RTP-Based Generation Celebrates Grand Opening of DC Area Extended Stay Hotel Campus

The Generation Companies, a real estate developer, asset manager, and extended stay hotel operator based in Research Triangle Park announces the recent grand opening of the Sterling Hotel Campus, a 253-suite extended stay hotel park located in Sterling, Virginia near Washington DC. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, which celebrated the joint development of two hotels, Candlewood Suites/Sterling and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel of Sterling, on a single tree-dotted hotel campus, featured a number of speakers, including representatives from the Sterling area chambers of commerce, as well as H. Mark Daley III, President of The Generation Companies; and Chris Kornmeyer, Vice President of Marketing for Atlanta’s Suburban Franchise Systems. 

The Suburban Extended Stay Hotel of Sterling is an economy-priced 132- room extended stay hotel offering rates ranging from $59 to $129 depending on the length of stay.  Rooms are equipped with a complete kitchen, including microwave, refrigerator, stove-top, coffee-maker, cookware and utensils; telephone with voice-mail and data port; complimentary high speed internet (wireless/Ethernet); cable television; weekly housekeeping service; and on-site guest laundry and meeting room facility.  Suburban Franchise Systems, Inc. (SFS) is an Atlanta-based franchisee-owned company with 67 Suburban Extended Stay Hotels operating in the United States.

The Candlewood Suites-Sterling features 121 suites and offers spacious accommodations that cater to the unique needs of long-term guests, including a complete kitchen with full-sized refrigerator and dishwasher, 27-inch TV, VHS/DVD player, large business desk, adjustable executive chair, two line speaker phone with data port and complimentary high-speed wireless and Ethernet internet access. A state of the art boardroom with 42” plasma and AV system is also available. Guests have access to free laundry facilities, free video and CD library, and the Candlewood Cupboard – a 24-hour honor-based pantry with food and sundries at grocery store prices. The hotel campus provides free shuttle service to and from the airport, and to attractions and businesses within a three-mile radius.

The Generation Companies is a Research Triangle Park, North Carolina based real estate developer, asset manager and operator of extended stay hotels in North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, Florida and Tennessee, and is currently seeking additional development opportunities in the Washington DC metro area. Generation has more than 2800 hotel rooms and $140 million in real estate assets under management, and employs over 350 associates at 23 properties. For more about Generation, visit www.generationcompanies.com.