Silver Spring, Md. | Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 48 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of August. The openings include hotels in 25 states and three countries, adding more than 4,300 rooms to the company’s existing 460,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in August include:

Cambria Suites
Fort Collins, Colo.
Phone: (970) 267-9000
This 90-suite Cambria Suites hotel is conveniently located just minutes from Colorado State University, the Anheuser-Busch Fort Collins brewery, the Discovery Science Center and Lincoln Center. 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.

Quality Inn & Suites Airpark East
Greensboro, N.C.
Phone: (336) 668-3638
Located within minutes of the Piedmont Triad International Airport, this 150-room Greensboro hotel is near points of interest such as the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the World War Memorial Stadium and the Celebration Station-Greensboro family theme park. Hotel amenities include free deluxe continental breakfast, indoor heated pool, exercise room, business center and free weekday newspapers. Pets are allowed at the hotel for an additional nightly fee. Guestrooms feature free wireless high-speed Internet access, hair dryers and in-room coffee makers while select rooms also offer microwaves and refrigerators.

Sleep Inn & Suites
Baytown, Texas
Phone: (281) 421-7200
The Sleep Inn & Suites hotel is situated near popular local attractions like the Houston Raceway Park, the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, the Port of Houston and San Jacinto College. The 62-room hotel features free continental breakfast, on-site restaurant and exercise room. Pets are allowed at the hotel for an additional nightly fee. Guestrooms offer free wireless high-speed Internet access, refrigerators and hair dryers while select rooms also offer microwaves.

Comfort Suites Yayuncun
Beijing, China
Phone: (86) 10 5963 6699
The Comfort Suites Yayuncun hotel is located in the Chao Yang District, just minutes from the National Stadium, Tiananmen Square, the Beijing Capital International Airport and the Forbidden City palace and museum. The hotel is just an hour from the Great Wall of China. The 279-suite hotel offers free full breakfast, exercise room, on-site restaurant, free weekday newspapers, indoor parking, hotel safe, on-site news stand, gift shop, on-site cocktail lounge and business center. Guestrooms feature free high-speed Internet access, flat screen/Plasma TVs, in-room safes, hair dryers, and guestroom kitchen facilities including refrigerators and coffee makers. Select rooms also offer microwaves.

Other Choice brand hotels that opened in August include:

Comfort Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites

• Delhi, India
• Klamath Falls, Ore.
• Lima, Ohio
• Marion, Ark.
• Muncie, Ind.
• Pomona, Calif.
• Safford, Ariz.
• San Antonio, Texas
• San Diego, Calif.
• Winnie, Texas

Comfort Suites

• Beijing, China
• Grand Prairie, Texas
• Macon, Ga.
• Monroeville, Penn.
• Tampa, Fla.

Quality Inn, Quality Inn & Suites and Quality Hotel

• Austell, Ga.
• Beijing, China
• Brookville, Penn.
• Capistrano Beach, Calif.
• Knoxville, Tenn.
• Rhinelander, Wis.
• Stephenville, Texas
• Tigard, Ore.

Sleep Inn and Sleep Inn & Suites

• Gaffney, S.C.
• Midland, Texas

Clarion Hotel and Clarion Collection

• San Bruno, Calif.
• Albuquerque, N.M.
• Birmingham, Ala.

Suburban Extended Stay Hotel

• O’Fallon, Ill.

Econo Lodge and Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

• Bellingham, Wash.
• Jacksonville, Ark.
• Philadelphia, Penn.
• Plantsville, Conn.
• Russelville, Ky.
• Thomasville, Ga.
• Waterloo, Iowa

Rodeway Inn and Rodeway Inn & Suites

• Alvin, Texas
• Canyon Lake, Calif.
• Deer Lodge, Mont.
• Lancaster, Penn.
• Lawrence, Kans.
• Libby, Mont.
• Montgomery, Ala.
• Orleans, Mass.

Other brands included in the portfolio of worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels include MainStay Suites.