A dilapidated Roanoke Valley hotel has closed for renovations.
former Airport Plaza Hotel It is expected to re-launch later this year as a lower-priced property called Spark, which is part of Hilton. Kalyan Hospitality Glen Allen's.
Cedric Johnson, Kalyan's project manager, said they closed the facility soon after purchasing it in October. The second floor of the five-storey building had previously been discontinued and the entire building was in “quite poor condition”. “I don’t even know how this property was allowed to operate as a business.”
The hotel at 3695 Sahlane Road NW in Roanoke is undergoing renovations. It goes by many names, including Airport Plaza Hotel, Carla Inn, and Rodeway Inn.
Heather Rousseau, Roanoke Times
“We are putting a lot of effort into changing the history and story of this hotel and giving something new to the Roanoke area,” Johnson said.
The building was built in 1986 and is located on Surlane Drive near the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. It was also given names such as Rodeway Inn and Clara Inn After operating as the Airport Plaza Hotel.
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Kalyan, based in the Richmond suburb of Glen Allen, describes itself as a hospitality manager, developer and consultant that operates 30 hotels (3,102 rooms).
Construction will take about eight more months, Johnson said.
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