OCTOBER 8, 2008. Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 47 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of September. The openings include hotels in 28 states and 5 countries, adding more than 3,800 rooms to the company’s existing 460,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in September include:

Comfort Inn & Suites
Bremerton, Wash.
Phone: (360) 377-7666
This 155-room Comfort Inn & Suites hotel is located near the Olympic College, the Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside and the Kitsap Naval Base. The hotel is also located on the Kitsap Peninsula, close to beautiful sandy beaches. The hotel features an indoor heated pool, indoor whirlpool/hot tub, free full breakfast, free high-speed Internet access, exercise room, business center and concierge desk. The hotel also accepts pets for an additional fee. Each guestroom offers a flat screen/Plasma TV, microwave, refrigerator, hair dryer and coffee maker. Select rooms also offer in-bath whirlpools and balconies.

Clarion Inn and Conference Center
Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Phone: (407) 862-4455
Located with minutes of Orlando, this 264-room hotel provides easy access to the SeaWorld Orlando marine park, Walt Disney World, Amway Arena, Universal Studios Florida, the Orange County Convention Center and the Orlando International Airport. Hotel amenities include free deluxe continental breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, on-site restaurant, outdoor pool with poolside bar and sun deck, concierge desk, fitness center, on-call massage therapist, business center, adjacent conference center, and babysitting and car rental services. Pets are allowed at the hotel for an additional fee. Guestrooms feature flat screen/Plasma TVs, microwaves, refrigerators, in-room safes, hair dyers and in-room coffee makers. Select guest rooms also feature in-bath whirlpools, DVD players and wet bars.

MainStay Suites
Knoxville, Tenn.
Phone: (865) 247-0222
This MainStay Suites hotel is ideally located near the Knoxville Convention Center and other popular attractions such as Dollywood theme park, the University of Tennessee, the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Knoxville Zoo, the McGhee Tyson Airport and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The 86-room hotel features free continental breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, an on-site restaurant, exercise room, business center, hotel safe, billiard/game room and a flat screen /Plasma TV. The hotel also accepts pets for an additional fee. Guestrooms offer full kitchen facilities, hair dryers and large walk-in closets. Select rooms also offer balconies.

Quality Inn Saint Paul
San Jose de Rio Preto, Brazil
Phone: (55) 17 3216 9000
The Quality Inn Saint Paul is located close to several area attractions such as downtown Sao Paulo, UNESP University, the Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport and the Rio Preto soccer club. The 93-room hotel offers free full breakfast, high-speed Internet access, free weekday newspaper, outdoor pool, outdoor lit tennis courts, sauna, business center, exercise room and the on-site Grand Pere restaurant, American Bar and Vince Lounge. Pets are allowed at the hotel for an additional fee. Guestrooms feature hair dryers and in-room safes while select rooms also feature in-room coffee makers and video game systems.

Other Choice brand hotels that opened in September include:

Comfort Inn, Comfort Inn & Suites and Comfort Hotel
• Ashland, N.H.
• Fillmore, Utah
• Green Valley, Ariz.
• Louisville, Ky.
• Rochester, N.Y.
• Silver Spring, Md.
• Trondheim, Norway
• Willow Springs, Mo.

Comfort Suites
• Canton, Mich.
• Cullman, Ala.
• Firestone, Colo.
• Hobbs, N.M.
• Jonesboro, Ark.
• Oshkosh, Wis.
• Rochester, Minn.
• South Bend, Ind.

Quality Inn, Quality Inn & Suites and Quality Hotel
• Arlington, Wash.
• Athens, Texas
• Bremen, Ga.
• Cannes, France
• Lufkin, Texas
• Madison, Ga.
• Mont Laurier, Canada
• Niagara Falls, Canada
• Port Macquarie, Australia
• Winchester, Va.

Sleep Inn & Suites
• Hobbs, N.M.
• San Antonio, Texas
• Shepherdsville, Ky.

Clarion Inn and Clarion Inn & Suites
• Grand Rapids, Mich.
• South Holland, Ill.
• Syracuse, N.Y.

MainStay Suites
• Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Econo Lodge
• Diamondhead, Miss.
• El Dorado, Ark.
• Manitowoc, Wis.
• Miami, Okla.
• Oakland, Calif.

Rodeway Inn and Rodeway Inn & Suites
• Beaumont, Calif.
• Bozeman, Mont.
• Columbus, Neb.
• Eau Claire, Wis.
• Vicksburg, Miss.

Other brands included in the portfolio of worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels include Cambria Suites and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel.