26 September 2018
IHG® expands EVEN® Hotels footprint with three new signings
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announces the development of three EVEN® Hotels properties in Michigan, North Carolina and Texas – EVEN Hotel Ann Arbor, EVEN Hotel Charlotte and EVEN Hotel Austin. All three properties are expected to open before the first quarter of 2020.
Craig Mueller, Vice President, Development, Upscale & Luxury, Americas, IHG, commented: “The brand’s expansion to these key markets speaks to the increased demand for wellness-focused hotels from both owners and guests. The EVEN Hotels brand incorporates wellness from every angle of the stay experience, and consistently earns top guest satisfaction scores. We look forward to working with Graham Hotel Systems, Mayfair Street Partners and Mopac Hotel Development LP to bring these hotels to life.”
- EVEN Hotel Ann Arbor – The 111-room, four-story hotel will be located off of I-94 and close to the University of Michigan campus, one of the preeminent research universities in the U.S. The hotel will also be in close proximity to various biotechnology, healthcare, consumer product and technology companies, and located 27 miles west of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). The EVEN Hotel Ann Arbor will have 2,432 square feet of meeting space, Athletic Studio, a business center, an indoor pool and spa, an outdoor garden and patio and onsite parking. Expected to open in Q3 2019, the hotel is owned by Graham Hotel Systems. This will be the first EVEN Hotel in Michigan.
- EVEN Hotel Charlotte – The 181-room, nine-story hotel will be located in downtown Charlotte, close to numerous banking, financial and corporate offices, as well as major attractions including the Bank of America Stadium, the Spectrum Center, NASCAR Headquarters and the Charlotte Convention Center. This new-build hotel will have 1,600 square feet of meeting space, a business center, Athletic Studio and onsite parking. Expected to open in Q1 2019, the EVEN Hotel Charlotte is owned by Mayfair Street Partners, which is also developing a new Hotel Indigo property in Winston-Salem. This will be the first EVEN Hotel for North Carolina.
- EVEN Hotel Austin – The 123-room, five-story hotel will be located in The Domain area of Austin, close to the city’s prominent technology corridor, which includes a strong concentration of high-tech companies such as Dell, IBM, Amazon, Apple and Hewlett-Packard. This new-build hotel will have 2,500 square feet of meeting space, a business center, Athletic Studio and onsite parking. Expected to open in Q1 2020, the EVEN Hotel Austin is owned by Mopac Hotel Development LP, which also owns the Holiday Inn Austin Airport. This will be the first EVEN Hotel to open in Texas.
EVEN Hotels is IHG’s lifestyle hotel brand created with wellness at its core. EVEN Hotels empowers business travelers and guests with access to options so they can maintain their health and wellness routines while on the road. The brand has intentionally designed every aspect of the hotel experience, in every square foot across all properties, with an emphasis on four components: eating well, resting easy, keeping active and accomplishing more.
All EVEN Hotels offer a signature sleep experience with premium natural fiber and high-thread count linens and fitness equipment in all guest rooms, ergonomically designed work spaces, and running maps at the front desk for guests who want to explore the area on their own. Continuing the brand’s expansion in key cities across the U.S. and abroad, IHG has announced recent openings in Seattle and Sarasota, with additional hotels under development in Miami, Atlanta and Pittsburgh. Internationally, there are additional EVEN Hotels projects underway in Greater China, Australia and New Zealand.
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IHG®(InterContinental Hotels Group)[LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, includingRegent Hotels & Resorts,InterContinental®Hotels & Resorts,Kimpton®Hotels & Restaurants,Hotel Indigo®,EVEN®Hotels,HUALUXE®Hotels and Resorts,Crowne Plaza®Hotels & Resorts,voco™ Hotels,Holiday Inn®,Holiday Inn Express®,Holiday Inn Club Vacations®,Holiday Inn Resort®,avid™ hotels,Staybridge&Suites®&and&Candlewood Suites®.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,400 hotels and 810,000 guest rooms in almost 100 countries, with nearly 1,800 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also managesIHG®Rewards Club, our global loyalty programme, which has more than 100 million enrolled members.
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About the EVEN® Hotels brand:
The EVEN® Hotels brand was launched in 2012 as the hotel industry’s first and only hotel brand created with wellness at its core. EVEN Hotels empowers guests to maintain their wellness routine while on the road by providing options to choose what that means to them. The brand has intentionally designed every aspect of the hotel experience, in every square foot across all properties, with an emphasis on four components: eating well, resting easy, keeping active and accomplishing more.
EVEN Hotels has nine hotels open including three locations in New York City; Eugene, Oregon and Sarasota, Florida. The brand has an additional 14 properties in the pipeline, including: Miami, Florida; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. EVEN Hotels is also expanding internationally, with a development deal announced in 2016 establishing a portfolio of EVEN Hotels across Australia and New Zealand. The first property will be in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2017, development deals in Greater China were announced and three properties are in the pipeline. For more information about the EVEN Hotels brand, visit www.EVENHotels.com. Find us on Twitter www.twitter.com/EvenHotels, Facebook www.facebook.com/EvenHotels or Instagram www.instagram.com/evenhotels.