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Staybridge Suites opens in Duluth, Georgia

It is the first in the country to feature the brand’s ‘Next Generation 7.0’ design

The Staybridge Suites in Duluth, Georgia, is now open. The hotel, owned and operated by Duluth Capital Investments led by Sonial Patel as principal, is the first Staybridge Suites in the country using the brand’s new “Next Generation 7.0” design that incorporates elements to protect against COVID-19.

The 99-room, 5-story hotel has more open room in its public spaces for social distancing, which is strictly enforced. It features no contact check in / check out, as well as extensive disinfecting as part of  InterContinental Hotel Group’s “Clean Promise” program, including completely cleaning each suite with an electrostatic sprayer.


Guests select their housekeeping schedule to further avoid contact.

The extended-stay hotel is in a suburb of Atlanta. Amenities include an outdoor saltwater pool and a 600-square-foot meeting room.  Work on the hotel began in 2018 and it was scheduled to be completed last year, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post.

In September, the SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western Spartanburg owned by Peter Patel, opened in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Holds Steady in Q3

Report: U.S. hotel pipeline steady in Q3

Summary:

  • Pipeline steady at 6,205 projects and 728,416 rooms.
  • Extended-stay hotels represent 40 percent of projects.
  • Brand conversions hit a record 1,477 projects.

THE U.S. HOTEL construction pipeline held steady year-over-year in the third quarter, according to Lodging Econometrics. It comprises 6,205 projects with 728,416 rooms—unchanged in project count and up 1 percent in rooms from last year.

LE’s “Q3 2025 U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report” found that extended-stay hotels remain a key driver of development, representing 40 percent of projects and 34 percent of rooms.

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