2016 Platinum Hospitality Awards List Released by Choice Hotels

Lodging Franchisor Honors its Top Hoteliers

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Mar 18, 2016, 11:00 ET

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ROCKVILLE, Md., March 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's leading hotel companies, is honoring the highest rated properties within its portfolio of more than 6,400 franchised hotels around the world by announcing the winners of its prestigious 2016 Platinum Hospitality Awards.

"These hoteliers represent the foundation upon which Choice Hotels and its family of brands was built: providing exceptional value and a superior guest experience," said Steve Joyce, president and chief executive officer of Choice Hotels. "Without fail, these hotel owners and operators demonstrate a consistent commitment to their customers upholding the highest standards of their respective brands. Choice Hotels is proud to highlight this elite and extremely deserving group."

As top performing properties operating under the Choice Hotels flag, these hotels have risen to the highest tiers among the company's portfolio of 10 brands and the Ascend Hotel Collection membership program for having demonstrated an extraordinary focus on guest satisfaction and dedication to providing superior service. 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

Below is the full list of the 2016 Choice Hotels International Platinum Hospitality Award Winners:

ALABAMA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	1035 Highway 80 West	Demopolis	AL
Quality Inn	208 Micah Way	Scottsboro	AL

ARIZONA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn	630 S. Village Loop	Benson	AZ
Quality Inn Navajo Nation Capital	48 W Highway 264	Window Rock	AZ
Rodeway Inn Silver Creek Inn	825 N Main Street	Taylor	AZ

ARKANSAS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	209 W. Commerce	Bryant	AR
Comfort Inn & Suites	6500 Rogers Avenue	Fort Smith	AR
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	9101 Mabelvale Pike	Little Rock	AR
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	120 North Rand Drive	Searcy	AR
Quality Inn	1210 Highway 62 N	Harrison	AR

CALIFORNIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Suites	2571 Fisher Boulevard	Barstow	CA
Rodeway Inn	1261 East Main Street	Barstow	CA

COLORADO

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn	45 Manitou Avenue	Manitou Springs	CO
Comfort Inn & Suites	6301 US Highway 160	Alamosa	CO
Econo Lodge	411 E Tomichi Avenue	Gunnison	CO
Econo Lodge	751 Horizon Drive	Grand Junction	CO
Quality Inn & Suites	4001 S. Mason Street	Fort Collins	CO
Rodeway Inn	37760 W. US Highway 50	Gunnison	CO
Rodeway Inn	103 Manitou Avenue	Manitou Springs	CO

FLORIDA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	900 Southcrest Drive	Crestview	FL
Quality Inn Daytona Speedway I-95	2250 W. International Speedway Boulevard	Daytona Beach	FL

GEORGIA

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

IDAHO

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

ILLINOIS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn	2403 Black Diamond Drive	Marion	IL
Comfort Suites	2620 S. Dirksen Parkway	Springfield	IL
Comfort Suites Urbana Champaign, University Area	2001 North Lincoln Avenue	Urbana	IL
Quality Inn	1010 East Columbian N Boulevard	Litchfield	IL
Quality Inn	600 N Martingale Road	Schaumburg	IL

IOWA

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

KANSAS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Suites	704 Allison	Pratt	KS
Econo Lodge	1710 Main Street	Winfield	KS
Rodeway Inn & Suites	57 W. Kansas Highway 4	Hoisington	KS
Sleep Inn & Suites	302 E Wall Street	Fort Scott	KS
Sleep Inn & Suites	201 East Holme	Norton	KS

KENTUCKY

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge	1450 Bowling Green Road	Russellville	KY
Sleep Inn & Suites	1260 N, 12th Street	Middlesboro	KY

LOUISIANA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Clarion Inn Conference Center	1500 W Highway 30	Gonzales	LA
Clarion Hotel Grand Boutique	2001 St. Charles Avenue	New Orleans	LA

MAINE

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	1026 US Route 2 East	Wilton	ME
Quality Inn	750 Hogan Road	Bangor	ME
Quality Inn & Suites Evergreen Hotel	65 Whitten Road	Augusta	ME

