STAYBRIDGE SUITES® bounded onto the extended-stay market in late 1998 with its flagship location in Alpharetta, Georgia, opened in December, 1998, and followed by San Antonio, Texas; Lincoln, Nebraska; Houston, Texas; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Naples, Florida; Dallas, Texas; Miami, Florida; Atlanta-Perimeter, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland and Charlotte, North Carolina.  The Eagan location is the twelfth nationwide.  

At the Eagan location, each of the 89 suites has a bedroom, full kitchen, functional work station and is packed with high-tech tools like a two-line speaker phone, voice mail and high-speed Internet access. General Manager Michael Cocherell is very optimistic about the new property and said,  �We will strive to meet our customer�s expectations head-on, and engage them at whatever level of service they desire.  With our residential look and feel and our up-to-the-minute technological amenities, we know are confident we will become a vital part of Minneapolis� business and leisure communities.�

The Eagan STAYBRIDGE SUITES® is owned and operated by Torgerson Properties, Inc. and is part of a Torgerson-owned campus of hotels.  Erin Seppala is director of sales for the property.  Tech Builders constructed the hotel, located at 4675 Rahncliff Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122.  The hotel�s phone is 651-994-7810 and fax is 651-405-9041.

Bass Hotels & ResortsSM,  the hotel business of Bass PLC of the United Kingdom, operates or franchises more than 2,700 hotels and 450,000 guest rooms in more than 90 countries and territories.