Foley officials are making special efforts to bring in more sports tourism. A new hotel is adding to what the city has already done.
The Foley Cobblestone Hotel will add 73 rooms to the growing tourist area. Foley city administrator Mike Thompson said the plan is to bring in more visitors.
"This particular project is very important to the city," Thompson said. "We have a large sports tourism facility just to the north of here, and having another hotel that literally is walking distance to our event center, it really makes a difference in us retaining some of the lodging that we want to get from our Sports Tourism facilities."
The city also built pickleball courts and sand volleyball courts that can be used by locals and for sports tournaments.
Jeremy Griesbach, president of development for Cobblestone Hotels, said the Foley hotel is Cobblestone's second in Alabama. The company has been in talks with Foley since 2019.
"A lot of important people helped get this thing across the finish line," Griesbach said. "Thanks to the mayor, Mike Thompson, everybody at the city of Foley, all the inspection teams, the planning commission, people over at Riviera Utilities. Everyone has been so helpful and made this a great project."
A third Cobblestone Hotel is being built in Bay Minette.
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