DeKalb City Council Creates Hotel Suite Liquor License

DEKALB — The DeKalb City Council last Monday approved an ordinance creating a new hotel suite liquor license that allows hotels to sell beer and wine in 24 hour snack shops on their properties. The license will allow sales of single containers of beer and wine to hotel guests in convenience store style areas located near the front desk. The new license carries an initial fee of $500 and an annual renewal fee of $500 dollars. Hotels that participate must have cooler areas staffed at all times by an employee who is at least 21 years old to prevent underage sales. City officials said the change was requested by the owners of the Hampton Inn and Home2 Suites.