Meyer Jabara Hotels has assumed management of the 84-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carson City, Nev.
The deal marks the Danbury, Conn.-based hotel ownership and third-party management company’s second hotel in Nevada. Meyer Jabara Hotels began its westward expansion in November with the acquisition of Griffin Hotel Management. The company’s portfolio has since also grown into Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Sonia Lee Sohn, co-general manager of Leeward Real Estate Investments, owner of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carson City, explained in a statement that the company was seeking additional upside amid post-COVID market sluggishness and already knew what Meyer Jabara Hotels could do.
"We've had first-hand experience with Meyer Jabara Hotels through its operation of a hotel we own near Syracuse, New York," she said. “It was through that partnership we first met Eric Churchill, Meyer Jabara Hotel’s chief operation officer. Leeward was very impressed with his specific operations know-how, along with the company’s cut-to-the-chase problem-solving style.”
"We've done quite well for the ownership group already,” said Justin Jabara, president of Meyer Jabara Hotels, “and we are pleased to assist them with this asset. It has allowed us to add another exceptional hotel to our portfolio and grow in the Nevada market."
To help the property stand out, a soon-to-be completed interior renovation will be followed by an exterior improvement, which is scheduled for completion by year's end, according to the company. Dustin Lambert was selected to oversee the hotel as general manager.
The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carson City is blocks away from Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center and less than 30 miles from Reno, Nev., and Lake Tahoe.