Waukegan/ Lake County is strategically located at the midpoint of the Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor. Because of this location, the County is served by a variety of transportation routes, including the two main highways connecting the two metropolitan areas, I-94 (Tri-State Tollway) and US 41.

Six Flags Great America Theme Park offers wholesome family entertainment and draws approximately 2.5 million guests annually. Great America also provides 3,000 part-time summer jobs.

With the opening of Gurnee Mills in 1991, the area has become a mecca of sorts for shoppers from throughout the Midwest. Tour buses abound, and most weekends parking lots are full, adding as many as 100,000 temporary residents. With more than 300 shops and 2.2 million square feet of space, Gurnee Mills is a shopper's dream. Since the arrival of Gurnee Mills, other retail stores have been drawn to the area at Grand Avenue and Hunt Club Road on the west side of Gurnee.

Great Lakes Naval Base, which is the largest training center for naval recruits in the nation conducts graduations on 48 weekends of the year. Families of the recruits come from all over the country to watch the graduations.

The motel has an excellent location, just minutes from all the main attractions in and around the Waukegan area, which includes:

• Six flags Great America
• Great Lakes Naval Base
• Gurnee Mills
• Radio Hall of Fame
• Illinois Railway Museum
• Lake Michigan
• State Parks

Few of the Top Employers:

• Department of the Navy
• Abbott Laboratories
• VISTA Health
• Gurnee Mills
• Lake County

The motel consists of 88 units, outdoor pool, and continental breakfast area.

The building is two stories, wood frame and brick construction with interior corridors.

Increases in the overall metropolitan market and downtown sub market indicate that the market has bottomed out with the prognosis for increasing occupancy levels and average daily rate for 2004 and 2005.

The Suburban market and economic indicators point to a positive growth trend in the near future.