8 Downtown Hotels by 2007?

[Luke]

I can't even remember where I heard this, if it was in a thread here or downtownguy's blog - but someone predicted there would be 8 downtown hotels by 2007. I was thinking about this...

Currently Here:
1) Renaissance
2) Sheraton
3) Courtyard

Future:
4) Residence Inn
5) Skirvin Hilton
6) Colcord
7) Boutique Hotel next to water taxi booth?
8) ?????

Any guesses?

[metro]

don't forget about the lamplighter inn over by st. anthony's

[downtownguy]

are you referring to the Brass Lantern Inn? If so, no, no, no, no....

[Luke]

There's a Cline Hotel near St. Anthony's, too... I saw a vacancy sign last time I drove by. No wonder.

[Patrick]

Is the Cline Hotel even in business anymore? Last time I drove by there, it looked like there were actual residents living there. Not very pleasant.

Luke, have any clues on an 8th hotel?

[metro]

yes, i know they are shady motels but none the less, they are downtown and they are open for business. im sure st. anthony's visitors use them

[brianinok]

I thought I read an article recently (in the last month or so) in the Daily Oklahoman about the Cline Hotel being a place for sex offenders to go after jail. Like the owner lets them live there (because no one else will take them) as long as the pay rent and stay out of trouble. Seems like that's what I read.

[HOT ROD]

It could be a SRO hotel establishment. (single room only)

[Patrick]

I thought I read an article recently (in the last month or so) in the Daily Oklahoman about the Cline Hotel being a place for sex offenders to go after jail. Like the owner lets them live there (because no one else will take them) as long as the pay rent and stay out of trouble. Seems like that's what I read.

I wouldn't be surprised. When I took Megan to St. Anthony awhile back for one of her rotations, we went by there every day, and the people hanging out there always looked like hoodlums. Just the place where we want our tourists to stay.

[Luke]

Speaking of the Boutique Hotel next to the Water Taxi booth, the "Financed by MidFirst" signs are still up. Any info on that?

[Patrick]

If you ask downtownguy, he'd probably tell you the signs are all for show.

[Pete]

IMO, it's just a matter of time before another major hotel is announced in the downtown area.

I know from personal experience that the current hotels are almost always booked and I don't think the number of rooms planned are going to be nearly enough, especially as the area continues to develop.

It won't be long before someone wises up and see the opportunity. Fortunately, there is still plenty of land and under-utilized property that is ripe for development.