Survey shows enough demand for up to 120 additional hotel rooms in Decorah

A suite at the Hotel Winneshiek

A market study has been done of the Decorah area--and the results show a big unmet demand for hotel rooms.

Rebound Hospitality owns the Hotel Winneshiek and is proposing building a new Fairfield Inn and Suites that would have around 80 rooms.  Rebound Managing Principal Brett Reese says the study his company commissioned showed a demand for at least 80 new hotel rooms--and possibly up to 120 rooms.

The market study also looked at locations for the additional hotel rooms--and concluded the site of the former Bluffs Inn was the top location for a new hotel.

Reese says his company wants to build more hotel rooms in Decorah as a way to help the Hotel Winneshiek, which it also owns.  The Hotel Winneshiek has plenty of space for meetings and conventions--but only has 34 hotel rooms.  Reese says having 80 additional rooms in Decorah would help the Hotel Winneshiek--not hurt it.