XENIA — The Xenia Hampton Inn & Suites is ready to open.
An official opening is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, according to the Xenia Area Chamber of Commerce, which is holding a ribbon cutting.
The $6 million hotel on South Progress Drive originally was slated to be open by the end of 2017. But it had been delayed several times. A labor shortage on contractors and then a major interior design change by Hilton halfway through the project caused the delays according to Amar Jani, spokesperson for hotel owner Tashi Hospitality.
The 88-room hotel will employ around 20 people and have an estimated annual payroll of $300,000. It is to include eight full-time and 12 part-time under terms of a tax abatement, according to city Development Director Steve Brodsky. Tashi will receive a 90 percent abatement for six years and then a 70 percent abatement for two more years, drastically reducing the amount of property tax.
The hotel features an indoor pool, fitness center and business center meeting space on 3.67 acres.
