Silver Spring, Md. | Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 43 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of February. The openings include hotels in 24 states and six countries, adding more than 4,000 rooms to the company’s existing 470,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in February include:

Sleep Inn & Suites
Brunswick, Ga.
Phone: (912) 262-2792

This newly-constructed 100 percent smoke-free hotel features free continental breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, free weekday newspapers, business center, exercise room, seasonal outdoor pool and guest laundry facilities. Guestrooms offer flat screen/Plasma TVs, pillow top mattresses, microwaves and refrigerators.

Clarion Inn & Suites
New Orleans, La.
Phone: (504) 299-9900

This 157-room hotel features free continental breakfast, free wireless high-speed Internet access, free weekday newspapers, business center, exercise room, hotel safe and guest laundry facilities. Guestrooms offer microwaves, refrigerators and in-room safes, while select rooms also provide flat screen/Plasma TVs, whirlpool tubs and full kitchen facilities. The hotel is 100 percent smoke free and pets are welcomed with an additional fee.

Suburban Extended Stay Hotel
Panama City, Fla.
Phone: (850) 215-6655

This newly-constructed extended stay hotel offers free high-speed Internet access, business center, exercise room, hotel safe and guest laundry facilities. Guestrooms feature flat screen/Plasma TVs, fully-equipped kitchen facilities including refrigerators and microwaves, and pillow top mattresses.

Clarion Suites Mullalo
Perth, Australia
Phone: (61) 8 9404 1200

The beachfront Clarion Suites Mullalo features an on-site restaurant and bar, business center, on-site news stand, picnic area, guest laundry facilities, and more. Guestrooms offer balconies with ocean views, in-bath whirlpools, high-speed Internet, refrigerators and in-room safes.

Other Choice brand hotels that opened in February include:

Comfort Inn, Comfort Inn & Suites and Comfort Hotel

  • Cadillac, Mich.
  • Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Kitakyushu City, Japan
  • Newark, Calif.
  • Tucson, Ariz.

Comfort Suites

  • Fort Stockton, Texas
  • French Lick, Ind.
  • Harvey, Ill.
  • Lawton, Okla.
  • Suffolk, Va.
  • Tupelo, Miss.

Quality Inn, Quality Inn & Suites and Quality Hotel

  • Anderson, S.C.
  • Castro Valley, Calif.
  • Crawfordville, Ind.
  • Dunn, N.C.
  • Edmonton, Canada
  • Independence, Mo.
  • Indiana, Penn.
  • Kingsburg, Calif.
  • Kodaikanal, India
  • Middlefart, Denmark
  • Saint Augustine, Fla.

Clarion Hotel and Clarion Inn

  • Grand Forks, N.D.
  • Greeley, Colo.
  • Gretna, La.
  • Hudson, Ohio
  • Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • Williamsburg, Va.

Econo Lodge and Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

  • College Station, Texas
  • Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
  • Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Hoquiam, Wash.
  • Mount Laurel, N.J.
  • North Little Rock, Ark.
  • Pryor, Okla.

Rodeway Inn and Rodeway Inn & Suites

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Kadoka, S.D.
  • Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
  • Pasadena, Calif.

Other brands within the portfolio of worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels include Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites and Ascend Collection.

About Choice Hotels | Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,800 hotels, representing more than 470,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 countries and territories. As of December 31, 2008, 987 hotels are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing 78,915 rooms, and an additional 121 hotels, representing 10,190 rooms, are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 15 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 .

Rocco Loverro
(301) 592-6719
Choice