SAINT LOUIS, IL – August 19, 2021 – St. Louis-based hotel operator, Genuine Hospitality, LLC announces the opening of a new 96-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott – Waukegan/Gurnee, IL.
Located at 402 Lakehurst Rd. Waukegan/Gurnee, IL, the hotel is ideally located at the Southeast corner of I-94 and Route 120, 4-miles southwest of downtown Waukegan/Gurnee, IL, proximate to Six Flags, Cardinal Health, Navy Station Great Lakes, and Corporate Headquarters for Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie. The TownePlace Suites by Marriott – Waukegan/Gurnee features a laid-back modern design, offering studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens and Elfa® closets from The Container Store®. Guest will also enjoy complimentary hot breakfast buffet while staying connected with the property-wide, complimentary WiFi and can relax on the patio, equipped with Weber® grills.
The TownePlace Suites by Marriott – Waukegan/Gurnee, IL will make the fifth Marriott asset within the 9-hotel, Genuine Hospitality portfolio. Adding to the portfolio, Genuine Hospitality, LLC recently acquired management of the Four Points by Sheraton – Cleveland Airport.
Kurt Furlong, CRO & Partner, states “The TownePlace Suites by Marriott – Waukegan/Gurnee, IL, will be our fifth hotel in Chicago suburbs providing a terrific product to the transient, corporate and extended stay Waukegan/Gurnee, IL travelers.” Furlong added “The addition of the TownePlace Suites by Marriott – Waukegan/Gurnee, IL will give us synergies between our other hotels in the Chicago market in sales, revenue management and operations disciplines.”
Rob Willard, COO & Partner, states “We are thrilled to open our first Towneplace Suites by Marriott and with our veteran leadership, GM, Keenan Hartman & DOS, Kristen Burnett, we will be very successful, and we are thrilled to become part of the Waukegan community.” Willard added, “Special thanks to Keenan Hartman, GM, for working tireless to get the hotel open during very challenging times”.
