An aging Roanoke Valley hotel has closed for renovations.
The former Airport Plaza Hotel will reemerge later this year as a budget-priced establishment called Spark under the Hilton umbrella, according to Kalyan Hospitality of Glen Allen.
Kalyan’s project manager Cedric Johnson said he immediately closed the establishment upon its purchase in October. Two of its five floors had been previously taken out of service and throughout, the building was in “pretty bad shape,” he said. “I don’t even know how the property was allowed to operate as a business.”
The hotel at 3695 Thirlane Road N.W. in Roanoke is under renovation. It has gone by a variety of names including Airport Plaza Hotel, Carla Inn and Rodeway Inn.
“We’re putting a lot of effort into changing the history and the story behind this hotel and giving the Roanoke area something new,” Johnson said.
The structure, built in 1986, is on Thirlane Drive near Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. It also bore such names as Rodeway Inn and Clara Inn after its run as the Airport Plaza Hotel.
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Kalyan, based in Glen Allen outside Richmond, describes itself as a hospitality manager, developer and consultant with 30 hotels holding 3,102 rooms.
Construction will take about eight more months, Johnson said.
Jeff Sturgeon (540) 981-3251
jeff.sturgeon@roanoke.com
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