Anticipated to open in early 2026, the 207-room lodge 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 Lodges introduced at this time they’ve damaged floor on a Candlewood Suites® lodge at Fort Liberty in North Carolina. Anticipated to open in early 2026, the 207-room lodge 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 present three lodge properties, together with lively service members and their households awaiting everlasting housing and army personnel visiting an set up for coaching or different short-term wants.
Situated on the positioning of a earlier IHG Military Lodges property, the Fort Liberty Candlewood Suites will embrace visitor rooms starting from studios to one- and two-bedroom suites. The lodge can even supply options to fulfill the precise wants of army vacationers, reminiscent of absolutely outfitted kitchens in every suite; a enterprise heart, health heart, laundry amenities and 24-hour Candlewood Cabinet market; out of doors seating and barbeque space; a separate lounge for Distinguished Guests; and facilities reminiscent of complimentary scorching breakfast, pet-friendly lodging and weekly social occasions.
Lendlease and IHG Military Lodges have been the primary to construct a lodge within the U.S. utilizing Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), and Fort Liberty Candlewood Suites would be the 6th lodge within the PAL portfolio to make use of CLT. As it’s composed of renewable supplies that retailer carbon, CLT surpasses conventional constructing strategies with regards to sustainability. Nonetheless, CLT additionally provides maximized energy and sturdiness traits that have been best for this venture.
Along with the brand new Candlewood Suites, Lendlease and IHG will make different enhancements to army lodging choices at Fort Liberty over the following yr together with FFE (furnishing, fixtures and gear) updates which can be at present underway at Carolina Inn; and future renovation of the present Normandy Home lodge, which shall 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 Lodges & Resorts is the lodge operator and supervisor. Lendlease’s PAL portfolio contains greater than 12,000 lodge rooms on installations throughout the nation.
Along with offering high quality service, Lendlease and IHG Military Lodges supply distinctive advantages for army vacationers and their households. Friends can earn loyalty factors by means of the IHG One Rewards program which might be redeemed for private journey at greater than 6,000 IHG Lodges & Resorts properties spanning 17 manufacturers worldwide. Moreover, IHG Military Lodges proudly employs veterans and army spouses who perceive the distinctive challenges and desires of the on-post atmosphere, and are certified to serve friends accordingly. Relations 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
