AmeriSuites Hotels was an American

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last owned by

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, which merged it into its Hyatt House brand.

History

It was founded by Mark Yale Harris, cofounder of Red Roof Inns. In 1991, Harris founded AmeriSuites Hotels. AmeriSuites was an innovator in offering one of the first available affordable suite accommodations. It grew to over 100 locations throughout the United States. In 1998, AmeriSuites was sold to

the Blackstone Group Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. It was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions firm by Peter G. Peterson, Peter Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman, Stephen Schwarzman, who h ...

, who operated AmeriSuites under its Prime Hospitality division. In 2005 Blackstone Real Estate Partners sold AmeriSuites to

. Between 2006 and 2009, Hyatt phased out the AmeriSuites brand and converted the properties into the then-new Hyatt Place brand.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amerisuites Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Defunct hotel chains Hotels established in 1991 Hotels disestablished in 2009 1991 establishments in the United States 1991 establishments in New Jersey