GUANAJUATO, MEXICO– InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) revealed plans to bring the Candlewood Suites brand to Mexico with the signing of two new properties in the states of Guanajuato and Queretaro. Both hotels are expected to open in 2016 and will be the brand’s first hotels outside of the U.S. and Canada. The brand has 322 hotels currently open and another 89 in the pipeline.
“We are excited to bring the Candlewood Suites brand’s relaxed and home-like extended-stay experience to Mexico,” said Robert Radomski, VP, brand management, extended-stay brands, IHG. “Guanajuato and Queretaro are both experiencing sustained industrial and economic development. This will bring an influx of business travelers needing a long-term hotel stay, making the Candlewood Suites brand the perfect fit.”
Both hotels, owned by OVQ Celaya, S.A. de C.V., and managed by Diamond Lodging, will be new-build developments with 100 suites each. The Candlewood Suites Celaya hotel in Guanajuato will be located on Av. Eje Nor Oriente, in the main commercial area on the east side of the city, a little more than two miles west of downtown and less than a mile from the Universidad de Celaya..
The Candlewood Suites Juriquilla hotel is in the state of Queretaro and will be located on Lote 8 Manzana 3 Etapa1, Fracción 1 del Fraccionamiento Juriquilla Santa Fe., which is less than two miles south of Parque Industrial Queretaro, home to more than 70 international companies. Three additional business parks, Jurica, Benito and La Cruz, are also located within three miles of the hotel.
“IHG’s experience of building brands and operating hotels in Mexico gives us a unique market leadership position,” said Gerardo Murray, regional VP, distribution and commercial marketing, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean, IHG . “With very few hotel companies operating extended-stay properties in Mexico, we have the opportunity to satisfy an unmet need by introducing the Candlewood Suites brand to the region.”