If you’re staying in one of the nicely appointed rooms at Staybridge Suites in Mukilteo, and you feel like you’re home, then the designers of the newly opened hotel will know they’ve done their job.

Locals watched with anticipation over the past several months as construction crews built the 134-room hotel.

And the owners, Mukilteo Hotel, LLC, a division of the 360 Hotel Group, hope local clientele will take a tour.

Although it’s designed to serve businesspeople and others who need long-term lodging, Staybridge is also intended for short stays – when family or friends come to visit, that wedding party, the reunion, or simply a weekend away without the long drive.

For guests who plan long stays, Staybridge aims to make them feel like they’re home, says Sharon Danitschek, vice president of Sales & Marketing.

The one- and two-bedroom suites come nicely appointed, including a well-stocked kitchen, flat screen TVs in the front room and bedrooms, safes large enough to store a laptop, even a laundry basket.

There’s a clever key-card holder by the front door that controls the room’s electrical power so that lights aren’t left on when guests grab the key-card on their way out the door.

Long-term guests who have to leave briefly for a trip back to the home office can utilize storage closets, located on every floor, to leave behind the luggage or supplies.

Room rates include a buffet breakfast on the main floor where the large dining room’s design encourages guests to socialize, but also boasts small flat screen TVs at some tables when diners prefer solitude.

Or, if guests prefer to eat in their room, a small store in the hotel, the Bridge Mart, sells easy-to-prepare meals, beverages and other items.

The laundry room, adjacent to the fitness room, is free. “You don’t pay to do your laundry at home,” Danitschek says. “Why should you have to here?”

Both the laundry and fitness rooms are large, with plenty of machines for your clothes or your workout.

During the afternoons from Monday to Thursday, Staybridge will feature a “Sundowners Reception” for guests, with free beer, wine and sodas, along with hors d’oeuvres.

On “Mukilteo Mondays” Staybridge will partner with local restaurants, like Amici Bistro, that will give guests an opportunity to sample the local fare.

The media room features a giant flat screen TV and about a dozen large easy chairs where guests can congregate for a movie, sports event or other entertainment.

There’s a five-hole putting green, indoor swimming pool and whirlpool, a patio with gas barbecue, and underground parking.

Located at 9600 Harbour Place, Staybridge is adjacent to the Big Gulch trail, a short walk from 92nd Street Park to the north and the Mukilteo Library to the south.

Guests needing to travel a little farther can take advantage of the hotel’s complimentary shuttle service.

Staybridge also has a boardroom and meeting rooms that are available to the community at nominal rates as well as its guests.

Staybridge intends to be an active partner in Mukilteo.

“We are extremely excited to be part of the Mukilteo community,” says Shaiza Damji, the Managing Director of the 360 Hotel Group. 

“From the beginning, we have been welcomed by the City and our residential and business neighbors.  This year we were able to support the YMCA Golf Tournament at Harbour Pointe as well as the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival, and we wish to continue this involvement in the years ahead. 

“Our hotel amenities are ideal not only for those guests visiting from across the country or across the globe, but also for neighbors wanting a weekend getaway.”

“We think it’s a good match,” Danitschek says. “We really like the community spirit here and want to be part of it.

“We invite you to come stay at our house and play in our backyard.”

You’ll feel like you’re home.