Microtel Opens in Gardendale, AL
Convenient to Birmingham Area
ATLANTA, GA, May 11, 2006. A Microtel Inn & Suites hotel has opened at 850 Odum Road in Gardendale, Alabama. The 82-room hotel - owned by Bella Investments, Inc. of Atlanta, GA and managed by Essex Hotel Management of Rochester, NY - is located off a major interstate, I-65, at exit 271, convenient to downtown Birmingham, Ala. and surrounding suburbs.
The new three-story Microtel Inn & Suites hotel offers single, double and suite accommodations, all with queen beds, as well as an outdoor pool and meeting room. Amenities include free local and free long distance phone calls anywhere within the continental U.S., free high speed wired or wireless Internet access in all guestrooms, phones with data ports and voice mail, expanded cable television with CNN, HBO, ESPN, and daily complimentary continental breakfast. "Microtel represents a great value to the traveling public, and has a growing presence in Alabama and the entire Southeast," said Scott Swagler.
Commented Jon Leven, executive vice president of marketing for the Microtel Inns & Suites brand, "This is a new and growing area, and the Microtel hotel will be a great addition to Gardendale and surrounding communities."
Microtel Inns & Suites -- all newly constructed, interior corridor, budget/economy hotels - is the first economy/budget hotel chain to provide guests with free local and long distance phone calls within the continental U.S., plus free wireless high speed Internet access in all guestrooms nationwide. The brand won the 2005 "Extra Mile Award" from Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine for offering the free telecommunications amenities. For the fourth consecutive year, Microtel was ranked highest in guest satisfaction among economy/budget hotel chains in J.D. Power and Associates' "North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study." Guests enjoy membership in the MicroPass(tm) frequent guest program and earn a free night's stay after just nine night stays at any Microtel location. There are currently 281 Microtel hotels open or under construction worldwide. For hotel reservations, contact 1-800-771-7171 toll-free, or visit Microtel online at http://www.microtelinn.com. All Microtel hotels are independently owned and operated.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
