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Extended Stay America's Epic Partnership

Extended Stay America and the American Cancer Society have announced a multi-year partnership through which Extended Stay America will provide 20,000 overnight stays to cancer patients who must travel far from home for their life-saving treatments. The hotelier will offer 10,000 rooms free of charge, plus an additional 10,000 at a special rate of $12/night so patients have an affordable, comfortable place to stay. The program will be piloted in Atlanta, Boston, and Houston beginning Nov. 1, then expand into other key cities in December before its nationwide rollout in early 2014. Through the ACS's Hope Lodge program, patients and their caregivers receive free, temporary lodging to offset costs; in 2012, the program provided more than 260,000 nights of free lodging for cancer patients, saving an estimated $26M in hotel costs.

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