ATLANTA—Hospitality Lodging Systems (HLS) has added seven new hotels to its portfolio in January, with five Budgetel and two Haven Hotel properties.
The Budgetel properties are all conversions: Chattanooga, TN, 280 rooms opening in June; Columbus, GA, 180 rooms opening in February; Dalton, GA, 130 rooms opening in February; Grand Rapids, MI, 104 rooms opened in January; and Louisville, KY, 100 rooms opening in February.
The Haven brand properties are a 40-room conversion in Athens, GA, which is opening in February as a Haven Hotel, and a 40-room new-construction in Houston, which is expected to open late this year as the brand’s first Haven Inn & Suites.
“Hotel owners want profits and peace of mind. Our brands deliver these results economically and effectively,” said Doug Collins, chairman and CEO, HLS. “We originally forecast adding 15 properties in 2016, so January represents an impressive 47% of our goal for the year.”
With these new properties, the HLS portfolio now includes 29 Budgetel properties and five Haven Hotel properties.