SPOKANE, WA—The third new-build Hotel RL from RLHC (Red Lion Hotels Corporation)—and eighth location overall—is planned for Long Island City, NY. The 180-room property is expected to open in early 2019.
“This diverse community is an ideal setting for the Hotel RL brand,” said Brian Quinn, RLHC SVP and chief franchise officer. “We see artistic components like the Living Stage, our Pacific Northwest coffeehouse experience in the lobby and advanced check-in technology appealing to business and leisure travelers alike in the northeast.”
The future Hotel RL Long Island City, planned for 38-15 Ninth St., will have 180 guestrooms; a full-service restaurant; rooftop public area; meeting areas; a fitness center; and a business center.
The property is located on the west end of the borough of Queens, near the MoMA PS1 contemporary art museum, Queens Bridge Medical Center and the East River.
In addition to its current Hotel RL locations in Baltimore Inner Harbor and Washington, DC, the company also has a franchise agreement for a location at the St. Louis Airport, as well as three company-operated locations in Salt Lake City, and Spokane and Olympia, WA, all expected to convert in the first half of 2016.