The Region’s Hotels

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Ranked by number of guest rooms.

Hotel — No. of Rooms — Meeting or Conference Space SF — Price — General Manager — Est. Gross Revenue 2000 — Year Built — Amenities — Owner — Est. Gross Revenue 1999

1. Fayetteville Hilton* — 235 — 13,000 — $83-$113 — David McGeady — $3,701,357@ — 1981 — indoor/outdoor pool, fitness room, restaurant, in-room data ports and Internet — Regency Management — 3,613,767@

2. Holiday Inn Northwest Arkansas — 206 — 50,000 — 102-112 — Kevin Smith — 4,508,975 — 1989 — airport shuttle, indoor pool, sauna, pets allowed, Internet and fitness room — John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc. — 4,313,667

3. Clarion Inn of Fayetteville — 197 — 11,000 — 59-99 — Bill Clodfelter — 2,310,693@ 1986 — indoor pool, restaurant, nightclub, voice mail, sauna and hot tub — Hobbs & Curry FLP — 2,327,439@

4. Quality Inn & Conference Center of Bentonville** — 152 — 3,600 — 72-88 — David Lupardus — 1,192,550 — 1972 — in-room data ports, Internet, indoor pool, spa, lounge, restaurant and fitness center — D & R Inc. — 1,383,318

5. Days Inn – Fayetteville — 150 — 1,500 — 56-130 — Jay Surati — 756,400 — 1963 — in-room data ports, mini-fridge, breakfast and pool — J.M.U. Corp. — 694,100

6. Hampton Inn – Rogers – Bentonville — 122 — 816 — 49-89 — Kathryn Gough — 2,047,650 — 1998 — two-line telephones, data ports, fitness room, Internet access and pool — Raymond Management Co. — NA

7. Springhill Suites by Marriott of Bentonville — 109 — NR — 69-109 — Kelly Hatfield — 1,320,950 — 1999 — breakfast, Internet, in-room, data ports, indoor pool and exercise and laundry rooms — KTTT, LLC — NA

8. Clarion Hotel & Convention Center of Bentonville — 105 — 20,000 — 69-169 — Julie Burke — 2,270,350 — 1998 — Internet, mini-fridge,restaurants, bar, indoor pool and business center — NR — 2,211,049

9. Red Roof Inn of Fayetteville — 104 — 0 — 55-60 — Grady Spain — 581,800 — 1975 — in-room data ports, breakfast, mini-fridge, microwave and pool — Narry Kruishker — NA

10. Baymont Inn & Suites of Springdale — 103 — 0 — 70-74 — Betty Ross — 1,195,178 — 1994 — in-room data ports, indoor pool, voicemail, hot tub and breakfast — Marcus Corp. — 1,059,569

11. Hampton Inn & Suites of Springdale — 102 — 435 — 89-129 — Jim Rickards — 2,267,467 — 1996 — in-room data ports, Internet, fitness room, breakfast, business center and pool — John Q. Hammons — 2,176,859

12. Best Western Heritage Inn of Springdale — 100 — 0 — 60-95 — Elizabeth Self — 1,009,534 — 1976 — in-room data ports, Internet, indoor pool and breakfast — Don Comstock — 777,165

12. Executive Inn of Springdale — 100 — 0 — 49-59 — Nick Papel — 640,067 — 1971 — Internet access, pool, restaurant and nightclub — Nick Papel — 525,993

12. Rogers Inn*** — 100 — NR — 50-85 — Rebecca Sharp — 403,000 — NR — outdoor pool, nightclub and restaurant — NR — NA

15. Motel 6 of Fayetteville — 98 — 0 — 36-55 — Bill Stephenson — 610,070 — 1971 — in-room data ports, Internet and fax/copy service — Accor Inc. — 555,692

16. Courtyard by Marriott of Bentonville — 90 — 367 — 109 — Kathy Sebree — 1,949,850 — 1996 — in-room data ports, lounge, indoor pool, hot tub, Internet, restaurant and fitness room — Lodgian Inc. — 1,867,054

17. Days Inn & Suites Business Place of Springdale — 85 — 375 — 77-121 — Belinda Cole — 1,346,400 — 1997 — in-room data ports, spa, microwave, mini-fridge, Internet and breakfast — Narry Kruishker — 1,248,467

18. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites of Bentonville — 84 — 892 — 89-119 — Sheila Morris — 1,371,400 — 1997 — spa, fitness center, breakfast and two-line phones — SIV Inc. — 1,397,045

19. Fayetteville Super 8 — 83 — 300 — 49 — Julie Pennington — 752,275 — 1996 — in-room data ports, Internet and breakfast — Supertel Hospitality Inc. — 764,267

