Homewood Suites by Hilton, the international brand of upscale, all-suite, residential-style hotels, continues its strong year in Canada with the announcement of three new signed hotel agreements. Coupled with three additional agreements earlier this year, the brand’s Canada portfolio has grown by 60% in 2012.  The recent new property announcements will bring Homewood Suites’ first property to Manitoba, in addition to two more properties in Ontario.

“Homewood Suites’ focus on Canada demonstrates our commitment to this international market and the opportunity that we believe exists for the extended-stay segment,” said Bill Duncan, global head, brand management, Homewood Suites by Hilton.  “Expanding our footprint into Manitoba, we are excited that this property will be built utilizing elements of Homewood’s new Generation 9 prototype.  The new model provides developers greater site flexibility and construction savings, two things that will let us continue our expansion in Canada.”

New Canada agreements include:

  Homewood Suites by Hilton Winnipeg West - Property featuring 112 rooms is slated to open in Q4 2013 and is owned by MLS Management Ltd.
  Homewood Suites by Hilton Toronto-Ajax - Property featuring 104 rooms is slated to open in Q4 2014 and is owned by Tasico Hospitality Group
  Homewood Suites by Hilton St. Jacobs - Property featuring 97 rooms is slated to open in Q4 2014 and is owned by Kingsbury Hospitality Group Inc.

Two of the three new properties to be completed (Winnipeg and St. Jacobs) will feature an adaptation of Homewood’s new Generation 9 (Gen9) prototype.  Gen9 allows developers to build a Homewood Suites property on a smaller site (20% land reduction and 12% building area) without having to sacrifice any amenities or compromise Homewood’s quality.  In fact, the new prototype is a more cost-effective model as construction costs are approximately 10-15% lower, and overall, the new prototype will save 4-6% per key.

Homewood Suites has built its presence in Canada over the past decade with ten hotels currently open in Ontario and Quebec: Burlington, Cambridge, London, Markham, Mississauga, Mont Tremblant, Oakville, Sudbury, Toronto Airport and Vaughan.

Whether traveling for business or leisure, Homewood Suites caters to guests’ many needs.  For the cost of a typical hotel room, travelers get a roomy studio, one- or two-bedroom suite with a fully equipped kitchen, complimentary daily hot breakfast and evening dinner with drinks*, and complimentary Internet access.  Homewood Suites has been named “Top Extended-Stay Hotel” eight out of the past 10 years in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index**.

*Service of alcohol subject to state and local laws.  Must be of legal drinking age.

**Homewood Suites received the highest numerical score among extended stay hotels in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2010-2011 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Studies℠.  2011 study based on responses from 61,313 guests measuring 8 upper extended stay hotels and measures opinions of guest who stayed in a hotel May 2010-May2011.  Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed June 2010-May2011.  Your experiences may vary.  Visit jdpower.com.

***Guest pays for groceries. Other restrictions apply.