Red Roof Inns Inc.
Red Roof Inn is an American economy hotel chain in the United States. Red Roof has over 600 properties globally, primarily in the Midwest, Southern, and Eastern United States. Red Roof Inn is a pet-friendly hotel chain.[1] History[edit]The earliest iteration of the Red Roof Inn was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1973. Its founder was American businessman and automobile racing team owner Jim Trueman.[2] Trueman died in 1986. The company remained in the hands of the Trueman family for 8 years after his death. The original logo of Red Roof Inns, in use from 1973–2004 In 1994, The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund purchased Red Roof from the Trueman family. In 1997, they began to franchise the company with their first franchised location in Branson, Missouri. In 1999, the company was purchased from the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund by French hospitality management company Accor. At the time of the purchase, the Red Roof Inn had 324 locations and 37,208 rooms.[3] Accor, which owned various hotel brands including Motel 6, purchased the Red Roof Inn for $1.115 billion. As a result of the purchase, Accor became the third largest chain in guestrooms worldwide at the time.[4] In April 2007, Accor announced the sale of Red Roof Inns to Citigroup Global Special Situations Group and Westbridge Hospitality Fund LP for $1.3 billion.[5] As part of the sale, some locations were converted to Accor's other North American brand, Motel 6. Accor planned to focus their efforts in the North American accommodation market exclusively on the Motel 6 brand after the sale was complete.[6] After the sale from Accor, the franchising unit was placed into a separate business entity, Red Roof Franchising, LLC.[7] Corporate Property Management Spin-Off[edit]Since inception, Red Roof Inn has owned and managed a number of properties directly. With the purchase of the brand from Accor, individual inns were placed into portfolios purchased by investment groups[8] such as Five Mile Capital Partners, LLC., while Red Roof retained management. Through sales of individual inns for various reasons, the managed properties were whittled down to 67 by September 2020, when they were removed from under the Red Roof Inn Inc. umbrella and managed by a newly formed entity named RRI West Management, LLC. Some administrative functions remained in New Albany Ohio, while others moved to El Cajon California. RRI West became the single largest franchisee of the Red Roof brand. International Expansion[edit]Red Roof opened its first international location in Brazil in September 2015. The Curitiba, Brazil hotel was followed by the opening of a second hotel in Vitoria, Brazil, which opened in April 2016 in partnership with the Brazil-based Nobile Hotels. Red Roof Franchising, LLC, working along with Nobile, plans on developing 35-40 properties across Brazil over the next 25 years.[9] In July 2016, Red Roof expanded to Japan by opening a hotel in the Namba area of Osaka, Japan.[10] In partnership with Paragon Hotels, Red Roof planned on opening a series of new-build hotels in major tourist locations across Thailand.[11] That deal has since failed to materialize.[12] The hotel brand, partnered with FANS International Hospitality Group, intends to grow the brand starting with a location in Calgary, Alberta. This is the first of multiple hotel properties planned to be converted in Canada over the next five years.[13] NextGen Room Design[edit]An interior shot of a Red Roof Inn NextGen room renovation. In 2013, the company began a $150 million investment to upgrade and renovate the existing hotels nationwide with the new NextGen room design. The NextGen design featured faux wood-like flooring, upgraded bedding, wireless internet, flat screen TVs, granite countertops, and vessel sinks in the bathroom.[14] To coincide with the 40th anniversary of the launch of the brand, a semi truck with an exact model of the new room type toured the country.[15] Brands[edit]Red Roof Inn Red
Roof PLUS+ The Red Collection HomeTowne Studios by Red Roof See also[edit]
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How did Red Roof Inn get its name?Trueman opened his first Red Roof Inn in Grove City, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, in February 1973. The motel was named for the Red Roof Tavern, a steakhouse in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Trueman, a sportsman who also owned the TrueSports auto racing team, guided Red Roof Inns Inc.
What is the difference between a Red Roof and a Red Roof plus?And in addition to all NextGen® upgrades in rooms and lobby, for more discerning guests, PLUS+ includes a new Premium Room option with upgraded services and extra amenities, including a complimentary welcome snack box with bottled water, popcorn, orange juice, trail mix, two Nature Valley® granola bars, and in-room ...
How many Red Roof Inns are there in USA?Red Roof Inn is an American economy hotel chain in the United States. Red Roof has over 600 properties globally, primarily in the Midwest, Southern, and Eastern United States.
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Red Roof Inn.. What's the difference between a hotel and a motel?Size: Motels are smaller than hotels. Service: Motels offer fewer services than hotels. Facilities: Motels have fewer facilities than hotels. Location: Motels are located near motorways while hotels have more central locations in cities.
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