The hotel is scheduled to open in spring 2025, and Concord will develop around 50 StudioRes properties “spanning several dozen submarkets in major U.S. cities, with several more planned to begin construction in the coming months ”.
Full details of the Fort Myer hotel are yet to be confirmed, but the StudioRes prototype is for a 124-room property, with extended stay options including study rooms with queen beds and kitchens, plus public areas including a lounge laundry, a gym and vending machines. and common areas, and a covered patio.
Earlier this month, rival hotel group Hilton confirmed its new lower-midscale extended stay brand will be known as LivSmart Studios by Hilton.
Hilton said the brand had “received tremendous interest from owners and developers in just six months and currently has more than 350 deals in various stages of negotiation.”
Hilton Introduces Extended Stay Brand LivSmart Studios
Commenting on the news, Marriott International's global development director, US and Canada, Noah Silverman, said:
“The opening of the first StudioRes hotel is an important milestone for Marriott International as we continue to work toward our goal of expanding offerings to meet guest needs for every purpose of stay.
“Taking a new brand from the announcement in June to its start in January is exciting, and we are grateful for the long-standing relationship we have with Concord Hospitality and Whitman Peterson to make StudioRes' vision a reality.”
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