New hotel coming to Coralville
Hunter
03/01/23
A new dual-brand hotel is coming to Coralville.
The Gazette reports the City Council gave unanimous approval to rezone land next to Theisen’s on Westcor Drive to build the hotel and retail buildings.
The developer, JD Royal Hospitality out of Bettendorf, hopes to attract a Starbucks or Panera Bread to the retail portion of the project. The two hotels planned are Avid Hotel with 71 rooms and Candlewood Suites with 68 rooms.
The hotel will be four stories high, with the retail building one story with three units.
John Crump is chief operating officer of JD Royal Hospitality. He says once open, the hotels will have 15 full-time and ten part-time positions, with the retail building having as many as 25 employees.