Anticipated to open in early 2026, the 207-room resort would be the seventeenth Candlewood Suites in Lendlease and IHG’s Privatized Military Lodging portfolio.
Lendlease, a world built-in actual property group, and IHG® Military Resorts introduced right this moment they’ve damaged floor on a Candlewood Suites® resort at Fort Liberty in North Carolina. Anticipated to open in early 2026, the 207-room resort is the 17th Candlewood Suites property Lendlease and IHG have partnered on since 2009 as a part of the Privatization of Military Lodging (PAL) initiative, a U.S. Military-led, public-private enterprise to revitalize on-post lodging for service members, their households and authorities vacationers.
Garrett famous that as one of many largest U.S. Military installations by inhabitants within the U.S., Fort Liberty welcomes roughly 100,000 vacationers yearly throughout its current three resort properties, together with energetic service members and their households awaiting everlasting housing and army personnel visiting an set up for coaching or different short-term wants.
Positioned on the positioning of a earlier IHG Military Resorts property, the Fort Liberty Candlewood Suites will embody visitor rooms starting from studios to one- and two-bedroom suites. The resort may also provide options to satisfy the particular wants of army vacationers, similar to absolutely outfitted kitchens in every suite; a enterprise middle, health middle, laundry services and 24-hour Candlewood Cabinet market; out of doors seating and barbeque space; a separate lounge for Distinguished Guests; and facilities similar to complimentary scorching breakfast, pet-friendly lodging and weekly social occasions.
Lendlease and IHG Military Resorts have been the primary to construct a resort within the U.S. utilizing Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), and Fort Liberty Candlewood Suites would be the 6th resort within the PAL portfolio to make use of CLT. As it’s composed of renewable supplies that retailer carbon, CLT surpasses conventional constructing strategies relating to sustainability. Nevertheless, CLT additionally presents maximized power and sturdiness traits that have been very best for this challenge.
Along with the brand new Candlewood Suites, Lendlease and IHG will make different enhancements to army lodging choices at Fort Liberty over the subsequent yr together with FFE (furnishing, fixtures and tools) updates which are at present underway at Carolina Inn; and future renovation of the present Normandy Home resort, which will likely be designated a part of IHG’s Historia Assortment™ comprising buildings of historic significance to the Military and the nation.
Because the unique developer for the Division of Protection’s solely lodging privatization program, Lendlease is the proprietor, developer, design-builder and asset supervisor for the Candlewood Suites at Fort Liberty. IHG Resorts & Resorts is the resort operator and supervisor. Lendlease’s PAL portfolio consists of greater than 12,000 resort rooms on installations throughout the nation.
Along with offering high quality service, Lendlease and IHG Military Resorts provide distinctive advantages for army vacationers and their households. Company can earn loyalty factors by the IHG One Rewards program which might be redeemed for private journey at greater than 6,000 IHG Resorts & Resorts properties spanning 17 manufacturers worldwide. Moreover, IHG Military Resorts proudly employs veterans and army spouses who perceive the distinctive challenges and desires of the on-post setting, and are certified to serve friends accordingly. Members of the family and spouses working at these motels have the choice to keep up employment with IHG if relocated, eliminating one of many many stresses of reassignment.
Candlewood Suites Fort Liberty
Fort Liberty, NC United States
