Award-Winning Choice Hotels in the Southeast United States

Lodging Giant Releases Annual List of Prestigious 2014 Platinum Hospitality Awards

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Apr 30, 2014, 05:10 ET

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest hotel companies, is honoring leading properties within its portfolio of more than 6,200 franchised hotels around the world by announcing the winners of its prestigious 2014 Platinum Hospitality Awards.

Choice Hotels Platinum Award (PRNewsFoto/Choice Hotels International, Inc)

"These hotel owners and operators demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to excellence and outstanding guest service which have earned them this Platinum distinction as one of the best hotels among their respective brands," said Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer for Choice Hotels. "We here at Choice Hotels International are proud to partner with them because they represent the foundation upon which the company was built: providing an exceptional guest experience."

As top performing properties operating under the Choice Hotels flag, these Platinum-graded hotels have risen to the highest tiers among the company's portfolio of 10 brands and the Ascend Hotel Collection for having demonstrated an extraordinary focus on lodging excellence. Platinum honorees are rated in the top 3% of their respective brands based on guest satisfaction scores for superior customer service, property condition and cleanliness. Additional award criteria are evaluated by Choice Hotels through its official property ranking reports.

For more information or to make your reservation at any one of these award-winning hotels visit www.ChoiceHotels.com or call the Choice Hotels toll-free reservation line at 1-800-4CHOICE.

Below is the full list of the 2014 Choice Hotels International Platinum Hospitality Award Winners across the United States:

ALABAMA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge	1243 N. Eufaula Ave.	Eufaula	AL
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	1035 Highway 80 West	Demopolis	AL
Quality Inn & Suites	631 East Barbour Street	Eufaula	AL
Comfort Suites	140 Matthew Paul Court	Florence	AL

ARIZONA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn Navajo Nation Capital	48 West Highway 264	Window Rock	AZ
Comfort Inn & Suites	13337 W. Grand Ave.	Surprise	AZ

ARKANSAS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Inn at the Mill, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member	3906 Greathouse Springs Road	Johnson	AR
Comfort Suites	11 Crossings Court	Little Rock	AR
Comfort Suites	320 Holiday Drive	Forrest City	AR
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	120 North Rand Drive	Searcy	AR
Comfort Inn & Suites	6500 Rogers Avenue	Fort Smith	AR

CALIFORNIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge Moonlight Beach	410 N. Coast Hwy 101	Encinitas	CA
Rodeway Inn	2014 4th St.	Eureka	CA
Rodeway Inn	1261 East Main Street	Barstow	CA
Comfort Suites Ontario Airport	1811 East Holt Boulevard	Ontario	CA
Comfort Suites	2571 Fisher Blvd.	Barstow	CA

COLORADO

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn & Suites Boulder Creek	2020 Arapahoe Ave.	Boulder	CO
Comfort Inn	45 Manitou Ave.	Manitou Springs	CO
Cambria Suites Denver International Airport	16001 E. 40th Circle	Aurora	CO
Rodeway Inn	103 Manitou Avenue	Manitou Springs	CO
Econo Lodge	751 Horizon Drive	Grand Junction	CO

FLORIDA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn Daytona Speedway	2250 International Speedway Blvd.	Daytona Beach	FL
Quality Suites Lake Buena Vista	8200 Palm Parkway	Orlando	FL
Comfort Suites At Eglin Air Force Base	148 John Sims Parkway West	Niceville	FL

GEORGIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge	1025 West 2nd St.	Tifton	GA
Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center	930 Highway 155 South	McDonough	GA
Comfort Inn	155 Main Street	Blackshear	GA
Comfort Suites	30490 Highway 441	Commerce	GA
Comfort Inn & Suites at Robins Air Force Base	95 GA HWY 247 South	Warner Robins	GA

IDAHO

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Sleep Inn & Suites	3200 Outlet Blvd.	Idaho Falls	ID
Comfort Inn & Suites	379 Crossroads Point Blvd.	Jerome	ID

ILLINOIS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn	1010 East Columbian N. Blvd.	Litchfield	IL
Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center	4922 Paradise Road	Mattoon	IL
Quality Inn	600 N. Martingale	Schaumburg	IL

INDIANA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Cambria Suites	13500 Tegler Drive	Noblesville	IN

