Atwell Suites & Conference Center, a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts, is exploring a site next to Microtel Inn & Suites near Jacksonville International Airport in North Jacksonville.
Alliant Engineering Inc. of Jacksonville is the applicant for the project, described as a 63,000-square-foot, 109-suite hotel and a separate 9,675-square-foot conference center on 3.16 acres.
City utility JEA is reviewing a service availability request for the project.
It is proposed south of the 88-unit Microtel at 13200 International Airport Blvd., 1.3 miles east of the airport.
Mictrotel, a brand of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, is at southwest Airport Road and International Airport Boulevard.
The land is owned by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.
The ihg.com/atwellsuites site shows six properties in Austin, Texas; Denver; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Missouri; Las Vegas; and Miami.
The brand offers complimentary breakfast; for-sale beer, wine and ready-to-drink cocktails along with shareable small plates; and complimentary beverages that include “bean-to-cup coffee,” teas and still and sparkling water.
The Atwell Suites hotels feature The Study, an eight-person, bookable meeting room.
As of April 11, the Miami Brickell Atwell rates started at $287 to $384 for two adults for one night April 18.
Among the Atwell features:
The in-room lounge area has a sofa, ottoman and reading lamp. A flexible workspace has a standing desk, seating, access to power “and a gallery wall that looks great in the background of video calls.” There is a wet bar with a coffee maker, sink, mini fridge and microwave. There is Wi-Fi and the ability to cast shows and movies from devices to the 55-inch flat-screen TV.
Outside, there might be a pool or patio.
Inside, there are community and cowork spaces as well as a fitness studio.
It has a 24/7 marketplace that sells cold drinks, snacks and toiletries, medicine and more.
All Atwell Suites hotels offer guest laundry.
Some are pet-friendly.
IHG comprises 19 brands that include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts; Hotel Indigo; Crowne Plaza; Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express; Staybridge Suites; and Candlewood Suites.