Property Overview:
The Motel 6 Waukegan is a 87-room, two-story, interior corridor hotel built in 1985. Well-equipped with numerous common area and guest room amenities, this limited-service economy hotel offers spacious guest rooms that come furnished with a microwave, refrigerator, work desk, and flat-screen television. Additionally, some common area amenities the hotel has to offer consist of a 24-hour front desk and vending machine.
Location Overview:
Waukegan, Illinois is a city located in Lake County in the northeastern region of the state, 45 miles north of Chicago. The Motel 6 Waukegan is superbly positioned on Highway 131, near the interchange with Washington Street. With the city’s major employers and popular revenue generators near the property, this sought-after hotel benefits from many key industries of the city which include manufacturing, retail trade, and health care. Cardinal Health (3.3 miles) and Vista Health System (3.4 miles), two of the city’s largest employers, are prime revenue drivers for the surrounding area. Other major employers that are responsible for a significant portion of the workforce include Abbott Laboratories (3.7 miles) and AbbVie Inc. (3.7 miles). Revenue generators in the area, like Waukegan National Airport (4.7 miles) and USO of Illinois Great Lakes Center (4.9 miles) help bring additional revenue to the hotel through an increase in transient business. Extra demand drivers for the city include Greenbelt Forest Preserve (2.6 miles) and Six Flags Great America (3.8 miles).
