NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland—Alternative Resorts Worldwide, Inc. opened 17 MainStay Suites and Suburban Studios between January 1 and September 17, 2024. Breaking into the markets of Las Vegas, Nevada (with a second lodge opening later this month); Moreno Valley, California; and Orlando and Tampa, Florida; 16 of the 17 accommodations opened throughout the 2 manufacturers are conversions, with the common size of time between contract signing and doorways opening round 120 days. Half of the practically 70 properties within the pipeline for MainStay Suites and Suburban Studios are conversions, anticipated to open between September 2024 and March 2025.
Alternative Resorts’ extended-stay conversions construct on the corporate’s “Kitchen-in-a-Field” idea, a modular kitchen design that enables franchisees to transform nearly any transient lodge into an extended-stay lodge with kitchens in every room in as little as three to 4 months.
“Alternative Resorts expertise in conversions, together with modern, turnkey options like kitchen-in-a-box, and our historical past of robust collaboration with builders, allows us to speed up the time it takes to transform a typical transient lodge into an prolonged keep property,” mentioned Ron Burgett, senior vp, prolonged keep growth at Alternative Resorts. “With a workforce of specialists devoted to prolonged keep, we’re in a position to help builders all through your entire conversion course of with excessive effectivity.”
“With Alternative’s deep experience in prolonged keep, our two conversion manufacturers provide an awesome alternative to enter the most well liked class in hospitality, backed by the identical help system that’s made WoodSpring Suites essentially the most profitable model within the section. From gross sales and advertising to coaching, builders can depend on devoted sources to assist maximize their return on funding,” mentioned Matt McElhare, vp and lead for prolonged keep manufacturers for Alternative Resorts.
The Suburban Studios visitor profile contains blue-collar infrastructure and building employees, in addition to seasonal employees and households. The MainStay Suites visitor profile contains sports activities groups, medical professionals, enterprise vacationers, members of the navy, mid-level blue-collar employees, college students, professors, medical sufferers, and other people relocating or renovating their houses.
MainStay Suites and Suburban Studios provide a completely geared up kitchen in each room with a full-sized fridge, stovetop, microwave, and counter area, in addition to offering flatware and cookware.