IOWA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge	86 9th St. Cir., N.E.	Sioux Center	IA
Quality Inn & Suites	6605 North Brady Street	Davenport	IA
Quality Inn & Suites	705 Commerce Drive	Decorah	IA

KANSAS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Suites	704 Allison	Pratt	KS
Sleep Inn & Suites	201 East Holme	Norton	KS

KENTUCKY

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Sleep Inn & Suites	1260 N. 12th Street	Middlesboro	KY
Econo Lodge	1450 Bowling Green Road	Russellville	KY
Comfort Inn & Suites Fort Campbell	164 Naomi Lane	Oak Grove	KY

LOUISIANA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn & Suites	210 O'Keefe Avenue	New Orleans	LA
Comfort Suites	151 Hayes Ave.	Natchitoches	LA
Clarion Inn Conference Center	1500 W Highway 30	Gonzales	LA

MAINE

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn & Suites Evergreen Hotel	65 Whitten Road	Augusta	ME

MARYLAND

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn at Joint Base Andrews	7979 Malcolm Rd.	Clinton	MD
Comfort Inn & Suites	1216 National Highway	Lavale	MD
Comfort Inn & Suites	21885 Three Notch Road	Lexington Park	MD

MASSACHUSETTS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites Colonial	215 Charlton Rd. -- US 20	Sturbridge	MA
Clarion Inn Marthas Vineyard	227 Upper Main St.	Edgartown	MA

MICHIGAN

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Cambria Suites	255 Munson Avenue (US 31)	Traverse City	MI
Comfort Inn	460 Munson Ave. (US HWY 31)	Traverse City	MI
Comfort Inn	622 Allegan St.	Plainwell	MI
Quality Suites	901 Delta Commerce Dr.	Lansing	MI
Comfort Inn	1565 N. Stephenson Ave.	Iron Mountain	MI

MINNESOTA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge	1850 S. Broadway	Rochester	MN

MISSISSIPPI

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge	1552 Sunset Dr.	Grenada	MS
Econo Lodge	2104 Highway 72 West	Corinth	MS
Comfort Suites Airport	121 Hospitality Drive	Flowood	MS

MISSOURI

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills	203 S. Wildwood Drive	Branson	MO
Comfort Inn Warrensburg Station	609 East Russell Ave.	Warrensburg	MO
Comfort Inn	1821 N. Missouri St.	Macon	MO
MainStay Suites St. Robert - Fort Leonard Wood	227 St. Robert Boulevard	Saint Robert	MO
Comfort Inn & Suites	250 Business 36	Chillicothe	MO
Comfort Inn & Suites	5150 Gretna Road	Branson	MO

MONTANA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn	6261 Jackrabbit Lane	Belgrade	MT
Comfort Suites Airport	3180 N. Washington Street	Helena	MT
Quality Inn Homestead Park	2036 Overland Ave.	Billings	MT

NEBRASKA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Rodeway Inn	1124 East 4^th St.	Ainsworth	NE
Econo Lodge	709 E. 2nd Ave.	Kearney	NE
Comfort Inn	101 S. Main St.	Valentine	NE
Rodeway Inn	809 S. Meridian Ave.	Cozad	NE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	2001 White Mountain Hwy.	North Conway	NH

NEW MEXICO

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge Old Town	2321 Central Ave. NW	Albuquerque	NM
Comfort Suites	3940 East Highway 66	Gallup	NM

NEW YORK

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn	2729 Monroe Avenue	Rochester	NY
Comfort Inn & Suites adjacent to Akwesasne Mohawk Casino	865 State Route 37	Hogansburg	NY
Quality Inn & Suites	849 Route 52	Fishkill	NY

NORTH CAROLINA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	19521 Liverpool Pkwy.	Cornelius	NC
Comfort Inn	1705 US Highway 401 South	Laurinburg	NC
Econo Lodge Creedmoor-Butner	2574 West Lyon Station Road	Creedmoor	NC
Sleep Inn & Suites	270 North Equity Drive	Smithfield	NC
Suburban Extended Stay Hotel Camp Lejeune	1323 Lejeune Blvd.	Jacksonville	NC

NORTH DAKOTA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Sleep Inn & Suites	1350 South 42nd Street	Grand Forks	ND
Sleep Inn & Suites	1510 E. Century Avenue	Bismarck	ND

OHIO

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Suites	4810 TR 366	Berlin	OH
Comfort Inn	1102 Glen Drive	Millersburg	OH

