Openings & Aquisitions
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July 2025 | Issue 238
Openings
Homewood Suites by Hilton Fremont in Fremont, California,
128 rooms, June 27. The five-story property is operated by Sagemont
Hotels, led by President and CEO Hiral Patel. It is near Levi Stadium,
the University of California Berkeley, Stanford University, Cal State East
Bay, Mission Peak Regional Preserve and San Jose Mineta International
Airport. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, EV charging
stations, covered lower-level parking, an outdoor patio with a fire pit
and 600 square feet of meeting space for up to 40 people.
Courtyard by Marriott San Bernardino Loma Linda in Loma
Linda, California, 125-rooms, June 19. It is operated by Sagemont Hotels,
led by President Hiral Patel. The hotel is near Loma Linda University
Health, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Jerry L. Pettis
Memorial Veterans Hospital, San Bernardino National Forest and San
Bernardino Industrial Park, according to a statement. It also is near
Redlands Industrial Park, University of Redlands and California State
University, San Bernardino. Amenities include a fitness center and 594
square feet of meeting space for up to 20 people..
In June, IHG Hotels & Resorts’ dual-brand
avid hotels Coralville and Candlewood Suites
Coralville – Iowa City in Coralville, Indiana,
opened. The property is owned by Westcor JD
Royal Hospitality, led by Mona and Pankaj Patel.
This is the brand’s 80th property in the
U.S., second in Iowa and fourth dual-brand
ed avid hotels and Candlewood Suites since
the prototype launched in 2021, IHG said in a
statement.
“We’re proud to introduce the first avid
hotels and Candlewood Suites dual-brand
property to Coralville, as this hotel is one of
the largest of its kind in the U.S.,” said the
Patels. “This pairing is designed to meet the
needs of both short-term and extended-stay
guests, delivering a stay that feels just right. At
avid hotels Coralville – Iowa City, every detail
focuses on the essentials—no matter where
your travels take you.”
The 71-room avid and 68-room Candlewood
are near the University of Iowa and the Antique Car
Museum of Iowa and includes a fitness center.
Avid hotels, IHG’s second-largest brand by
system size, is its fastest-growing new-build
brand with 131 hotels in the pipeline. Karen
Gilbride, IHG’s vice president for avid hotels,
Atwell Suites and Garner hotels, said avid
hotels drive strong commercial results and
guest loyalty, reflected in some of the highest
satisfaction scores in the IHG portfolio.
“Since opening our first property in 2018,
we’ve grown to 80 hotels and are accelerating
our momentum—expanding into new markets
and strengthening our presence in existing
ones,” she said. “One key initiative this year is
our revamped breakfast offering—delivering
more of what guests want at a reduced operat
ing cost to owners—which we’re excited to roll
out at avid hotel Coralville – Iowa City.”
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