It looks like the hotel company will be based in Tampa, and open somewhere on Westshore. I didn't really notice a specific location though. According to the story it will have 224 suites and cost about $27 million to build.


http://www.sptimes.com/2007/06/12/Business/High_tech_hotel_set_f.shtml

^Will be 8 floors from what I have heard...

Sort of a dumb name (eAnything is dated), but sounds fairly nice. I wish more hotels would consider sound systems, that's one of the things I miss most on the road.

The proposed location is right next to the Hilton on Lois, across the street from the Residence Inn.

It's a nice concept, but the sign announcing the arrival of eSuites has been on that lot since I moved back to Tampa in 2001. Kinda like Tampa Bay 1.

Doesn't mean it won't get built; I'm just sayin...

^aha... I thought that was the location! Thanks for the refresher. :)

Hotel concept goes high-tech
Tampa Bay Business Journal - 2:54 PM EDT Tuesday, June 12, 2007

A new hotel is coming to Tampa and three other cities.

eSuites Hotels is breaking into the boutique hotel market with an all-suites hotel. The hotel brand, which features high-tech infrastructure and amenities, is set to break ground in the fall near International Plaza.


Other initial markets will be Jacksonville, Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and Phoenix. The company is targeting markets with no fewer than 5,000 rooms within the immediate area.

Some of the amenities in the $140- to $160-a-day rooms will be hot tubs, athletic equipment, built-in water purification systems, as well as tech-savvy meeting rooms located in the lobby and on each guest room floor, Lincoln Towncars and Navigators for complimentary airport pick-up and delivery and a "tech concierge" to help guests with the latest technology available on free ultra high-speed wireless and wired connectivity throughout the hotel.

The concept is being developed by Jerry Ellenburg, a newcomer to the hotel industry, who dreamed up the idea out of frustration of not finding a hotel that met his needs, a release said. It started seven years ago, but was delayed by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 when hotel financing prospects dried up.

The final step toward achieving the vision occurred in May when the company completed a $127 million financing to build the first four hotels.

All four of the properties will be eight-stories, 224-suites, made from tunnel-form concrete construction, resulting in all-concrete walls and floors, which in turn will provide soundproofing. Each hotel will contain 11 high-tech conference rooms and a state-of-the-art business center featuring both PC's and Mac's, along with scanner-copiers, printers and faxes.

Three types of suites will be offered, with a typical 468-square-foot guest space that features two rooms, nine-foot ceilings, a high-quality bed, and a second bed in the living room/office area for multiple occupancy. A large custom-built workstation with built-in network ports, analog modem jacks and multiple power outlets will accommodate computers and peripherals.

eSuites is headquartered in Tampa.

http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2007/06/11/daily25.html?surround=lfn

It started seven years ago, but was delayed by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 when hotel financing prospects dried up.

The final step toward achieving the vision occurred in May when the company completed a $127 million financing to build the first four hotels.




It's a nice concept, but the sign announcing the arrival of eSuites has been on that lot since I moved back to Tampa in 2001. Kinda like Tampa Bay 1.

Doesn't mean it won't get built; I'm just sayin...

There you go. ;)

I had brought this up awhile back, but i just received a new gmail news feed on this , so i decided to post up the link, theres a rendering of the building, dont know if this is what the TPA building will look like but wanting to know what people opinions are....the CO is based in Tampa, i think its not bad, the sides could use more of a design, they're bland to me.

http://www.esuiteshotels.com/

^^
There's already a thread about this.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=484932

Besides, I thought Jason prohibited threads that start with only a link. :lock: :lock:

^^
There's already a thread about this.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=484932

Besides, I thought Jason prohibited threads that start with only a link. :lock: :lock:

What, did you miss the 80+ words before the link?

What, did you miss the 80+ words before the link?

I got that point...

Anyways, the other thread exists. So I wreckon this one won't be active for too long.

Thanks for that link tamparican, here is the rendering:

http://www.esuiteshotels.com/images/inset1_lrg.jpg

It looks....different. I don't like that big ass-like white box in the back. Though I'm sure there are windows behind it we can't see. :dunno:

Whoa! I didn't know the admins/mods could combine threads also. That's cool!

The rendering looks cool also.

^lol, yup

In the future though wslupecki, its really no biggy on tamparican's part that he started a thread for a topic that yes, already had a thread, however that thread was on the FIFTH page of the forum and it wasn't even a full page in length.

I probably would've just left it be if it wasn't for the fact that you posted the link to the other thread and that it had some key info that this thread didn't have.

So, just try not to quote rules so much and nitpick them to members, just leave that to the admins and mods, please. Thanks. :)

looks like a hospital

Understood FLFuture. I overreacted. The only thing I meant to do was bring up the older thread.