A hotel located about half a mile from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday.
The 104-room Clarion Inn & Suites is a franchise location of Choice Hotels that is owned through ,
the real estate development and construction company founded by .
The hotel is part of the new Russell Hospitality Campus at Castleberry Hill, which includes and the event space. The empire is also involved in the ownership and management of those two venues, according to a press release.
The includes a hot breakfast for
guests and offers in-room dining for lunch and dinner, with delivery services by Paschal’s — the Southern restaurant . The hotel is located at 186 Northside
Drive SW, which formerly belonged to Castleberry Inn.
Herman J. Russell, the entrepreneur and philanthropist who turned a small plastering firm into one of the nation’s most successful African-American-owned
real estate development and construction companies, . The Atlanta business icon counted Martin Luther King Jr. and a number of U.S. presidents as
friends.