Two decades ago, there were only three hotels catering to the traveling and vacationing public in Manteca with less than 300 rooms between them.

Now Manteca is inching toward the 1,300 room mark.

Courtyard by Marriott has submitted plans for a 117-room, four-story hotel on Atherton Drive west of Airport Way.

Courtyard by Marriott is owned by Marriott International. One of Marriott's mid-priced brands, the hotels are primarily targeted to business travelers as well as accommodating traveling families.  

The proposed hotel adjoins an envisioned commercial complex that includes a potential anchor supermarket being proposed on the northwest corner of Airport Way and Atherton Drive.

The project dubbed Manteca Crossing will also include:

*A Maverik gas station with 14 fueling stations, 8 commercial fueling stations, and a 6,140-square-foot convenience store with 38 parking spaces.

*220 parking stalls situated around the 55,000-square-foot major tenant building developers indicated they are targeting a supermarket as the tenant.

*47,200 square feet of additional retail and restaurant space with 291 parking stalls. There will be eight buildings including one with a wraparound lane that can accommodate a coffee or fast food drive thru.

There are now 948 hotel rooms in Manteca with the biggest being the 500 rooms at the Great Wolf Resort.

The opening of 78-room Tru by Hilton later this year on Northwoods Avenue will give Manteca 1,026 hotel rooms.

The four-story Tru by Hilton hotel valued at $9 million will feature a game room, an exercise room, a laundry room, a business area, public restrooms, and an outside patio. It will have 79 parking stalls.

It is  immediately to the north of the 58-room Motel 6 that is next door to Chick-Fill-A

Not only does the vicinity of the Yosemite Avenue and Highway 99 interchange where Tru by Hilton is being built have the city’s highest concentration of hotels, but that also holds true for dining options and fueling stations.

There are 29 fast food, casual dining, restaurants and beverage places (coffee, juice drinks and such.) The area also has five gas stations and a Tesla supercharger station.

The city has approved plans for a four-story, 101 room Staybridge Suites on the southeast corner of Daniels Street and Fishback Avenue near the 120 Bypass and Airport Way interchange.

If the Staybridge Suites and Courtyard by Marriott are built, Manteca’s hotel room count will reach 1,244.  Great Wolf also has an option it can exercise to build an additional 250 hotel rooms.

The Courtyard by Marriott is among 27 commercial projects being reviewed by the City of Manteca.

Among the other projects being processed are:

*Walmart’s proposed 2,843-square-foot expansion for grocery pickup at its South Main Street store.

A fast food location along with car wash and fueling station at 1901 East Yosemite Avenue east of InShape on the vacant parcel fronting the state highway between Pestana and Vasconcellos avenues.

*Convenience store with fuel pumps on the southeast corner of Union and Lathrop roads.

*A 3,963-square-foot office expansion for American Modular.

*Standard Plumbing Supply’s 4,560 square foot addition to it warehouse.

*A 7,560-square-foot commercial building in Spreckels Park at 130 Spreckels Avenue where the fenced off area of the pseudo sugar silos are located.

*Three medical buildings with a combined 25,039 square feet at 1132 Norman Drive as part of the Spreckels Park project.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com