IHG Hotels & Resorts has opened its first Avid Hotel in Brooklyn, N.Y., 25 minutes from Manhattan. The Avid Hotel Brooklyn – Dyker Heights is owned by Sunshine Brooklyn and is one of several new-to-market Avid Hotels opening this year.
“This year marks the fifth anniversary since we opened the first-ever Avid Hotels property in Oklahoma City – Quail Springs,” Karen Gilbride, VP of Avid Hotels, Atwell Suites & Garner, said in a statement. “The opening of Avid Hotel Brooklyn – Dyker Heights demonstrates our brand’s focus on growing our presence in the Americas region. We created this brand to meet the needs of our guests looking for the basics done exceptionally well at a fair price and in convenient locations, so it made sense for us to open a property in one of the most visited states and cities of the world.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Avid Hotels not only to New York, but to one of the city’s fastest-growing boroughs,” GM Naji Kotob added. “This hotel will meet the everyday travel needs of both business and leisure travelers—whether visiting the area or passing through.”
The Avid brand has more than 60 hotels open across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, and another 146 in the pipeline. Recent and upcoming openings include Avid Hotel Tuscaloosa (Ala.) – University Area, Avid Hotel Tulsa Hills (Okla.) and Avid Hotel Fort Worth (Texas) Downtown.