20. Super 8 Motel — 82 — 0 — 45 — Ruby Poe — 425,800 — NR — breakfast and restaurant — Rest Well Inc. — NA

21. Residence Inn by Marriott of Springdale — 72 — 560 — 99-129 — June Kraft — NA — 2001 — fitness center, spa, pool, breakfast, Internet and social hour — W.B. Hotels LLC — NA

22. Best Western Windsor Suites of Fayetteville — 68 — 750 — 49-169 — Jennifer Fuchs — 1,017,300 — 1996 — indoor pool, spa, fitness center, breakfast and basketball court — NR — 924,700

23. Comfort Inn of Bentonville — 64 — 600 — 70-185 — David Trapp — 992,500 — 1993 — in-room data ports, indoor pool, hot tub, Internet and breakfast — Tom Bhakta — 986,729

24. Bentonville Days Inn & Suites of Bentonville — 63 — 250 — 69-97 — Karen Spencer — 813,150 — 1996 — indoor pool, spa, breakfast and fax/copy service — Northwest Group — 736,407

24. Sleep Inn of Bentonville — 63 — 0 — 49-69 — Pam Miller — 531,200 — 1998 — Internet, breakfast, in-room data ports and fax/copy service — Hobbs & Curry FLP — 736,407

26. Sleep Inn of Fayetteville — 62 — 0 — 65-70 — Anthony Pusey — 699,378 — 1995 — in-room data ports, breakfast and fax/copy service — Tharaldson Enterprises — 684,904

27. Fayetteville Fairfield Inn — 61 — NR — 74-84 — Bryan Rose — 998,987 — 1995 — in-room data ports, pool and breakfast — Tharaldson Enterprises — 938,246

28. Comfort Inn of Springdale — 60 — 0 — 57-125 — Debbie Sprouse — 853,267 — 1989 — in-room data ports, pool and breakfast — Tom Bhakta and Narry Kruishker — 865,667

28. Hampton Inn – Fayetteville — 60 — 0 — 72-78 — Susan Fisher — 934,200 — 1996 — pool, fax service and breakfast — Narry Kruishker — 890,100

28. Holiday Inn Express of Siloam Springs — 60 — 800 — 65 — Jerrod Driscoll — NA — 1994 — in-room data ports, Internet, pool and breakfast — Jerel Driscoll — NA

31. Quality Inn of Fayetteville — 58 — 300 — 58-100 — Ching Mong — 483,730 — 1995 — outdoor pool, breakfast and free USA Today — Sue Mong — 438,025

32. Days Inn of Rogers — 54 — 0 — 40-45 — Mahesh Shah — 479,900 — NR — outdoor pool and breakfast — NR — NA

33. Super 8 of Bentonville — 52 — 0 — 58-72 — Barbara Mahon — 632,700 — 1986 — outdoor pool and breakfast — Tom Bhakta — 595,445

34. Scottish Inns & Suites of Springdale — 50 — 0 — 33-60 — Cal Gandhi — 311,667 — 1982 — pool, mini-fridge, kitchenette and hot tub — Hospitality International — 279,800

35. Hartland Lodge Siloam Springs — 48 — 0 — NR — NR — NA — NR — pool and kitchenette — NR — NA

36. Inn at the Mill Johnson — 48 — NR — 99-165 — John Delap — NA — 19 — 90 — Fitness center, Internet, breakfast and wine and cheese — James Lambeth — NA

37. Regency 7 of Fayetteville — 32 — 0 — 43 — Wanda Levan — NA — 1993 — mini-fridge — NR — NA

38. Hilltop Inn of Springdale — 30 — 0 — 30-43 — Kathy Fisher — 243,533 — NR — none — Sun Dill — 196,400

38. Journey’s Inn of Springdale — 30 — 0 — 40 — Linda Dawdy — 234,200 — 1996 — pool and breakfast — NR — 224,200

Source: the companies and city sales tax records.

*On Sept. 10, the Fayetteville Hilton will become the Radisson Fayetteville. **The Quality Inn & Conference Center in Bentonville was known as the Ramada Inn until Sept. 2000. ***The Rogers Inn was known as the Ramada Inn until Aug. 1. NR: Not reported. NA: Not available.

@Estimated gross revenue figures were calculated according to the hotel and motel taxes paid by facilities to their respective cities. Hotels and motels in Fayetteville are not required to file restaurant taxes seperatly from the hotel’s room revenue. Therefore, the general managers of Fayetteville’s two largest hotels with restaurants provided estimated percentages of hotel sales that exclude restaurant revenue, and we adjusted those numbers in our list. Fayetteville revenue figures are based on the city’s fiscal year: Dec. 1-Nov. 30.

The following lodgings were not included in the list because they failed to respond to repeated inquiries: Sunrise Inn, Whispering Hills Cabins and Springdale Motel in Springdale; Hilton Garden Inn and Best Western Inn in Bentonville; Hartland Lodge in Rogers; and Holiday Inn Express and Landmark Inn in Fayetteville.