Article: 28th Sept, 2011

Comfort Inn to be built near Miller Motorsports Park

The owner of the new hotel is involved in the racing industry and saw a need for more lodging in the Tooele area.
By Brad Fullmer / The Entreprise

Ground will be broken for a Comfort Inn and Suites Hotel in Lake Point at 8580 N. Highway 36 in Tooele County on Oct. 4, according to Hotel Manager's Group, a third-party hotel management firm with headquarters in San Diego and a local office in Park City.

Charles "jack" Giacomini, chairman and owner of Hotel Manager's Group, said the approximately $6 million, 41,000 square foot, three-story facility will include 69 rooms on a 2.85 acre site. It is slated to open May 2012.

The hotel will be owned by JMP Hotels; Giacomini said the owner is heavily involved in the racing industry and realized the need for a hotel in the area based on his participation at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele county.

"The owner's experience was that he found it was difficult to get hotels for himself and his crew near the race track," said Giacomini. "They looked at the market and determined a need for a new hotel. Miller Motorsports Park will help the marketing effort and generate occupancy."

The hotel will be built with an eye toward sustainable construction practices, with a design that is community-friendly. It will feature 10 king-bed suites and 16 queen-bed suites as part of its room offerings.

The hotel will be located 25 miles west of the Salt Lake International Airport and will require between 40 and 50 employees initially.

"It will be the first lodging property that travelers coming east bound on I-80 will see approaching Salt Lake," said Giacomini. "It will have great visibility. We have determined that there is good government business and independent travelers, and that's our market characteristic."

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