While there are many upscale suites offered to today's traveling public, the necessities of business travel and transitional housing sometimes warrant a longer stay at cheaper rates. Throughout the rural Georgia, many locally-owned motels offer extended stays and sometimes more roomier accommodations than you may think. For the business traveler to Georgia's larger cities, national and regional extended-stay chains are available.
Sun Suites is an extended-stay hotel with nine locations in metro Atlanta: Cumming, Duluth, Kennesaw, Marietta, Morrow, Smyrna, Snellville, Stockbridge and Suwanee.
Around 125 exterior-corridor rooms at each location have apartment-sized kitchens and living areas with a bathroom. Each room comes with a chair and ottoman, remote control cable TV with free HBO, personal voice-mail service and free high-speed Internet access. Each kitchen is equipped with a full-size refrigerator, a two-burner stovetop, a microwave, an in-room coffee maker, dishes, utensils and a kitchen table. Laundry facilities and free parking also are offered.
As of 2010, the daily rate for a queen suite with one bed is $54.99; $64.99 for a double-bed suite. To receive the weekly rate, a minimum of seven nights is required. The cost is $244.93 for a queen suite. For a double-bed suite, the cost is $279.93.
Sun Suites
4770 South Atlanta Road, Suite 200
Smyrna, GA 30080
770-433-1200
sunsuites.com
Value Place is an extended-stay hotel with seven locations in Georgia but none within metro Atlanta. Locations include Augusta, Columbus, Macon and Savannah. The chain was founded in 2003 by Jack DeBoer, creator and developer of Residence Inns, Summerfield Suites and Candlewood Suites.
Guest rooms at each location have full kitchens and living areas with a bathroom. Each room comes with a full-size bed, sled chair, dining table with two chairs and cable TV. Each kitchen is equipped with a full-size refrigerator with freezer, a two-burner stovetop, utensils, plates and mugs, a microwave and cabinet space. Laundry and vending machines are on site. Room cleaning takes place every two weeks.
Requiring a minimum of seven nights, weekly rates vary from $169.99 to $239.99, as of 2010. Additional charges apply for linen exchange, high-speed Internet for, a coffeemaker, additional housekeeping and a dish pack. Payment for the week is required in advance, plus a $100 refundable deposit.
Value Place
8621 E. 21st St., Suite 250
Wichita, KS 67206
800-825-837-5223
valueplace.com
InTown Suites is an extended-stay hotel with 17 metro Atlanta locations as well as location in Albany, Athens, Macon, Savannah, Valdosta and Warner Robins.
Every guest room is equipped with a kitchen, a dining area, full- or queen-size beds and a bathroom with linens. Also included are TV with HBO, voicemail service, free local phone calls at most locations and free high-speed Internet access--either wireless or cable. Kitchens are equipped with a full-size refrigerator, a two-burner stovetop and a microwave. Laundry and vending machines are on site. A swimming pool is available only at the Lithia Springs location.
As of 2010, weekly rates start as low as $149.99 in metro Atlanta's Jonesboro, Lilburn and Norcross to $239.99 in metro Atlanta's Sandy Springs. Requiring a minimum of seven nights, various payment options are available. The stay-over rate is payable by the night if staying less than a week after your first week. The holiday extender rate--at $10 per night--holds your room and tax status, if you need to leave temporarily. The monthly plu$ rate offers up to a 20 percent discount for a five-week stay that is payable in advance. No credit check is made and utilities are included. No more than three people can stay in a one bedroom unit. Up to four people may stay in a double room, however, no one under 21 is allowed. Pets are not allowed on the premises.
InTown Suites
2727 Paces Ferry Road
Suite II-1200
Atlanta, GA 30339
800-553-9338
intownsuites.com
