East Peoria lodge property offered to Boyd Gaming

Plans have modified for the outdated Hampton Inn in East Peoria.

In November, the town reached an settlement with Frontier Hospitality Group to construct a brand new Hampton Inn at 220 Conference Center Drive. That is going on as deliberate, with the newly constructed lodge set to open next month.

As for the outdated Hampton Inn, situated at 11 Winners Way, the franchise proprietor had deliberate to transform the lodge and it could proceed as one among Hilton’s different manufacturers. That is now not the case, and property is now not a part of the Hilton lodge chain.

Boyd Gaming, which owns the close by Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino, now has management of the property at 11 Winners Way.

Par A Dice Gaming Corporation bought the outdated Hampton Inn from Johnson Peoria Ventures LLC for $3.8 million, in accordance with actual property information. The lodge has been renamed Par-A-Dice Inn.

“We are pleased to make this additional investment in the Tri-County community,” stated David Strow, vp of company communications at Boyd Gaming. “It will further enhance our guest offerings and complement our planned modernization of the Par-A-Dice casino facility.”

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The former Hampton Inn’s franchise proprietor, George Johnson, didn’t reply to phone and e mail messages from the Journal Star.