Econo Lodge Forrest City I-40, Forrest City, AR

This limited-service property features 42 guestrooms in a 2-story building built in 2016 with excellent ‎visibility and easy access from Interstate 40 at Exit 241B the primary east-west corridor between ‎Memphis, Tennessee (approximately 47 miles west) and Little Rock, Arkansas (approximately 94 miles ‎west)‎

An on-site manager’s residence—fully separate from the 42 revenue rooms—supports hands-on ‎oversight and after-hours response without reducing key count. The quarters include a master and ‎guest bedroom, one full and one-half bath, separate living and dining areas, a full kitchen with large ‎pantry, and a small office behind the lobby. Dual access—a private exterior entrance near the lobby ‎plus an internal connection to the main lobby—enhances security and service continuity. This live-in ‎setup strengthens recruitment and retention and can lower staffing/incident costs while keeping all ‎guestrooms available for sale.‎

Offered at a value entry point of approximately $45,238 per room, a new owner can prioritize ‎actionable improvements—such as expanding   crew accounts, optimizing online presence and ‎reviews, and implementing dynamic pricing for peak demand periods—without requiring significant ‎capital for repositioning.‎

Revenue Performance Based on Tax Returns and P&Ls

• YTD 17th August 2025: Room Rev $272,534‎
• ‎2024: Room Rev $488,727 | Adj. NOI $206,304‎
• ‎2023: Room Rev $463,527 | Adj. NOI $148,921‎

Location & Demand Drivers

The property is positioned in the Barrow Hill Road lodging cluster just off I-40 (Exit 241), providing ‎simple ingress/egress for transient guests traveling between Memphis and Little Rock. This interstate ‎frontage underpins consistent pass-through demand and supports walk-in capture alongside advance ‎bookings.‎

Commercial and institutional anchors within a short local drive include the Forrest City Federal ‎Correctional Complex (contractor and visitation nights), Boar’s Head Provisions and Core-Mark ‎‎(industrial and distribution traffic), and East Arkansas Community College (training, events, and ‎visiting faculty). These uses create steady weekday room nights and repeat accounts.‎

Leisure and weekend demand is supplemented by Village Creek State Park and area recreation, which ‎contribute to shoulder-night pickup and seasonal compression.‎

The immediate trade area is service-oriented—fuel, quick-service dining, and peer hotels—helping ‎guests find essentials quickly and improving conversion for drive-up traffic. This mix of interstate ‎visibility, nearby employers, and accessible recreation creates a diversified, year-round demand base ‎well-suited to an economy, limited-service flag.‎