Choice Opens 40 New Hotels in June
July 16, 2010 - Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 40 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of June. The openings include hotels in 18 states and six additional countries, adding more than 3,000 rooms to the company's existing 485,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in June include:
Sleep Inn - Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ideally located in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, this Sleep Inn hotel provides its guests with a business center, free continental breakfast, on-site convenience store, and free weekday newspapers, all within a chic modern atmosphere. Guestrooms feature flat screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, pillow top mattresses, in-room coffee makers and more. Select rooms and suites also offer in-bath whirlpools and refrigerators.
Cambria Suites - Roanoke, Va.
This new all-suites hotel features an indoor heated pool, indoor whirlpool/hot tub, free wireless high-speed Internet access, sun deck, state-of-the-art fitness center, business center, cocktail lounge, barista bar and on-site convenience store. Each guestroom offers two flat-screen LCD televisions, CD/DVD player, and MP3 jacks, refrigerator, microwave, hair dryer, iron and ironing board.
Inn of Capitol Park, an Ascend Collection hotel - Sacramento, Calif.
This 38-room boutique hotel, and the newest addition to the Ascend Collection, sits in the heart of midtown Sacramento, with guestrooms and suites that open onto the hotel's central atrium and offer free Wi-Fi, flat screen TVs, plush beds with pillow top mattresses, microwaves, refrigerators and more, with some rooms also offering sleeper sofas and whirlpool baths. The three-story, smoke-free hotel also features an exercise room, business center and complimentary continental breakfast.
Clarion Hotel Lourdes - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
The Clarion Hotel Lourdes is ideally located near a number of business, shops and eateries, as well as several local points of interest like the Municipal Market shopping center, the Palacio das Artes art center and Mangabeiras Park. The hotel features free full breakfast, fitness center, business center, on-site restaurant, sauna, sun deck and valet parking. Guestrooms offer microwaves, hair dryers and room service.
Other Choice brand hotels that opened in June include:
Comfort Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites
• Arcachon, France
• Asheboro, N.C.
• Crestview, Fla.
• Glenpool, Okla.
• Harriman, Tenn.
• Jinzhou, China
• Key West, Fla.
• Nagambie, Australia
• Payson, Ariz.
• Raleigh, N.C.
• Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
• Shepherdsville, Ky.
• Surrey, Canada
• Watertown, N.Y.
Comfort Suites
• Altoona, Penn.
• Elkton, Md.
• Florence, Ala.
• Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
• Waxahachie, Texas
Quality Inn
• Calera, Ala.
• Greenville, Ala.
• Prince Albert, Canada
• South Hutchinson, Kans.
• Troy, Ala.
• Woodside, N.Y.
Sleep Inn
• Humble, Texas
Clarion Hotel
• Bangalore, India
Econo Lodge
• Buttonwillow, Calif.
• Chillicothe, Mo.
• Evanston, Wyo.
• Kissimmee, Fla.
• Merrill, Wis.
• Mt. Gambier, Australia
• Orlando, Fla.
Rodeway Inn
• Sierra Vista, Ariz.
• Salt Lake City, Utah
Other brands within the portfolio of worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels include MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel.
About Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises more than 6,000 hotels, representing more than 485,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 35 other countries and territories. As of March 31, 2010, more than 600 hotels are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing more than 52,000 rooms, and more than 100 hotels, representing approximately 8,200 rooms, are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 20 other countries and territories. The company's Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands serve guests worldwide. In addition, via its Ascend Collection membership program, travelers in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean have upscale lodging options at historic, boutique and unique hotels.
Additional corporate information may be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. Web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com.
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