Baymont Inn opens first hotel in Mexico

Baymont Inn & Suites - Wyndham Hotel Group’s fastest-growing brand in number of rooms – has announced the opening of its 400th property and first hotel in Mexico - Baymont Inn & Suites Lázaro Cárdenas.

The 118-room hotel, owned by Mexican firm Desarrollo Hotelero, is located in one of Mexico’s most prominent port cities. It joins more than 50 new Baymont Inn & Suites hotels opened in just over a year. Since being acquired by Wyndham Hotel Group in 2006, the brand has nearly quadrupled in system size and spread its portfolio, which was once concentrated to just several Midwestern states, across the U.S. and into Canada.

“Mexico is the perfect market for Baymont’s international expansion – it’s a powerful world economy with robust domestic travel demand and consistently ranks as one of the most popular destinations for US outbound travel,” said Greg Giordano, vice president of operations for Baymont Inn & Suites. “This opening is a major first step to accelerated growth in new markets where Baymont can delight guests through neighbourly hospitality, which is meaningful to travellers in neighbourhoods all over the globe.”

Situated in the south of Michoacán, the city of Lázaro Cárdenas boasts a bustling steel industry, secluded beaches ideal for fishing and Mexico’s leading port for auto imports and exports on the west coast. The port, which handles more than one million twenty-foot shipping containers annually, will be the first automated terminal in Latin America in mid-2016 upon the opening of a new TEC2 deep-water container facility.

Minutes from the city’s downtown area and a short drive from Lázaro Cárdenas Airport, Baymont Inn & Suites Lázaro Cárdenas puts guests near Malecon de la Cultura y Las Artes, an entertainment hub and boardwalk, and Parque Jesus Romero Flores, an outdoor recreation area.

The hotel features an outdoor swimming pool, a 24-hour fitness centre and free transportation to and from the airport. Guests can enjoy the hotel’s onsite restaurant, La Fuente, which serves Mexican and international cuisine, as well as Hola Bar, which offers cocktails and light fare. The hotel also offers four conference rooms which can accommodate up to 110 guests, as well as outdoor pool space and event planning services. – TradeArabia News Service