Sandpiper LLC has opened the ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham Richmond, VA. This hotel was developed from the ground up by Sandpiper and represents the first ECHO Suites hotel in its portfolio.
“We are very excited about our first ECHO Suites hotel,” said Carter Rise, founder/chairman/ CEO, The Sandpiper Companies. “It is a beautiful, intelligently designed building that will offer our customers a great stay experience and excellent value for their money. We are very committed to this brand with three more under construction, an additional two in development and several more under consideration.”
Sandpiper Hospitality will be managing the day-to-day operations of the hotel. The company now owns 39 properties across eight brands located in twelve states.
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