There aren't enough hotels planned downtown so we need another. (Charleston: live, suites)

[g-man430]

According to the Greenville Journal, Phil Hughes is planning a hotel next to his new Rivers Edge mixed use development at the intersection of Broad and River Streets downtown.

[mattee01]

I bet it'd look nice there if they built a new hotel taller than all the other buildings in downtown to really help fill that need and have retail and maybe some temp apts on the lower levels.

[Skyliner]

This is obviously a long term concept that may change completely.

[g-man430]

More info: ‘Time for River Street to Come Alive’ - Upstate Business Journal

[BMORE]

Originally Posted by g-man430

According to the Greenville Journal, Phil Hughes is planning a hotel next to his new Rivers Edge mixed use development at the intersection of Broad and River Streets downtown.

The Downtown market can support about another 200,000 rooms.

[GSP101]

Originally Posted by BMORE

The Downtown market can support about another 200,000 rooms.

200,000? Or 200,000 room nights?

[BMORE]

Originally Posted by GSP101

200,000? Or 200,000 room nights?

I'm just being sarcastic, Vegas is about the only city on the world along with Macau that can actually support that amount of rooms.

[B&R]

According to another story at that same website, the Greenville area had over a 10 percent increase in hotel room usage since January. That was twice the 4.7 to 5.6% increase for the state and national rates. The Greenville occupancy rate was 68%. That was only exceeded by Nashville. Savannah, and Charleston among similar markets.

Maybe these new projects might have a chance to work out.

Some of them will.

[g-man430]

[Greenville]

This will be an Embassy Suites hotel, yes?