Economy extended-stay brand LivAway Suites has opened a new property in Tucson, Arizona — its fourth location in the state and part of a national pipeline that now includes 21 additional sites open or under development.
The Tucson hotel is positioned to serve guests with extended lodging needs tied to nearby demand drivers: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the University of Arizona, Banner University Medical Center, and the city's growing aerospace and tech corridor. That mix of military, academic, healthcare, and corporate demand mirrors the guest profile the brand has built its model around — workers on long-term projects, relocating employees, and traveling healthcare professionals who need flexible accommodations measured in weeks or months rather than nights.
What Guests Get
Each suite is purpose-built for longer stays, featuring full in-suite kitchens, smart laundry facilities, parcel lockers for package deliveries, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, and an on-site fitness center. The design philosophy prioritizes functional living space over traditional hotel amenities that shorter-stay guests typically expect — a deliberate trade-off that keeps the product in the economy tier while still differentiating it from older extended-stay inventory.
"At LivAway Suites, we believe extended stay guests deserve a better experience, one that combines functionality, technology, and value," said Dan Barrett, Chief Development Officer of LivAway Suites. "The opening in Tucson represents another important milestone in our growth story and reflects the strong demand we continue to see for a modern, affordable extended stay product across Arizona and throughout the United States."
Broader Hospitality Context
The extended-stay segment has been one of the more resilient corners of the lodging industry, supported by sustained demand from corporate relocations, infrastructure project crews, and traveling clinicians. Economy extended stay, in particular, has attracted both established flags and newer entrants as operators seek formats with lower build costs and stickier occupancy than traditional transient hotels. LivAway's vertically integrated development and operating platform — which the brand says supports disciplined site selection — is central to its ability to scale quickly in high-demand secondary and tertiary markets.
For hospitality operators and developers tracking the extended-stay and alternative accommodations segment, LivAway's Arizona push is a useful data point on where economy extended-stay demand is concentrating. The brand is headquartered in Lehi, Utah, and its Southwest density suggests a deliberate regional clustering strategy before broader national saturation.
Food and beverage operators near high-density extended-stay corridors may also find relevance here: guests staying weeks or months represent a different dining and grocery pattern than transient travelers, favoring convenience retail, meal-kit delivery, and neighborhood restaurants over hotel dining — a dynamic that restaurant operators in drive-to markets have increasingly factored into site selection and format decisions.
Written by Michael Politz, Author of Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.
