Trinity's first hotel comes after long wait

Just a decade ago, Trinity was not much more than a large cemetery people would see driving along State Road 54 between Wesley Chapel and New Port Richey.

Today, however, it's one of Pasco County's fastest-growing areas, with more than 12,000 homes already approved. And now first hotel will open by year's end.

Foundation work has started on the 86-room Holiday Inn Express, a $5.8 million hotel slated for Trinity Corporate Center just off State Road 54.