Bharat Bhakta, an owner of the Comfort Inn and the proposed Holiday Inn, said the 60-65 room facility should see construction starting within four to six weeks, with completion targeted for July. Abilene had a Holiday Inn for years. A few years ago, it converted to Holiday Inn Express and now is not affiliated with Holiday Inns. It is Garden Inn, today, but a sign says it will soon become Best Inn. 20 west of West Lake Road.
Construction is well underway.
The two-story building is has its roof in place. Best Western corporate officials in Phoenix refused to release any information about the project, the number of rooms, who will own the franchise, etc. A spokeswoman in the company's membership development department said that was proprietary information that would not be released until the hotel was in the corporate reservation system. From the outside, it appears that the hotel will have approximately 70 rooms. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved.