Choice Hotels Introduces Everhome Suites To Help Developers Build A Strong Portfolio And Empower Guests' Success On The Road
Choice Hotels Introduces Everhome Suites To Help Developers Build A Strong Portfolio And Empower Guests' Success On The Road Industry's Newest Extended-Stay Brand in Nearly a Decade Breaks Ground on Inaugural Hotel Outside of Los Angeles |
[27-January-2020] |
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today introduced Everhome Suites, a new-construction midscale extended-stay brand offering with customizable, apartment-style accommodations that empower guests to adapt their environment to the way they live and work during longer-term stays. The company celebrated the brand launch by breaking ground in Corona, California on the first hotel expected to display the Everhome Suites brand and announcing multi-unit development agreements for 13 hotels in the Austin, Texas and Los Angeles markets — all of which are also anticipated to adopt the Everhome Suites brand. Choice Hotels expects to open the first Everhome Suites hotel in 2021. "Nobody knows the popular midscale segment better than Choice — the company that started it," said Patrick Pacious, president and CEO, Choice Hotels. "We more than tripled the size of our extended-stay portfolio over the past two years and now have over 400 hotels across our well-known brands: WoodSpring Suites, MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay. With rooms and public spaces designed to be just as flexible as guests are, backed by our proven extended-stay operating model, Everhome Suites provides franchisees with another opportunity to capitalize on one of the fastest-growing segments of the hotel industry." Purpose-built to help developers build a diversified portfolio and help drive owner returns during all stages of the lodging cycle, Everhome Suites offers a low cost-to-build, flexible prototype and lean operating model. According to research conducted by Choice Hotels' Business Intelligence Group and The Highland Group, economy and midscale extended-stay hotels have a nearly 20-year history of high guest occupancy rates, even during economic downturns. During both the 2001 and 2007-09 U.S. declines, for example, the overall hotel industry experienced occupancy rates of approximately 60% and 55%, respectively. At the same time, however, the economy and midscale extended-stay hotel segments achieved occupancy rates of over 70% and 65%, respectively, showing their relative resiliency in varied economic climates. "There's a reason institutional capital and smart investors are drawn to Choice's extended stay brands: our proprietary operating model can help drive higher margins, occupancy rates and anticipated returns in practically any economic environment," said David Pepper, chief development officer, Choice Hotels. "Developers recognize our long track record of extended-stay success and our brands are in high demand — Choice Hotels brands represent nearly 20% of the industry's total extended-stay room count pipeline, according to data from STR." Everhome Suites allows guests to live as they want during extended trips with comfort, convenience and stability. The prototype is crafted to anticipate the needs of today's extended-stay guests by offering amenities that help them maintain routine on the road, including:
"The demand for hotel stays of seven-plus nights is nearly 20% of all room nights sold, yet only 9% of the supply is in the extended-stay segment, according to data from The Highland Group and Kalibri Labs. Everhome Suites sets out to capture this unmet demand with fresh, modern hotels that satisfy value-conscious consumer preferences for longer-term stays," said Anna Scozzafava, vice president, brand strategy and operations, extended stay, Choice Hotels. "Our target guest is driven to be successful personally and professionally, and we designed Everhome Suites to empower them to live and work more efficiently on the road so they can tackle whatever comes next." Choice Hotels will offer the following to help hotel developers build a strong and successful portfolio with Everhome Suites:
"There is no better time to invest in extended stay than now," said Ron Burgett, vice president, franchise development, extended stay, Choice Hotels. "Whether you're looking to build a new construction hotel or convert an existing asset, whether your price point is aligned with economy or midscale brands, or whether you want to sign a single franchise agreement or enter into a multi-unit development agreement, Choice has an extended-stay brand for you." For more information on Everhome Suites, visit https://media.choicehotels.com/everhome-suites. About Everhome Suites About Choice Hotels Forward-Looking Statement Addendum © 2020 Choice Hotels International, Inc. All rights reserved.
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