Candlewood Suites Rolls Out "Comforts of Home" Bedding Collection

A Different Kind of Bedding

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. October 14, 2008

AUGUST 1, 2007

Fact Sheet

Candlewood Suites' Comforts of HomeTM Bedding Collection was thoughtfully created with guests AND hotel employees in mind. The Candlewood Suites team designed the Comforts of Home collection to make Candlewood Suites' guests feel more at home, while it is also operationally pleasing for the suite attendants, setting it apart from traditional hotel bedding collections. Hotels installed nearly 11,000 mattress sets at more than 100 hotels in less than 100 days to complete the Comforts of Home Bedding Collection rollout this summer, 2007.

It makes a difference to our hotel employees...

• The only hotel bedding collection with a housekeeper-friendly bed skirt

• The E-Z Skirt conveniently wraps around the box spring

• Eliminates lifting of a heavy mattress to attach or remove it

• The material won't wrinkle; no ironing is required

• The only hotel bedding collection with a housekeeper-friendly duvet cover and insert

• The duvet works like a sleeping bag

• Open on two sides

• The duvet insert snaps into the cover

• Easier to manage than traditional duvet sets

• An "out-of-the-box" rollout via an "in-the-box" implementation

• Employees were able to easily and efficiently install the bedding using a Bed in a Box approach

• Bedding arrived at each Candlewood Suites hotel pre-laundered

• Each bedding set was placed in its individual box and distributed door to door for installation while guests were away from their suite

• A brief hotel employee training session illustrated how to install the new bedding via a DVD

It makes a difference to our guests...

• Features residential elements a guest would enjoy in their own home

• Upgraded mattress and box spring set with mattress topper

• Fluffy duvet inserts and poly-cotton covers matching the hotel's color scheme

• 250-thread count micro-check sateen sheets in "Candlelight"

• Triple sheeting

• Contemporary cotton estate blankets

• Choice of three upgraded pillow types in firm, medium and feather

• A decorative "Consider Us Home" pillow

About Candlewood Suites Hotels

Candlewood Suites is focused on comfort, space and value. With more than 130 properties located throughout North America, guests find spacious studio and one-bedroom suites in the U.S. and Canada, each with its own fully equipped kitchen, executive desk, VCR/DVD and CD players, recliners and telephone with voice mail plus free local calls. The fitness center and complimentary guest laundry are open around the clock, and guests can take advantage of the 24-hour Candlewood Cupboard(R), where they will find snacks, refreshments, entr'ees and necessities available on the honor system. Candlewood Suites hotels offer guests all of this at a very comfortable price. For more information or to book a reservation, go to www.candlewoodsuites.com or call 1-888-CANDLEWOOD.

Candlewood Suites participates in Priority Club Rewards. With more than 33 million members, Priority Club(R) Rewards is the first, largest and fastest-growing guest loyalty program in the hotel industry. Winner of the 18th Annual Freddie Awards hotel loyalty "Program of the Year" and named "Best Hotel Rewards Program in the World" by Global Traveler magazine, Priority Club Rewards offers more sought-after benefits and the greatest ease of use of any hotel loyalty program.

Enrollment in Priority Club Rewards is free. Guests can enroll by logging on at priorityclub.com, by calling 1-888-211-9874 or by inquiring at the front desk of any of IHG's 3,700 hotels worldwide.

Notes to Editors:

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,700 hotels and more than 558,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognized and respected hotel brands including InterContinental(R) Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn(R) Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express(R), Staybridge Suites(R), Candlewood Suites(R) and Hotel Indigo(R), and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club(R) Rewards with over 33 million members worldwide.

The company pioneered the travel industry's first collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG is still a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHG's global corporate responsibility focus.

IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards program at www.priorityclub.com.