Posted by jkramp on December 31, 2007 at 2:36 PM
2007 was an exciting year
for Value Place. We opened 44 new extended stay hotels during
the year, bringing our system-wide total to a whopping 77 open hotels. Our development plans for 2008 are even more
robust, and we are looking forward to serving you and thousands of other guests
in the New Year in cities like Colorado Springs, CO (now open); Jacksonville,
FL (now open); Austin, TX (opening in mid-to-late January); Sioux Falls, SD (opening
in May); and Las Vegas (opening in late summer).Check the locations section
of
Value Place.com frequently to keep up on our growing list of open and under
construction
Value Place
hotels, and make your reservation online or call 1-800-ValuePlace.

While you're on the web site, enter
our 1000 Dollar Week-Stay Giveaway. Every month from now through March, you
could win $1000 and a free week stay at the Value Place of your choice.
From all of us at Value Place, Happy
New Year!
Posted by glscharoun on December 5, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Today I wanted to tell you about a family that
found their solution to an uncomfortable problem at Value Place.
"When we took baby Alexa to a sports grill and
restaurant a few weeks ago for the first time, we knew," said Mom, guest Jemma.
"By the time we had our salads eaten, her little eyes were red and watering and
she was sneezing. The smoke was just too much for her. It really put our Thanksgiving plans in a
bind."
The problem? Jemma told me her mother and her stepfather
were both heavy smokers. While they tended to be considerate around
non-smokers, the retired couple would smoke in their home all day when they
didn't have company around, making the house itself dangerous for baby Alexa.
Jemma had been apprehensive about taking her baby into that environment to
begin with - but once she and her husband saw Alexa's violent reaction to
cigarette smoke - they knew they would have to stay home or stay elsewhere for
Thanksgiving week.
Elsewhere became Value Place in Wichita, Kansas.
"It was great -- close to a highway so we could get
to Grandma's house easily," said Jemma.
"My room had a clean little kitchen, where I could prepare Alexa's
formula and the hotel was very quite. And,
best of all, I didn't have to worry about Alexa breathing in second-hand smoke
around the clock, either."
And the price for a week's stay, Jemma added,
didn't hurt either.
"After buying airline tickets from the Gulf Coast,
a hotel was just out of the question," she told us. "But thanks to Value Place, we were able to visit our
family for the whole week."
"Without any smoke, did I mention that?"
You did, Jemma. Glad we could help you out.
We enjoy hearing about these happy endings. Do you have one of your own? Share with us, below.
Gina-Lynne
Scharoun
President, Value Place Franchise Services