HotelChatter - Fayetteville

It'll Be Home Sweet Home2 Suites Today in North Carolina

Jennifer Kester — 2011-02-03T09:01:18-05:00

Fayetteville, North Carolina, may not be high on your travel list, but what may be is Hilton's new hip, extended-stay brand, Home2 Suites, which opens there today.

If you need somewhere to bunk up for a longer period of time, you won't have to worry about emptying out your checking account. The budget-friendly hotel's rooms are going for $116 a night.

Hilton's New Home2 Suites Brand to Open First Location on February 3

juliana — 2011-01-14T12:38:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Home2_Suites_Guest_Room.jpg" class="top">The last time we checked in with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hilton hotels">Hilton's</a> new extended stay brand, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Home2%20Suites">Home2 Suites</a>, they were just breaking ground in Fayetteville, North Carolina back in December 2009. But now it looks like the hotel will be opening on February 3. (Yes, we've already added it to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/7/183828/8911/hotels/The_Master_List_of_Worldwide_Hotel_Openings_in_2011#comment-block">The List</a>.) That's the official word we got from Home2 Suites but online, we couldn't find rates until February 25. So, what do you get at a Home2 Suites? For $129 a night, you can get a studio suite with a king bed, a full kitchen, a sitting area, 42" flat-screen TVs and free WiFi. (If you book in advance, you can even get that sweet suite for

Home2 Suites Breaks Ground in North Carolina

juliana — 2009-12-18T14:08:57-05:00

<![CDATA[<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SJLZx3vNq-c&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SJLZx3vNq-c&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>The first <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/home2 suites">Home2 Suites from Hilton</a> has broken ground in in Fayetteville, North Carolina and we were recently tipped off to a YouTube video of the ceremony. Last time we checked in on Home2Suites, Hilton's new extended-stay brand, things were looking a bit <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/22/135230/786/hotels/All_Quiet_on_the_Home2_Suites_Front_">quiet.</a> But it looks like now 50 Home2 Suites will be opening before 2012 is out. This one here will open in late 2010. As for the brand concept, it's nothing earth-shattering but it is a good addition to the Hilton brand. The target audience is "the savvy, value-wise extended-stay guest." The hotel rooms will start at 323-sq.ft. and a

Hotel Hell Evacuation

Courtney — 2006-08-15T11:12:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">We complain about WiFi fees because in most cases hotels are simply collecting extras off our realistic needs. Then there are some hotels that apparently do need the money. So badly that they can't even pay their water bills. The <a href="http://www.extendedstaynetwork.com/Search/Wait.cfm?U=SearchCity%2Ecfm%3FCity%3DFayetteville%26State%3DNC%26Go%3D1&City=Fayetteville&State=NC&HL=&RequestTimeOut=650000">Extended Stay</a> in Fayetteville is one such hotel. Having skipped out on water bills for months and phone bills as well, the police finally had to step in and close the place down. But the thing about hotels is, they're full of people. So as the police evacuated the building within 30 minutes and deemed it closed until further notice, guests were forced out--and fast. Not even able to grab their things, one would have assumed