The chain consisted of two- or three-story interior-corridor buildings constructed based on the company's prototype designs.
Properties were usually a long, two- or three-story building with a gabled or lobby and public area at one end.
All properties featured indoor pools and consistent amenities, which was the chain's main selling point.
Arlington continued to build and develop AmeriHost Inns using the prototype it originally created for the chain during this time.
However, Cendant granted a small number of AmeriHost franchises to existing properties that do not conform to the original prototype standards, during the start of the millennium.