Microtel Breaks Ground in Johnstown, NY
DECEMBER 3, 2007. A 73-room Microtel Inn & Suites hotel has broken ground at 136 Comrie Avenue in Johnstown, New York at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains. The new hotel - scheduled to open next June - is off Route 30A and the New York State Thruway at exit 28, and close to area business centers and restaurants, in addition to numerous walking trails, golf courses, lakes, canoe routes, skiing and snowmobiling. The hotel is owned by DHC of Johnstown, LLC of Saratoga Springs, NY. Microtel Inns & Suites is the award-winning chain of all new-construction economy/limited service hotels.
"Johnstown is a growing city and we are excited to bring this quality and affordable hotel option to the community," said Gary E. Carstens, part owner of the new hotel, along with Candace E. Calvin, both of Saratoga Springs, NY, and David K. House, of Chestertown, NY. "Microtel is ranked highest among economy hotel chains and we continue to be impressed with the consistency and high levels of service offered by the Microtel concept."
Said Roy E. Flora, Chief Operating Officer for Atlanta-based US Franchise Systems Inc., franchisor of the Microtel hotel brand, "We are proud to welcome Gary and his team to the Microtel family. We know that their hotel will be a great addition to the Johnstown community."
The three-story Microtel Inn & Suites in Johnstown will offer single, double and suite accommodations. Amenities will include free local and long distance phone calls anywhere within the continental U.S., free wireless high speed Internet (WIFI) access in all guestrooms, flat panel color TVs with expanded cable, complimentary continental daily breakfast and 24-hour coffee service. There will also be an on-site fitness center and business center with fax and copy services available.
The new hotel will offer the Microtel brand's stylish new bedding known as Dream WellTM and newly-designed suites with four "zones" for working, eating, sleeping and relaxing, along with color-coordinated guestroom palettes for an altogether contemporary and inviting guest experience.
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