A Fairfield Inn & Suites is on track to open to Hutto, following Hutto City Council's unanimous approval Feb. 6 of second and final reading for a planned unit development, or PUD, for 4.3 acres of land for 411, 421, 431 and 441 Ed Schmidt Boulevard. According to design documents included in the meeting's agenda packet, the building is planned at four stories high and includes 86 rooms.

The total site area specific to the hotel is 2.24 acres, per city documents, with a total of 46,566 square feet divided between the four floors. 126 parking spaces, including six handicap-accessible ones, are included in city site plans.

Five accessible rooms are included in the design, as well as nine hearing-impaired rooms. According to design plans, the hotel will include:

• 32 king beds


• 28 double-queen bedrooms


• 20 king suites


• 1 double-queen suite


• 1 accessible king room with roll-in shower


• 1 accessible king


• 1 accessible double-queen bedroom


• 1 accessible king suite


• 1 accessible double-queen suite