Silver Spring, Md. | Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 57 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of June. The openings include hotels in 26 states and 4 countries, adding more than 4,600 rooms to the company’s existing 475,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in June include:

Cambria Suites

Traverse City, Mich.
Phone: (231) 778-9000
This 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.

Comfort Inn & Suites

Rancho Cordova, Calif.
Phone: (916) 351-1213
This 118-room pet-friendly hotel offers free continental breakfast, outdoor heated pool, sun deck, picnic area, and manager’s reception. Guestrooms feature free wireless high-speed Internet access, microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers and in-room safes.

Suburban Extended Stay Fort Benning

Columbus, Ga.
Phone: (706) 687-7515
This extended stay hotel, located less than a mile from the Fort Benning military facility, features a seasonal outdoor pool, free wireless high-speed Internet access, meeting facilities, an on-site news stand, exercise room, outdoor picnic area and guest laundry facilities. All guestrooms feature fully-equipped kitchens complete with microwaves and refrigerators while select rooms also offer balconies and wet bars.

Clarion Congress Hotel Ostrava

Ostrava, Czech Republic
Phone: (420) 5 9670 2111
This 169-room hotel features free full breakfast, free weekday newspapers, on-site restaurant and gift shop, meeting rooms and even an on-site massage therapist. Guestrooms offer high-speed Internet, in-room safes and refrigerators while select rooms also feature balconies.

Other Choice brand hotels that opened in June include:

Comfort Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites

  • Baltimore, Md.
  • Barooga, Australia
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Corydon, Ind.
  • Cleveland, Tenn.
  • Hoffman Estates, Ill.
  • Mississauga, Canada
  • New York, N.Y.
  • Opelousas, La.
  • Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Raleigh, N.C.
  • Surfers Paradise, Australia
  • Taree, Australia
  • Walton, Ky.

Comfort Suites

  • Cicero, N.Y.
  • Eugene, Ore.
  • Leland, N.C.
  • Locust Grove, Ga.
  • Mechanicsburg, Penn.
  • Midvale, Utah
  • Sanford, N.C.
  • Spartanburg, S.C.
  • West Memphis, Ariz.

Quality Inn and Quality Inn & Suites

  • Battleboro, N.C.
  • Michigan City, Ind.
  • Milledgeville, Ga.
  • Montebello, Calif.
  • Morganton, N.C.
  • Nogales, Ariz.
  • Plainfield, Conn.

Sleep Inn and Sleep Inn & Suites

  • Clear Spring, Md.
  • Dyersburg, Tenn.
  • Fort Stockton, Texas

Clarion Inn, Clarion Inn & Suites and Clarion Collection

  • Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Grand Junction, Colo.
  • North Charleston, S.C.
  • Oslo, Norway

MainStay Suites

  • Dover, Del.

Econo Lodge and Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

  • Foley, Ala.
  • Garibaldi, Ore.
  • Hinesville, Ga.
  • Martinsville, Va.
  • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  • San Bernardino, Calif.
  • Sevierville, Tenn.

Rodeway Inn and Rodeway Inn & Suites

  • Belevue, Neb.
  • Caineville, Utah
  • Effingham, Ill.
  • Frackville, Penn.
  • Lincoln, N.H.
  • Santee, Calif.
  • Tilton, N.H.
  • Yakima, Wash.

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

About Choice Hotels | Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,800 hotels, representing more than 475,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 countries and territories. As of March 31, 2009, 896 hotels are under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States, representing 70,381 rooms, and an additional 111 hotels, representing 9,114 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 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 .

Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and Ascend Collection are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International.

Rocco Loverro
(301) 592-6719
Choice