A Courtyard by Marriott and Home2 Suites by Hilton will begin construction later this month on East Main Street
Not even temperatures well above 100 degrees could temper the excitement as various elected officials from Woodland and Yolo County celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for two new upscale hotels.
The first hotel, a 109-room Courtyard by Marriott, will be located at 1981 E. Main St., while the adjacent 95-room Home2 Suites by Hilton will be located on the same lot, at 441 Douglass Lane., near Woodland’s historic downtown neighborhood.
“The city is excited to bring additional hotel options to our community,” stated Spencer Bowen, communications manager for the city of Woodland. “From trips related to our world-renowned food and agriculture industry to travel for events like the California Honey Festival and this weekend’s C-10 Intervention Truck Show, we want to make sure Woodland remains a welcoming place for all travelers. These 200-plus rooms will help us do that.”
The groundbreaking event Thursday evening, attended by City Council members Tania Garcia Cadena, Mayor Mayra Vega and District 3 and 5 Yolo County Supervisors Gary Sandy and Angel Barajas, kicked off construction.
According to a press release, the two hotels are being developed and managed by Sacramento-based American Hospitality Services, Inc. and capital partner/developer LRE & Companies.
“In recent years, we were the overflow for the city of Davis,” said Owner, Partner, and Chief Operations Officer for American Hospitality Services, Inc., Vinod Patel. “Now they will be the overflow for us. Marriot doesn’t pick a Courtyard and put it anywhere. They put us through the wringer when it came to building a Courtyard, and the same for Hilton. We had to meet a lot of qualifications. But, they looked at everything involved with the city and loved it to death.”
According to Patel, construction will begin sometime this month, and if weather permits, the hotels could be open as soon as December 2023.
The new hotels will be the only upscale and extended-stay properties in the city of Woodland and will meet the growing demand for lodging in one of the fastest-growing regions in California.
“Woodland does not have anything like this,” Barajas said. “It’s a great location right off the freeway. We noticed there is a low vacancy rate in hotels in Woodland. These hotels will bring more capacity and people to Woodland. People that visit here recognize that the city is a beautiful community. These hotels are a win for everyone.”
Plans for the project began sometime in 2018, and according to Patel, his company did not stop working through the pandemic.
“We still went out for financing and went out to get bids for contractors,” Patel said. “We believe in Woodland and Yolo County and believe this is the place to be and a place to stay. Woodland is a great place to visit.”