Comfort Suites Hotel Southgate Blog

We’re giving away free hockey tickets to see Metal Jackets vs. Alpena Ice Diggers at Yack Arena. Please call our front desk at 734.287.9200 for more info.

Date: 11/13/09 or 11/14/09
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Yack Arena 

The Comfort Suites Hotel – Southgate continues to pursue higher efficiency goals with its renewable energy systems. The hotel along with its partner company, The Starpak Group, are utilizing the hotels current solar hot water system to analyze performance data to help develop improved products for greater efficiency and  ROI. Some very promising concepts havc been developed and are now in the design/engineering phase. Stay tuned for further updates as we progress with our “Project Green”.

Sports

We are proud to be the official hotel of The Motor City Metal Jackets, a junior league hockey team based out of Wyandotte, Michigan. The Metal Jackets provide players a platform from which they can move on to play for college hockey organizations. Visiting us soon? Ask about complimentary tickets to the Comfort Suites “Suite” at the Yack arena and enjoy free drinks and appetizers while taking in a exciting hockey game.   

 

 

In Other News

The Comfort Suites Hotel is being recognized by The Guidance Center, a non-profit focused on building better lives through treatment, prevention, and growth & education, for its contribution and partnership in helping the lives of individuals. The hotel has taken in many interns to give them real world job experience. The hotel has also hired a few of the interns into permanant positions.

Our local Newspaper, The News Herald, is doing a feature article on one of the interns the hotel has hired. The article will feature the incredible progress this individual has made since enrolling into The Guidance Center’s Hospitality program, which is supported by The Comfort Suites Hotel – Southgate.

Airline Executives are more bullish on a recovery citing a uptick in business travel. Analysts noted a similar theme stating “There is evidence of improving travel demand, including from corporations.”

News Brief
London’s dramatic Royal Horseguards Hotel located on the Thames River has reopened after a 27 million renovation. The hotel has a colorful history including James Bond Movies and The British Secret Service.

Financial Brief

The downturn in the economy has hit Florida Hotels hard. Florida’s hotel market continues to struggle as more hotels default and go into foreclosure. As many as 500 to 700 hotels in Florida can be expected to wind up in foreclosure or be refinanced with significant losses to the borrower and lender.

It’s official! The Comfort Suites Hotel – Southgate, Michigan has gone green!

We have just completed the install of two solar hot water heating systems. One system is specifically used to heat the indoor pool and the other heats the hot water for the hotel’s rooms, laundry, and common areas. This particular system was custom designed and engineered to maximize savings in all utilities by thoroughly researching & utilizing existing wasted water and heat. The result is a system that will save the hotel over 50% in water heating expenses, a 20% reduction in water usage and 10% reduction in electric usage.

Green Technology is not only good for the environment, it’s good for you wallet! Business owners really need to consider integrating green technology into their strategic planning for long term reductions in operating expenses.

At the Comfort Suites – Southgate, we continuly look for ways to innovate to better serve out guests, the environment, and the community.

The recession has had a major impact on the hospitality industry. Occupancy levels are down as much as 25% in some markets with the average daily rate falling by 10%. This has many hotels scrambling for a life line.

Consumers, business and leisure travelers, have shown a trend to opt for mid-scale hotel properties versus luxury properties. Consumers can get more bang for their buck as mid-scale hotels offer many of the amenities found in luxury hotels. Many of these amenites (which luxury hotels charge fees for) are free in mid-scale hotels, such as high speed internet and a hot breakfast buffet. This trend in “trading down” is quite evident all across the country. Consumers are looking for value, and mid-scale hotels are positioned perfectly for this.

The Comfort Suites Hotel located in Southgate, Michigan is one such mid-scale hotel. Business and leisure travelers love the value they get at this hotel. Everything they need: convienient location, spacious rooms, great amenities, and superb service without paying for the “extras” you don’t need.

Experts predict that this recession will permanently change the travel behavior of consumers and that this “trading down” trend is here to stay.