Extended stay has officially become the darling of hospitality — and WaterWalk is changing the rules again. In this episode, Glenn Haussman and Anthony Melchiorri speak with Mimi Oliver, CEO of WaterWalk, about how her family invented the extended-stay category and how she’s now pushing it further with a hybrid model that balances fully furnished…
Enhancing Wyndham’s BOLD and Women Own the Room initiatives, franchisees unlock exclusive access to industry experts to help support successful ownership
11 hotel portfolio rebrands as WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 2, 2024) – Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is expanding into the upscale extended stay segment, launching a strategic relationship with industry innovator WaterWalk. The deal adds 11 hotels and over 1,500 rooms to the Wyndham ecosystem, rebranding them under the newly created WaterWalk Extended Stay…
Premier Flexible Lodging Innovator Introduces a Variety of Enhanced Features to Streamline Online Bookings for Guests WICHITA, Kan. – (November 2, 2023) – WaterWalk, the nation’s most innovative flexible lodging brand, today announced the launch of its new website, marking a significant transformation in its online booking experience including an industry-first feature – the ability to instantly book unfurnished…
Jim Mrha is CFO/COO of WaterWalk . Here’s a brand update focused on this hybrid extended stay and longer stay apartment style product during last week’s The Lodging Conference.
Premier Flexible Lodging Brand Poised for Aggressive Growth with Rapidly Expanding Portfolio WICHITA, Kan. – (August 22, 2023) – The nation’s most innovative flexible lodging brand, WaterWalk, today announced the appointment of Jim Anhut to interim president and chief development officer to support the strategic expansion of its next-generation product. Introduced to WaterWalk’s Board of Directors in January 2022,…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 7, 2023—Officials of Island Hospitality Management, the premier third-party management company for select-service and upscale extended-stay hotels in the United States, announced today that the company added 14 hotels to its third-party management portfolio, as well as opening its third Toasted Barrel restaurant, during 2022. “Island Hospitality had another fantastic year…
WaterWalk is about living or staying. Whatever you need. Up to a year or more in unfurnished units, furnished suites for shorter term extended stay guests. CEO Mimi Oliver and President Jim Korroch share how they’re carrying on the legacy of the legendary Jack DeBoer by stewarding his final brand creation into a new era…
Premier Upscale Extended-Stay Brand Projected to Double Portfolio Over Next 24 Months Wichita, Kan. – September 19, 2022 – Hospitality innovator WaterWalk today introduced details of its next-generation ‘flexible lodging’ concept, a new form of lodging that gives guests the freedom to stay (and live) with more freedom than ever before. Drawing from the brand’s rich history and…
New Additions Located in Colorado and Texas WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 26, 2022—Officials of Island Hospitality Management, the premier third-party management company for select-service and upscale, extended-stay hotels in the United States, announced today that the company has added three WaterWalk properties with two different ownership groups to its ever-growing, nationwide portfolio. The properties are…
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