Downtown Holland could be getting its first national hotel, smack-dab in the middle of its bustling retail and restaurant district. Holland-based
Suburban Inns announced that its latest endeavor will bring Courtyard by Marriott to a prime piece of vacant real estate at 121 E. 8th St., between Macatawa Bank and the summertime-fun
splash pad.
The hotel will bring 140 guest rooms to the business district, and will attract a "new level of customers to Holland through the Marriott rewards program," says Suburban Inns COO Peter Beukema. "They conduct business during the week, and stay and vacation with their families."
Plans include an indoor pool, an indoor/outdoor hot tub, Marriott's The Bistro restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and a Big E's Sports Grill that will serve 40 to 50 craft beers from around the Midwest.
The five-story building features balconies for all the rooms overlooking 8th St. and the splash pad, Beukema says, so families can enjoy special events from a bird's-eye view.
Beukema says he believes "Holland is one of the greatest downtowns for a parade, because the sound reverberates off the buildings. I said we have to have balconies so guests can see and experience things like the Tulip Time parades."
The project is working with the Holland Planning Commission on site plan approval. Beukema expects construction to begin this summer and the hotel to open in 2015.
Writer: Deborah Johnson Wood, Development News Editor
Images courtesy of Suburban Inns
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