IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) has opened new Garner hotels in Macon, GA, and Oklahoma City, and has revealed that plans for the new midscale brand’s global expansion are now underway.
Introduced in August 2023, Garner opened its first property last December in the Seattle suburb of Auburn, WA. within three months of its on-sale date. Since then, franchising availability has been announced for Mexico and Canada, which will be available by the end of March. Plans to expand across the EMEAA region (Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa) are also underway with a recent letter-of-intent signing in Japan between IHG and Axe Management Partners to convert three hotels to the Garner brand in Osaka.
“We took a flexible approach to Garner, which was to create a brand that could accommodate different spaces and still put travelers’ needs first,” said Karen Gilbride, VP, Garner hotels. “To have our global expansion underway and three hotels open five months from launch—with both trusted, existing owners and those new to the IHG Hotels & Resorts family of brands—speaks to the vast potential and opportunity for the future growth plans we have set for Garner.”
Garner’s recent openings and signings represent the latest progress in the brand’s plan to open more than 500 hotels in the U.S. alone over the next decade. These properties include:
- Garner Hotel Macon West, operating under first-time IHG owner Sapphire 2021 LLC, features 63 rooms and is adjacent to Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events Center, the largest indoor pickleball facility in the world.
- Garner Hotel Oklahoma City – Quail Springs, operating under longtime owner Champion Hotels, has 68 rooms and is located near Quail Springs Mall, Lake Hefner and Remington Park Racetrack & Casino.
Garner has also gained interest with new and existing IHG owners, with recent signings in Topeka, KS; Provo, UT; Brenham, TX; Mahwah, NJ; Dowell, IL; Gillette, WY; and Clarksville, TN.
