TEMPLE, Tex.--MCR Development LLC has announced it has completed strategic renovations at four of its premium-branded hotel properties in Texas: the Residence Inn Temple, the Hilton Garden Inn Corpus Christi, the TownePlace Suites Odessa and the Residence Inn Abilene.

“Our ongoing renovation program focuses on providing our guests with an inviting 'home away from home' that emphasizes quality and maximizes comfort and productivity,” Tyler Morse, CEO of MCR Development, told GlobeSt.com. “As a result, guests have increasingly extended their stay or returned as repeat visitors.”

The Residence Inn Temple now features a variety of updates including a modernized lounge area equipped with an HDTV, a 12-person communal table in the lobby and a newly remodeled business center. The hotel's 103 guestrooms were upgraded with new bedding and frames, lighting, desks, sleeper-sofas and full-size refrigerators. Also, the fitness center received all new exercise equipment and free weights. On the exterior, the swimming pool was resurfaced, patio furniture was updated and wood fencing was added around the property's grounds.