Rest and Rentals: Granite Falls Super Motel Diversifies with U-Haul
GRANITE FALLS, MINN. (April 8, 2015) – Shahid and Najma Mian took over the Granite Falls Super Motel six years ago when it was in a bad situation and looked to be closing. With a lot of elbow grease and a little luck, the couple was able to turn the motel around.
Part of that turnaround has included partnering with U-Haul, the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage.
Granite Falls Super Motel at 845 Hwy. 212 W. now has more than comfortable lodging, offering customers U-Haul® trucks, towing equipment, support rentals items and much more.
Granite Falls Super Motel is available to handle U-Haul business from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. every day and even extends the option of after-hours drop-off for equipment.
Reserve U-Haul products at Granite Falls’ lone U-Haul neighborhood dealer today by visiting http://www.uhaul.com/Locations/Truck-Rentals-near-Granite-Falls-MN or calling (320) 564-1289.
When the opportunity to take over Granite Falls Super Motel (www.granitefallssupermotelcom) presented itself, Shahid was up to the challenge. Adil Mian is Shahid’s nephew and has served as the motel manager for nearly a year.
Adil, who deals with the daily U-Haul aspect of the business, said most of the U-Haul rentals have come from in-town moves and, during the Christmas delivery season, business from UPS®.
“During peak season, UPS rents U-Haul trucks and uses them for their countryside deliveries,” Adil explained.
With 60-plus rooms, a restaurant, a pool, a hot tub and a sauna, the Granite Falls Super Motel is ideal for families and business travelers on a budget. There are suites available, and the Granite Falls Super Motel is just four miles from the Prairie’s Edge Casino.
The Mians enjoy a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry. They own another motel in Luck, Wis., and Shahid often makes the 3.5-hour drive between motels to make sure everything is in order.
“Luck, Wisconsin is what brought me here to America,” said Shahid, who moved to the U.S. from Pakistan 17 years ago for job opportunity. “Luck in my businesses is what has kept me here.”
U-Haul and Granite Falls Super Motel are striving to benefit the environment through sustainability initiatives. Truck sharing is a core U-Haul sustainability business practice that allows individuals to access a fleet of trucks that is larger than what they could access on an individual basis.
Every U-Haul truck placed in a community helps keep 19 personally owned large-capacity vehicles, pickups, SUVs and vans off the road. Fewer vehicles means less traffic congestion, less pollution, less fuel burned and cleaner air.
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