Choice Hotels International opens 37 new hotels in November

Dec 18, 08 | 1:52 am

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 37 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of November. The openings include hotels in 16 states and 3 countries, adding more than 2,900 rooms to the company's existing 465,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in November include:

Cambria Suites Raleigh-Durham Airport
Morrisville, N.C.
Phone: (919) 361-3311

This 103-suite Cambria Suites hotel is conveniently located at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, with easy access to downtown Raleigh, Cary and Durham. The 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.

GEM Hotel - Chelsea, an Ascend Collection hotel
New York, N.Y.
Phone: (212) 675-1911

The GEM Hotel - Chelsea, an Ascend Collection hotel, provides travelers with a modern yet classic design aesthetic. With all-white furniture, pocket guest bath doors and wall-mounted bath fixtures, this sleek and stylish contemporary hotel is the perfect place to unwind. The hotel offers complimentary wireless Internet access, flat screen TVs and iPod docking stations, high-thread count bed sheets, plush bathrobes, high-quality pillows and complimentary water, tea and Wolfgang Puck coffee. Ascend Collection is an elite, upscale collection of historic, boutique and unique hotels that offer guests personalized individual qualities with the rewards program and reservations system from Choice Hotels.

Quality Inn & Suites
New Orleans, La.
Phone: (504) 302-7300

This new Quality Inn & Suites hotel is located just minutes from many New Orleans attractions such as the National World War II Museum, Fort Pike, and the Audubon Nature Institute complex, including the Audubon Zoo, the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and the Entergy IMAX Theatre. The hotel offers a free deluxe continental breakfast, outdoor heated pool, afternoon manager's reception, hotel safe, free weekday newspaper and meeting facilities. Pets are also welcome at the hotel. All guestrooms feature free wireless high-speed Internet access, flat screen/Plasma TVs and pillow-top mattresses, while select rooms also offer in-bath whirlpools, microwaves and refrigerators.

Comfort Hotel
Hamburg, Germany
Phone: (81) 25 242 0611

The Comfort Hotel Stadt Hamburg is in the heart of Hamburg's quaint downtown area, this boutique hotel offers the ideal location, close to dozens of the city's best attractions. The hotel offers free full breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, free weekday newspapers, and the full-service on-site restaurant Astefix. Valet cleaning and babysitting services are also available at this pet-friendly hotel.

Other Choice brand hotels that opened in November include:

Comfort Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites

• Edson, Canada
• Henderson, Nev.
• San Antonio, Texas
• Wethersfield, Conn.
• Yuma, Ariz.

Comfort Suites

• Bloomington, Ill.
• Columbia, S.C.
• Frisco, Texas
• Hopkinsville, Ky.
• Rome, Ga.

Quality Inn and Quality Hotel

• Bad Bevensen, Germany
• Cincinnati, Ohio
• Floral Park, N.Y.
• Hobart, Australia
• Hobart, Australia
• Launceston, Australia
• Richmond Hill, Ga.
• Shreveport, La.

Sleep Inn & Suites

• Gonzales, Texas
• Prince George, Va.

Clarion Hotel and Clarion Collection

• Brisbane, Australia
• Launceston, Australia
• Port Douglas, Australia
• Sydney, Australia

Econo Lodge

• Downey, Calif.
• Grenada, Miss.
• Kingston, Canada
• Melbourne, Fla.
• Rockmart, Ga.

Rodeway Inn and Rodeway Inn & Suites

• Asheville, N.C.
• Asheville, N.C.
• Carlsbad, Calif.
• Glen Ellyn, Ill.

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


About Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,700 hotels, representing more than 465,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 35 countries and territories.  As of September 30, 2008, 955 hotels are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing 76,269 rooms, and an additional 119 hotels, representing 9,647 rooms, are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 20 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 Web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com.