Choice Opens 60 New Hotels in July
AUGUST 12, 2008. Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 60 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of July. The openings include hotels in 27 states and three countries, adding more than 4,800 rooms to the company's existing 460,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in July include:
Clarion Inn & Suites
Lake George, N.Y.
Phone: (518) 793-3196
This 92-room Clarion Inn & Suites hotel is conveniently located near several area attractions such as Lake George and Lake George Village, the Great Escape & Splashdown Kingdom amusement and water park, Gore Mountain Ski Center and the Glens Falls Civic Center multipurpose venue. The hotel features an indoor heated pool, indoor heated whirlpool/hot tub, cocktail lounge, on-site restaurant, sun deck, and banquet and meeting facilities. Each guestroom offers free wireless high-speed Internet access, refrigerator, hair dryer and in-room coffee make while select rooms also feature balconies, flat screen/Plasma TVs, microwaves, wet bars and in-bath whirlpools.
Rodeway Inn & Suites
Boulder, Colo.
Phone: (303) 444-3330
Located within walking distance to the University of Colorado at Boulder, this Rodeway Inn & Suites hotel is also minutes away from local points of interest like Naropa University, the Folsom Field multipurpose venue and Flat Iron Mountain. Hotel amenities include free continental breakfast, on-site restaurant, cocktail lounge and coffee shop, seasonal outdoor pool and outdoor whirlpool/hot tub, and game room. Pets are allowed at the hotel for an additional nightly fee. Guestrooms feature free wireless high-speed Internet access and in-room coffee makers. Select rooms also offer flat screen/Plasma TVs, microwaves, refrigerators, robes and mini-bars.
Comfort Suites City Centre
Indianapolis, Ind.
Phone: (317) 631-9000
This Comfort Suites hotel is situated in the heart of downtown, close to the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome, the Conseco Fieldhouse arena, the Indianapolis Zoo, the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 130-suite hotel features free deluxe continental breakfast, exercise room, indoor heated pool, on-site restaurant and cocktail lounge, and sundry shop. Guestrooms offer microwaves, refrigerators, free wireless high-speed Internet access, flat screen/Plasma TVs, hair dryers and in-room coffee makers.
Quality Hotel Platinum International
Toowoomba, Australia
Phone: (61) 7 4634 0400
The Quality Hotel Platinum International hotel is located six miles from the Toowoomba Airport, near many popular attractions like the University of Southern Queensland, the Cobb & Co Museum, the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery and the annual Carnival of Flowers, held during the last full week of September. The hotel offers an outdoor heated pool, a full-service restaurant and cocktail lounge, exercise room, hotel safe, picnic area and business center. Guestrooms feature refrigerators, room service, hair dryers, irons and iron boards. Select rooms also offer robes and in-bath whirlpools.
Other Choice brand hotels that opened in July include:
Comfort Inn, Comfort Inn & Suites and Comfort Hotel
o Benton, Ky.
o Denton, Texas
o Diamonddale, Mich.
o Greenville, S.C.
o Henderson, Texas
o Horsham, Australia
o Lake Charles, La.
o Levis, Canada
o Lumberton, N.C.
o Nevers, France
o Oxnard, Calif.
o Pogues-les-Eaux, France
o Rushville, Ind.
o Safford, Ariz.
o Saint Augustine, Fla.
o Surprise, Ariz.
o Toms River, N.J.
Comfort Suites
o Benbrook, Texas
o Daphne, Ala.
o Edinboro, Penn.
o Exton, Penn.
o Kingsland, Ga.
o Mahwah, N.J.
o Milwaukee, Wis.
o Vacaville, Calif.
Quality Inn, Quality Inn & Suites and Quality Hotel
o Anaheim, Calif.
o Ballarat, Australia
o Brantford, Canada
o Crestview, Fla.
o Denver, Colo.
o Frederick, Md.
o Hammond, La.
o Harriman, Tenn.
o Houston, Texas
o Lee, Mass.
o Ponca City, Okla.
o Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
o White, Ga.
o Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
o Vestal, N.Y.
Sleep Inn and Sleep Inn & Suites
o Council Bluffs, Iowa
o Hattiesburg, Miss.
o Salina, Kan.
o Upper Marlboro, Md.
Clarion Hotel and Clarion Inn & Suites
o Murfreesboro, Tenn.
o New Castle, Del.
Econo Lodge
o Andalusia, Ala.
o Benton, Ark.
o McPherson, Kan.
Rodeway Inn and Rodeway Inn & Suites
o Artesia, Calif.
o Atlantic City, N.J.
o Huntington Park, Calif.
o Middletown, R.I.
o Niagara Falls, N.Y.
o Searcy, Ark.
o Yuma, Ariz.
Other brands included in the portfolio of worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels include Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel.
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