MARYLAND

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	1216 National Highway	Lavale	MD

MASSACHUSETTS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites Colonial	215 Charlton Road -- US 20	Sturbridge	MA

MICHIGAN

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Cambria hotel & suites Traverse City	255 Munson Avenue US31	Traverse City	MI
Comfort Inn	1565 N Stephenson Avenue	Iron Mountain	MI
Comfort Inn Traverse City	460 Munson Ave. US Highway 31	Traverse City	MI
Comfort Suites	2463 US 41 W.	Marquette	MI
Quality Suites	901 Delta Commerce Drive	Lansing	MI
Quality Inn	1461 N Opdyke Road	Auburn Hills	MI

MINNESOTA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Cambria Suites	9655 Grove Circle North	Maple Grove	MN
Econo Lodge	1850 S. Broadway	Rochester	MN

MISSOURI

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	5150 Gretna Road	Branson	MO
Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills	203 S. Wildwood Drive	Branson	MO
Comfort Inn	1204 E.Main Street	Willow Springs	MO
Comfort Inn & Suites	250 Business 36	Chillicothe	MO
Comfort Inn Warrensburg Station	609 East Russell Avenue	Warrensburg	MO
Comfort Inn Sedalia Station	3600 West Broadway	Sedalia	MO
Econo Lodge at Thousand Hills	230 S. Wildwood Drive	Branson	MO
Quality Inn West	3601 Shepherd of the Hills	Branson	MO

MONTANA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge	1209 South Haynes Avenue	Miles City	MT
Sleep Inn & Suites	1006 S. Haynes Avenue	Miles City	MT

NEBRASKA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn	118 3rd Avenue	Kearney	NE
Rodeway Inn & Suites	411 2nd Avenue	Kearney	NE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

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

NEW MEXICO

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Suites	1951 Cortland Drive	Farmington	NM
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	3752 Cerrillos Road	Santa Fe	NM
Quality Inn	4600 E Pine Street	Deming	NM

NEW YORK

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites adj to Akwesasne Mohawk Casino	865 New York State Route 37	Hogansburg	NY

NORTH CAROLINA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn	970 Blowing Rock Boulevard. NE	Lenoir	NC
Econo Lodge	2574 West Lyon Station Road	Creedmoor	NC
Sleep Inn & Suites	270 North Equity Drive	Smithfield	NC

NORTH DAKOTA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Sleep Inn & Suites	1510 E. Century Avenue	Bismarck	ND
Sleep Inn & Suites	1413 Highway 2	Devil's Lake	ND

OHIO

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Cambria hotel & suites Akron - Canton Airport	1787 Thorn Drive	Uniontown	OH
Comfort Inn	1102 Glen Drive	Millersburg	OH
Comfort Suites	4810 Township Road 366	Berlin	OH
Quality Inn	1945 Southgate Parkway	Cambridge	OH
Sleep Inn & Suites Belmont / St. Clairsville	41371 Reco Road	Belmont	OH

OREGON

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Suites	969 Kruse Way	Springfield	OR
Comfort Suites Linn County Fairground and Expo	100 Opal Court NE	Albany	OR

PENNSYLVANIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	5 North Eaton Road	Tunkhannock	PA
Comfort Inn & Suites	2160 Elmira Street	Sayre	PA
Econo Lodge Arena	1075 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Boulevard	Wilkes-Barre	PA
MainStay Suites Barnesville - Frackville	1252 Morea Road	Barnesville	PA
Quality Inn Breeze Manor	16621 Lincoln Highway	Breezewood	PA
Quality Inn	1274 N. Atherton Street	State College	PA
Quality Inn Pittsburgh Airport	7011 Old Steubenville Pike	Oakdale	PA
Quality Inn Bedford	4588 Business 220	Bedford	PA
Quality Inn & Conference Center	1411 Liberty Street	Franklin	PA
Rodeway Inn	1040 N Atherton Street	State College	PA
Rodeway Inn	6259 Clearfield Woodland Highway	Clearfield	PA

