G6 Hospitality Signs Development Agreement for New Studio 6 Plus in Marshall, Illinois

DALLAS, Oct. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G6 Hospitality, pa e t compa y of the Motel 6 a d Studio 6 b a ds, has a ou ced the sig i g of a developme t ag eeme t fo a ew-co st uctio Studio 6 Plus p ope ty i Ma shall, Illi ois, with hotel ow e a d e t ep e eu Vijaykuma Patel. Co st uctio is a ticipated to begi i the seco d qua te of 2027.

Located alo g the I te state 70 co ido , Ma shall se ves t avele s movi g betwee Illi ois a d I dia a a d p ovides access to egio al busi ess a d comme cial activity. The ew developme t will build o Patel’s existi g i vestme t i the ma ket, fu the expa di g the commu ity’s lodgi g optio s.

I t oduced i Ap il 2026, Studio 6 Plus is a pu pose-built, ew-co st uctio exte ded-stay co cept desig ed a ou d ope atio al efficie cy, tech ology-e abled guest expe ie ces, a d lo g-te m ow e p ofitability. The p ototype featu es spacious guest ooms with full kitche s, fu ctio al livi g spaces, a d a st eamli ed lobby expe ie ce i co po ati g digital check-i tech ology a d pe so alized Ambassado se vice.

Nikhil Heda, Cou t y Head, G6 Hospitality, said, “As we g ow Studio 6 Plus, we’ e looki g to wo k with ow e s who k ow thei ma kets a d a e committed to buildi g fo the lo g te m. We see oppo tu ities i eme gi g ma kets like Ma shall to meet dema d fo comfo table, affo dable exte ded stays. Vijay’s busi ess expe ie ce a d u de sta di g of the local ma ket make him a st o g pa t e as we expa d i to these commu ities.”

Vijaykuma Patel’s e t ep e eu ial ca ee spa s mo e tha two decades ac oss the UK a d the US. He holds two deg ees i i fo matio tech ology a d has ha ds-o expe ie ce desig i g p ope ty ma ageme t systems, b i gi g both tech ical k owledge a d busi ess expe ie ce to hospitality ow e ship. Befo e movi g to the U ited States i 2021, he spe t app oximately 20 yea s buildi g a d ope ati g busi esses i the U ited Ki gdom ac oss etail, estau a ts, sales, a d tech ology.

He e te ed the U.S. hospitality i dust y th ough his fi st i depe de t motel i vestme t a d steadily expa ded his po tfolio, acqui i g additio al hospitality p ope ties ac oss I dia a a d Illi ois. The Ma shall p oject ma ks Patel’s move f om acqui i g a d ope ati g existi g hotels to developi g a ew p ope ty, with a focus o efficie t ope atio s a d lo g-te m etu s.

Vijaykuma Patel said, “My backg ou d i i fo matio tech ology a d expe ie ce as a hotel ope ato have shaped what I look fo i a i vestme t. Studio 6 Plus stood out fo the way it i teg ates tech ology i to the guest expe ie ce a d day-to-day ope atio s. Featu es such as digital check-i a d a st eamli ed staffi g model a e desig ed to educe costs a d imp ove efficie cy, which made the co cept a st o g fit fo my fi st ew-co st uctio hotel. I’m g ateful to the G6 team, pa ticula ly Sachi Sa chdeva, K ish a Paliwal a d Nikhil Heda, fo thei suppo t th oughout the p ocess.” K ish a Paliwal, P eside t, Midscale a d Exte ded Stay, G6 Hospitality, said, “I’ve k ow Vijay si ce his ea lie yea s of hotel ow e ship i I dia a a d have see the ca e he puts i to buildi g a d u i g his busi esses. Whe we developed Studio 6 Plus, we looked at eve y eleme t, f om buildi g desig a d du able mate ials to day-to-day ope atio s, to c eate a mo e efficie t ope ati g model without comp omisi g the guest expe ie ce. Vijay u de sta ds that app oach, a d we’ e excited to wo k with him o this ext chapte i Ma shall.”

About G6 HospitalityG6 Hospitality LLC, pa t of the PRISM po tfolio, is the leadi g eco omy lodgi g f a chiso , with ea ly 1,500 eco omy lodgi g locatio s u de the ico ic Motel 6 a d Studio 6 exte ded-stay b a ds i the U ited States a d Ca ada. G6 Hospitality is committed to maki g hospitality accessible to all th ough espo sible busi ess p actices a d u pa alleled oppo tu ities fo f a chisees to build a legacy th ough ow e ship. Both Motel 6 a d Studio 6 we e ecog ized i the 2024 E t ep e eu F a chise 500 epo t, with Motel 6 a ki g i the top 50 of all f a chises. The Pla o, Texas-based compa y was amed a 2024 Leade i Dive sity by Dallas Busi ess Jou al.

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