Eagan hotel will be first of its brand in Twin Cities

The hotel that Morrissey Hospitality Cos. Inc. wants to build adjacent to a new outlet mall in Eagan would be the first of its kind in the Twin Cities.

St. Paul-based Morrissey has applied for the franchise rights for Hilton Hotels & Resorts' Home2 Suites extended-stay brand. The all-suite chain, which doesn't have other locations in Minnesota, features contemporary design, small kitchens and various high-tech amenities.

The Eagan location would have 123 rooms with average rates of around $117 per night. It is tentatively scheduled to open in spring 2015, though Morrissey still needs to buy the land from the city and get City Council approval for its plan.

Morriseey, best known for managing The Saint Paul Hotel, will act as lead developer, project manager and operational manager for the Home2 Suites. It wants to partner with an investor or small group of investors that would own the hotel moving forward.

The planned hotel —first reported by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal on Monday — would share a parking garage with Twin Cities at Eagan, a 409,000-square-foot outlet mall that is slated to open next August. The site is located near the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Highway 13, just a few minutes south of the Mall of America.

Hilton launched Home2 Suites in 2009, its first new brand introduction in 20 years. Now there are roughly 30 U.S. locations open or coming soon, with the nearest set to open in Lakewood, Colo., in mid-December.

Reported by:  Bizjournals.com