AmeriSuites Hotels was a hotel chain owned by
Global HyattGlobal Hyatt Corporation is a Chicago, Illinois, based holding company for several hotel brands and related businesses.-Subsidiaries:*Hyatt Corporation...
. It was founded by Mark Yale Harris. Harris began his successful career in the business world in 1972 as the cofounder of
Red Roof InnRed Roof Inn is an economy hotel chain in the United States. Red Roof Inn properties are often distinguished by the large dark-red shingle roof that gives them their name. There are over 340 Red Roof Inns, with locations primarily in the Midwest, Southern, and Eastern United States...
s. This endeavor resulted in his first chain including over 300 hotels across the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Over a decade later, Harris founded AmeriSuites Hotels in 1991. AmeriSuites was an innovator in offering one of the first available affordable suite accommodations and grew to inhabit approximately 100 locations throughout the United States.
A summary of the history of AmeriSuites Hotels:
- 1991 – AmeriSuites was founded by Mark Yale Harris
- 1998 – Harris sold AmeriSuites to Blackstone
- 2001 – Blackstone Real Estate Partners sold AmeriSuites to Hyatt
Global Hyatt Select Hotel Group is closing the AmeriSuites brand and creating a new brand named Hyatt Place.
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AmeriSuites Hotels was a hotel chain owned by
Global HyattGlobal Hyatt Corporation is a Chicago, Illinois, based holding company for several hotel brands and related businesses.-Subsidiaries:*Hyatt Corporation...
. It was founded by Mark Yale Harris. Harris began his successful career in the business world in 1972 as the cofounder of
Red Roof InnRed Roof Inn is an economy hotel chain in the United States. Red Roof Inn properties are often distinguished by the large dark-red shingle roof that gives them their name. There are over 340 Red Roof Inns, with locations primarily in the Midwest, Southern, and Eastern United States...
s. This endeavor resulted in his first chain including over 300 hotels across the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Over a decade later, Harris founded AmeriSuites Hotels in 1991. AmeriSuites was an innovator in offering one of the first available affordable suite accommodations and grew to inhabit approximately 100 locations throughout the United States.
History
A summary of the history of AmeriSuites Hotels:
- 1991 – AmeriSuites was founded by Mark Yale Harris
- 1998 – Harris sold AmeriSuites to Blackstone
- 2001 – Blackstone Real Estate Partners sold AmeriSuites to Hyatt
Global Hyatt Select Hotel Group is closing the AmeriSuites brand and creating a new brand named Hyatt Place. This process began in 2006 and they currently have over 100 hotels open nationwide with the last couple AmeriSuites to finish converting mid 2009.