OREGON

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Rodeway Inn	105 Front St. S.W.	Boardman	OR
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	622 S.E. 10th Avenue	Hillsboro	OR
Sleep Inn & Suites	1847 N HWY 97	Redmond	OR
Comfort Suites	969 Kruse Way	Springfield	OR

PENNSYLVANIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge Arena	1075 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Blvd. SR 309	Wilkes-Barre	PA
Comfort Inn	130 Patchway Road	Duncansville	PA
Quality Inn & Conference Center	1411 Liberty Street	Franklin	PA
Quality Inn Pittsburgh Airport	7011 Old Steubenville Pike US 22-30 W.	Oakdale	PA
Comfort Inn & Suites	5 North Eaton Road	Tunkhannock	PA
Federal Pointe Inn, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member	75 Springs Ave.	Gettysburg	PA
Quality Inn Breeze Manor	16621 Lincoln Highway	Breezewood	PA

SOUTH CAROLINA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Suites	2120 West Lucas Street	Florence	SC

SOUTH DAKOTA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn & Suites	800 35th St Circle	Watertown	SD
Comfort Inn & Suites	915 Fairmont Blvd.	Rapid City	SD
Comfort Suites	1333 North Elk Vale Road	Rapid City	SD

TENNESSEE

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge West	249 Hwy 68 I-75 Exit 60	Sweetwater	TN
Comfort Inn Apple Valley	1850 Parkway	Sevierville	TN
Econo Lodge	1211 US 321 N.	Lenoir City	TN
Econo Lodge Riverside	2440 N. Parkway	Pigeon Forge	TN
Quality Inn	620 Green Valley Dr.	Dandridge	TN
Comfort Inn	335 Howard Baker Highway	Pioneer	TN
Comfort Inn	7585 Barnett Way	Powell	TN
Comfort Inn	2811 Decatur Pike	Athens	TN
Clarion Inn Dollywood Area	124 Waldens Main Street	Pigeon Forge	TN
Comfort Inn	1867 South Roane Street	Harriman	TN

TEXAS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn & Suites	3430 W. Loop 289	Lubbock	TX
Sleep Inn & Suites	1980 South IH-35	Round Rock	TX
Comfort Suites	1501 Center St.	Deer Park	TX
Comfort Inn	1946 E. Hwy 31	Corsicana	TX
Quality Inn & Suites Near University	2410 South New Road	Waco	TX
Quality Inn	107 Camber of Commerce Dr.	Ennis	TX
Comfort Inn	2800 Hwy 361	Ingleside	TX

UTAH

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Clarion Suites	1239 S. Main St.	Saint George	UT
Rodeway Inn Capitol Reef	25 E SR 24	Caineville	UT
Comfort Inn & Suites	8580 North Highway 36	Tooele	UT

VIRGINIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Sleep Inn & Suites Harbour Pointe	6451 Bayside Lane	Midlothian	VA
Econo Lodge Virginia Beach - On the Ocean	2707 Atlantic Ave.	Virginia Beach	VA

WASHINGTON

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn Oakwood	7919 N. Division St.	Spokane	WA
Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center	700 Port Dr.	Clarkston	WA
Quality Inn & Suites at Olympic National Park	134 River Road	Sequim	WA

WEST VIRGINIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Sleep Inn & Suites	15 Goff Crossing Drive	Cross Lanes	WV
Sleep Inn	2772 Pennsylvania Ave.	Charleston	WV

WISCONSIN

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn	1345 Business Park Rd.	Mineral Point	WI
Kress Inn, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member	300 Grant Street	De Pere	WI
Rodeway Inn	2956 Milwaukee Rd.	Beloit	WI

WYOMING

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Quality Inn & Suites	821 North Poplar	Casper	WY

About Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels International, Inc. franchises more than 6,300 hotels, representing more than 500,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 35 other countries and territories. As of December 31, 2013, 422 hotels, representing more than 31,000 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States. Additionally, 81 hotels, representing approximately 7,200 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 15 other 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, as well as its Ascend Hotel Collection membership program, serve guests worldwide. All hotels are independently owned and operated.

Choice Hotels International offers the Choice Privileges® rewards program. With more than 19 million members worldwide, is one of the fastest growing hotel loyalty programs in the travel industry.

Additional corporate information can be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com.

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

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