Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has revealed plans for 60 new hotels under its ECHO Suites Extended Stay brand, including the brand's first foray into Canada.
The company has partnered with MasterBUILT Hotels, a Canadian hotel development and investment company, to facilitate the expansion.
"Since announcing ECHO Suites last year, we've seen unprecedented interest from among the industry's most-successful extended stay developers, helping make ECHO the fastest-growing brand launch of 2022," said Chip Ohlsson, chief development officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. "Adding MasterBUILT—one of Canada's premier hotel development companies—to that growing list speaks to the quality of the ECHO prototype and its highly efficient, ROI-driven design, which offers among the most rentable square-footage in the industry."
With the addition of MasterBUILT Hotels, ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham now has pipeline of 265 hotels across Canada and the U.S., making it one of the largest of any extended stay hotel brand. The company expects to have 100 hotels open over five years.
"The success Wyndham is seeing with ECHO is not by chance—it's a testament to the care that was put into designing the brand," said David Donaldson, President and CEO, MasterBUILT Hotels.
The ECHO Suites prototype consists of 124 rooms, including single- and two-queen studio suites with kitchens, with an average size of 300 square-feet. The design aims to prioritize efficient public spaces such as the lobby, fitness centre, and 24/7 guest laundry to reduce labour requirements.
More information on ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham can be found on the company's website.
