FAST FACTS2,250 — Number of hotel rooms in Chattanooga9,000 — Number of hotel rooms in the county203 — Embassy Suites’ new rooms134 — New rooms, Hampton Inn & Suites at Hamilton Place97 — New rooms, Hampton Inn Cleveland, Tenn.Source: Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Vision Hospitality Group, City of Chattanooga
Embassy Suites, an upscale chain owned by Hilton, is finally coming to Chattanooga.
The towering luxury project will join a number of other area hotels planned or under construction, as banks loosen up on loans for new projects to serve Chattanooga’s tourism industry.
In place of a “coming soon” sign that has stood for years at the corner of Shallowford Road and Lifestyle Way, workers on Tuesday swarmed over the groundwork for the Embassy Suites, which will form part of the mixed-use Waterside development.
“It’s under construction now,” said Mike Price, head of MAP Engineers.