"Superior Lodging is the master developer for Super 8 Motels, Inc. in Canada. We realize a 5% increase in our ADR and Occupancy by simply adding a slide to our small 3,500 square foot pool and hot tub package. The addition of a waterslide or park to our hotel business is so important we haven't built a hotel without one in 10 years. Amusement Leisure has been our main supplier since the beginning."
"The Pomeroy Group has been building hotels, convenience stores, pubs and restaurants throughout Northern Alberta. Our hotels have various flags including; Super 8, Holiday Inn, Best Western, Ramada and Pomeroy Inns & Suites. One thing our hotels have in common is a waterslide - We don't build a hotel without one because we know the return on investment and it works in every market we have entered."
"The 13,000 sq foot waterpark attached to our hotel has been effective in generating an ADR increase of $20-$25 per room (18%) and a 10% increase in our occupancy. Our birthday party program is a roaring success with 4 party rooms that turn over several times a day and keep the revenue generating from our local residents. We added a solar heating system which saves us over $60k a year. The waterpark amenity has been a very successful part of our business model."
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Craig Cochrane talks about his new slide and how his hotel has gone from being one of the last hotels to fill to one of the first.
Ian McAuley speaks on why putting adding a waterpark is so success and why they continue to include them in their projects.