Second Hotel Planned Close To Valley Mall

Thu., Aug. 31, 2000

By Lorie Hutson lorieh@spokesman.com (509) 459-5446

A second hotel is set to join the lineup of new businesses near the Spokane Valley Mall.

A Louisiana-based company plans to build a Residence Inn by Marriott east of Sullivan Road and north of Indiana Avenue.

Bob Bennie, project manager of Vandervert Construction, said crews will break ground on the $4.2 million extended-stay hotel as soon as plans are approved by Spokane County.

“I hope we’ll be able to start construction in about a month and a half,” Bennie said.

If winter weather cooperates, the Residence Inn would be finished by May or June of 2001.

Dewey Weaver, of Inter-Mountain Management, said the 84-suite hotel will cater to clients who plan longer stays. Inter-Mountain will own the hotel. It is the first Residence Inn in the Spokane area.

Each suite will have a kitchenette, living room, bedroom and bath. The rooms will be wired for high-speed Internet. An indoor pool, spa, fitness room, and outdoor tennis and basketball courts are also planned.

Bikes will also be available for those who want to ride on the nearby Centennial Trail.

Weaver said the Residence Inn serves dinner four nights a week and guests will be able to pick fresh vegetables from the hotel’s garden.

The new hotel expects to draw customers from the businesses developing along Indiana Avenue near the Valley Mall, as well as others traveling on Interstate 90.

“Your area does not have an upper-end extended-stay facility,” he said.

Weaver’s company also owns nine other hotels, and has seven more under construction.

The Residence Inn is the second hotel planned for Indiana Avenue. A 127-room Oxford Suites hotel is being built west of Sullivan Road.

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.