Hampton Inn & Suites slated to open Sugar Land location in May

Construction is progressing on the Hampton Inn & Suites located at the intersection of Hwy. 90A and Hwy. 6 in Sugar Land. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)

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By Claire Shoop | 2:15 PM Mar 12, 2021 CST

Hampton Inn & Suites will open a hotel at the intersection of Hwy. 6 and Hwy. 90A in May.

Located at 218 Promenade Way, Sugar Land, the hotel will include amenities such as free breakfast and Wi-Fi, a fitness center, an outdoor pool and 3,000 square feet of meeting space, according to its website.

The hotel is not yet taking reservations.

There are other nearby Hampton Inn & Suites locations, including ones in Missouri City, Stafford and Rosenberg. www.hilton.com/en/hampton

By Claire Shoop

Claire joined Community Impact Newspaper in September 2019 as the reporter for the Sugar Land/Missouri City edition. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in May 2019 where she studied journalism, government and Arabic. While in school, Claire was a fellow for The Texas Tribune, worked for the student newspaper, The Daily Texan, and spent a semester in Washington, D.C. She enjoys playing cards with her family and listening to the Boss, Bruce Springsteen.

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