespeare Festival Theater and Montgomery Motorsports Park. Montgomery Regional Airport is also a short drive away.


The 40-room Huntsville-Madison extended-stay hotel has a seasonal outdoor pool and is near Redstone Arsenal Army Base, U.S. Space and Rocket Center, EarlyWorks Children's Museum, Oakwood University, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Toyota Field, Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, Huntsville Botanical Garden and Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.

In June, Red Roof Inn Stroudsburg in Pennsylvania opened under 100 Park Ave LLC, led by Urvish Shah, with $500,000 invested in renovations.

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