ANAHEIM, CA HOTEL BUSINESS. has learned Bass Hotels & Resorts is funding joint construction here of its extended-stay product, Staybridge Suites, with a Holiday Inn prototype. The campused brands, located 1.4 miles southeast of Universal Studios, represent the first construction of its kind for the company, according to an inside source.
The brands will not be physically connected; however, they will share common components such as parking, swimming and recreation areas. BH&R also expects to leverage operating efficiencies, synergizing maintenance and the commercial-laundry process.
The Staybridge Suites will have 143 units; the Holiday Inn will offer 264 guestrooms. A full-service theme restaurant Alamo Grill will be housed in the Holiday Inn. (2/14/01) Stefani C. O Connor