SOUTH CAROLINA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge	4725 Saul White Boulevard	North Charleston	SC

SOUTH DAKOTA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites	3721 W. Avera Drive	Sioux Falls	SD
Comfort Suites	1333 North Elk Vale Road	Rapid City	SD
Quality Inn	616 Main Street	Hill City	SD
Quality Inn & Suites	800 35th St Circle	Watertown	SD
Quality Inn & Suites	5410 N. Granite Lane	Sioux Falls	SD

TENNESSEE

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn Apple Valley	1850 Parkway	Sevierville	TN
Comfort Suites	811 N. Campbell Station Road	Knoxville	TN
Comfort Suites	2581 E. First Street	Crossville	TN
Econo Lodge	1211 US 321 N.	Lenoir City	TN
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	1607 N Main Street	Shelbyville	TN
Quality Inn	1510 East Wood Street	Paris	TN

TEXAS

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Liberty Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member	205 South Caddo Street	Cleburne	TX
Comfort Suites Houston West Beltway 8	7707 West Sam Houston Parkway S	Houston	TX
Comfort Suites	120 S Main Street	Jewett	TX
Econo Lodge	1709 South Highway 287	Decatur	TX
Econo Lodge	810 S. Adams	Fredericksburg	TX
Quality Inn	107 Chamber of Commerce Drive	Ennis	TX
Quality Inn & Suites Near University	2410 South New Road	Waco	TX
Quality Inn	4911 East End Boulevard	Marshall	TX
Quality Inn	3505 N.E. Loop US 286	Paris	TX
Rodeway Inn	2502 Loop 306	San Angelo	TX
Rodeway Inn	1401 N. Harborth Avenue	Three Rivers	TX

UTAH

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Clarion Suites	1239 S. Main Street	Saint George	UT
Comfort Inn & Suites	1540 S Main Street	Beaver	UT
Quality Inn	540 S. Main Street	Richfield	UT
Quality Inn	1684 W Highway 40	Vernal	UT

VERMONT

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Inn & Suites at Maplewood	213 Paine Turnpike N.	Montpelier	VT

VIRGINIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
The Bolling Wilson Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member	170 E Main Street	Wytheville	VA
Comfort Inn	22006 Riverside Drive	Grundy	VA
Comfort Suites	4195 Main Street	Chincoteague	VA
Econo Lodge Virginia Beach - On the Ocean	2707 Atlantic Avenue	Virginia Beach	VA
Sleep Inn & Suites	5625 Dickenson Highway	Clintwood	VA

WASHINGTON

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Comfort Suites	195 E Penny Road	Wenatchee	WA
Quality Inn Oakwood	7919 N Division Street	Spokane	WA
Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center	700 Port Drive	Clarkston	WA

WEST VIRGINIA

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Sleep Inn & Suites	15 Goff Crossing Drive	Cross Lanes	WV
Suburban Extended Stay Hotel	40 Robinson Drive	Triadelphia	WV

WISCONSIN

HOTEL	ADDRESS	CITY	STATE
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites	4608 Royal Drive	Eau Claire	WI
Rodeway Inn	300 E Elderberry Road	Abbotsford	WI

WYOMING

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

About Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the world's largest lodging companies. With more than 6,400 hotels franchised in more than 35 countries and territories, Choice Hotels International® represents more than 500,000 rooms around the globe. As of December 31, 2015, 720 hotels were in our development pipeline. Our company's Ascend Hotel Collection®, Cambria® hotels & suites, Comfort Inn®, Comfort Suites®, Sleep Inn®, Quality®, Clarion®, MainStay Suites®, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel®, Econo Lodge®, Rodeway Inn®, and Vacation Rentals by Choice Hotels™ brands provide a spectrum of lodging choices to meet guests' needs. With more than 25 million members and counting, our Choice Privileges® rewards program enhances every trip a guest takes, with benefits ranging from instant, every day rewards to exceptional experiences, starting right when they join. All hotels and vacation rentals are independently owned and operated. Visit us at www.choicehotels.com for more information.

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