�We�ve been approached by numerous developers who want to build Wingate Inn hotels in strong primary markets, but availability of large pieces of land in these strategic locations is limited and not large enough to fit our 80-room minimum,� explains Keith

Pierce continues, �The 64-room prototype gives us the opportunity to penetrate a variety of markets and strategic locations, thereby increasing brand distribution and product availability to travelers. It also allows potential developers to take advantage of much lower equity requirements through Small Business Administration (SBA) opportunities.� Combined with the existing larger prototype, Wingate�s ability to expand both in the U.S.  and overseas should be significantly enhanced. 

All Wingate Inn hotels, including this new 64-room model, feature high-speed Internet access connections in every guestroom, as well as in the meeting room and boardroom.  Guests with a standard Ethernet card and RJ45 connector can enjoy free access to the Internet from guestrooms at speeds up to 50 times faster than conventional 56K modems.  Meeting room and boardroom high-speed Internet access is rentable on a half-day and full day basis.

The hotels also feature standard amenities such as express, automated check-in and check-out, as well as in-room cordless phones and two-line desk phones with dataport, speaker, conference call and voice mail capabilities.  All Wingate Inn hotels also offer meeting rooms, 24-hour access to a business center with free usage of fax, printing and copying equipment, and wireless phones that can be checked out from the front desk and used anywhere within the hotel for both incoming and outgoing calls.

Although focused on providing efficient working conditions for the business traveler, Wingate Inn hotels also provide amenities for leisure travelers such as an in-room entertainment system featuring pay-per-view movies and Nintendo 64 games.  Guests can also benefit from larger-than-average guestrooms (12� x 28�), an expanded continental breakfast, a whirlpool, exercise facilities, free accommodations for children 18 and under accompanied by adults, the Wingate Inn 100% guest satisfaction guarantee and in-room safes, coffee makers, hair dryers and ironing boards with irons.