BUZZARDS BAY – The new Hampton Inn by Hilton that is under construction in downtown Buzzards Bay is on schedule for a mid-summer opening.
“To have a hotel on the Cape Cod Canal with the views in the summer time will hopefully make people want to flock to it, said owner David Darling, with Darling Hotels LLC.
“It gives them an opportunity to go up and down the bike path and go to Plymouth for the day, Cape Cod, Hyannis, Provincetown, or maybe over to the islands.”
The 100-room hotel on Perry Avenue will offer standard amenities including free hot breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi, a 24-hour business center and fitness center.
Guestrooms will also include HDTV and free in-room movie channels and a coffeemaker.
Darling believes the lodging facility will be a catalyst for further development in Buzzards Bay.
“Hopefully it will bring some more development within Buzzards Bay and hopefully it will bring some restaurants and some different stores and things like that,” he said.
Darling said the project is a gamble because there is no historical data on how well a hotel will do in the area.
“I think with partnering with Hampton Inn, being on the canal, and the fact that we are in Buzzards Bay with the ease to get to certain places, I think it will really pay off in the long-run and do very well,” he said.
Darling said the proximity of Massachusetts Maritime Academy will provide an opportunity as well.
He expects the hotel to be a long-term investment for the company with strong ties to the community and a local workforce.
“It wouldn’t work for someone who was coming in and looking at a three-year return,” Darling said.
“It needs to be more of a ten-year plus thought process in order for it to make sense and pencil out.”
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