MainStay Suites Charlotte Arrowood Road (US) Undergoing Large Renovation

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The MainStay Suites Charlotte North, located off Arrowood Road near the airport at 7926 Forest Pine Drive, is undergoing a large renovation. The 77-room extended stay hotel, owned and managed by The Generation Companies, a real estate developer, owner, asset manager and operator of extended stay hotels, is updating its décor and adding new furniture. The extensive renovation includes installing new flat screen TVs, carpet and bedding; freshening bathrooms with new paint; refreshing kitchen and bathroom cabinets; upgrading the continental breakfast area with new, colourful dishware and containers; and improving the quality of its high-speed Internet. The hotel will finish the renovation with new artwork and sleeper sofas. Most of the renovation will be complete by March. “We want to provide our customers, mostly extended stay business and transient corporate guests, with an enhanced experience,” said Rick Stroud, Regional Operations Manager of The Generation Companies. “Our large, spacious guest rooms are a big selling point. We wanted to update them and our hallways with a fresh, contemporary look and more modern selections.”

The MainStay Suites extended stay guest rooms feature a fully-equipped kitchen, a large work area with bright task lighting and free high-speed Internet access. The pet-friendly hotel provides a business centre, fitness centre, complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, on-site guest laundry and outdoor heated swimming pool. The hotel is conveniently located near Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte Convention Centre, Carowinds amusement park and Carolina Place Mall.

Daniel Fountain / 15.02.2014

Editor, Hotel Designs

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