Browntggrr Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Quote Six individuals have been charged today after a 24-year-old man was found shot and killed inside of the employee housing facility at Kalahari Indoor Waterpark in Sandusky. https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/kalahari-shooting-and-murder-three-arrested/95-9dcabf30-d5ba-4681-bcf5-e024c0ac61cf Tragic news. The article is a tad misleading about the employee housing. Extended Stay is a hotel that appears to be contracted out by Kalahari. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 It should be noted that the property where this incident took place is not the actual Kalahari in Sandusky, but is an Extended Stay, where some of the employees that work at Kalahari live.. Tragic news. Thoughts are with the victim`s family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, CoastersRZ said: It should be noted that the property where this incident took place is not the actual Kalahari in Sandusky, but is an Extended Stay, where some of the employees that work at Kalahari live.. The property used to be a Travelodge. At this point, I can't find any evidence that it's being available to the public to rent out rooms. Something tells me "Extended Stay Sandusky" is the name Kalahari uses to refer to this employee housing facility which they own... (Okay, all evidence points to that.) Erie County Auditor records show the property registered to: Quote TL ACQUISITION LLC PO BOX 590 WISCONSIN DELLS WI 53965 Very clever name for a holding company to acquire the former Travelodge, eh? Anyway, that then leads you to Acacia Hospitality which identifies itself as: Quote A division of Kalahari Development Co., Acacia Hospitality® provides a wide range of unique services to businesses and organizations operating in the hospitality industry. And further provides an address of: Quote Acacia Hospitality P.O. Box 590 1305 Kalahari Drive Wisconsin Dells WI 53965 Which, as you might have imagined, is the address for none other than Kalahari - Wisconsin Dells, WI. Home of Kalahari HQ. https://www.kalahariresorts.com/wisconsin/help/contact-us/ Quote MAILING ADDRESS Kalahari Resorts & Conventions 1305 Kalahari Drive Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 Interestingly, there appears to be no signage from the street indicating the current use of the facility. Just a sign with directions for taxis and shuttles to pick up/drop off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Well I stand corrected. The way the article was written, from a brief reading of it made it sound like it was not directly affiliated with Kalahari. Could be Kalahari`s way of trying to distance themselves from this incident. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Yeah, I have no idea why they named it "Extended Stay Sandusky". Especially since it's a dumpy old motel, not set up like an extended stay property with suites containing at least a kitchenette, etc. - unless they renovated it after acquisition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Interesting finds on the "hotel". Knowing it probably would not be a hotel that would get many yearly guests, it still is quite the investment for Kalahari to make for employees to stay. It does speak volumes on why CP had difficulty finding enough employees during the pandemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Fun fact, Cedar Point also owns a former motel in town that is used for employee housing. It's the former Budget Host Inn on Cleveland Road, just east of the causeway, behind Castaway Bay. Acquired in 2019: https://sanduskyregister.com/news/93554/cedar-point-buys-motel-for-1m/ Used during the pandemic as a "quarantine hotel": https://sanduskyregister.com/news/245697/cp-hotel-welcomes-frontline-workers/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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