Suburban Lodges of America Unveils New Design Prototype

Suburban Lodges of America, Inc., the nation's largest economy extended stay hotel company, announces Extel 2001, its latest Suburban Lodge prototype. A press conference was held to unveil the innovative new design at the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) Convention in Las Vegas.

Extel 2001 is based on the successful Suburban Lodge extended stay design, which includes a complete kitchen in every guestroom. To enable owners to capture additional transient business, the new prototype incorporates several features of limited service hotels such as a fitness room, a building services area that includes a commercial laundry facility directly behind the front desk, and a night check-in area. An audio-visual space large enough to accommodate equipment for movies-on-demand and high speed Internet access for guests is also included.

Suburban Lodge and Suburban Lodge Extra, the nation's leading economy extended stay brands, now have over 140 locations open or under development in 20 states. Appealing to a wide range of value-conscious guests, the brands have carved a niche as the value leaders in extended stay lodging. With low construction costs, streamlined operations and industry-high occupancies, Suburban Lodge is designed to maximize owners' returns. For information about convenient hotel locations nationwide, call 800-951-STAY or visit Suburban Lodges' Web site at www.suburbanlodge.com.

Suburban Lodges owns, Franchises and manages Suburban Lodge hotels, and franchises GuestHouse International hotels, the mid-market nightly hotel chain with a franchisee-friendly Franchise agreement.