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Candlewood suites announces opening of 200th hotel
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms today announced that The Generation Companies (“Generation”) will open the 200th Candlewood Suites hotel next month in Rocky Mount, N.C.

“This is a very important milestone for Candlewood Suites, and we’re pleased with the consistent growth we’ve seen since IHG acquired the brand in 2003,” said Robert Radomski, vice president, Brand Management, Extended-Stay Brands, IHG. “We plan to continue our robust expansion, with our pipeline currently standing at more than 200 hotels, more than any other brand in the midscale extended-stay segment,” he added.

Candlewood Suites was founded in 1995 by Jack DeBoer, regarded by the industry as a pioneer of the extended-stay segment. Within four months of acquiring the brand in December 2003, IHG reversed 24 months of RevPAR decline to what is now a more than a three-year streak of positive gains. The brand will open the hotel industry’s first midscale extended-stay hotel in New York City later this year.

In addition to being the 200th hotel, the Rocky Mount property features the brand’s new prototype design, offering a comfortable residential look and feel incorporating a new exterior design and paint scheme, an expanded lobby and environmentally-friendly amenities.

The hotel incorporates the new exterior prototype design with a straight, forward-facing rectangular building including a new entry way and roofline for curb appeal. In addition to the new building shape, the exterior color scheme features light khaki, olive green, tan and dark blue. The new hotel has an increased outdoor residential feel with a centrally located Gazebo Grill and additional "backyard" landscaping.

The new property is located in the heart of Rocky Mount’s premier industrial areas close to Nash General Hospital, Gateway Convention Center, Abbot Laboratories, RBC Centura, Honeywell and Boddie-Noel Enterprises Stonewall Mansion and Rose Hill Plantation are also a short drive away from the hotel.

The Candlewood Suites Rocky Mount is owned by Generation Suites of Rocky Mount, LLC and managed by The Generation Companies, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group. Vicky Karantzavelou - Friday, October 10, 2008