Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Business: Quality Hotel Cambridge in Sydney, Australia wins Int'l award

Sydney - PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - The Quality Hotel Cambridge of Sydney, Australia has been named the International Hotel of the Year by worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), franchisor of the Quality brand.

The award was given to Cambridge Management, owner of the hotel, and Steven Gargano, general manager, at the company's 54th annual convention last month in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"As the winner of the International Hotel of the Year award for the Quality brand, the Quality Hotel Cambridge has performed exceptionally, standing out among its peers for operational excellence," said Bruce Haase, executive vice president, global brand operations.

Choice Hotels annually presents the International Hotel of the Year Award to hotels that demonstrate lodging excellence.
For the international awards, the best of each brand is selected by reviewing Quality Assurance Review scores, which cover a variety of categories including maintenance, cleanliness and branding. Winning hotels must have been a part of the Choice system for more than a year.

"We are honored to be recognized as one of the best of the best by Choice Hotels," said Gargano. "We work very hard to ensure that all of the guests at our hotel have a truly memorable experience -- an experience that keeps them coming back again and again."

The 170-room Quality Hotel Cambridge, which joined the Choice Hotels system in 1999, is located at 212 Riley St., close to many nearby Sydney attractions including the University of Sydney, the famous Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, Telstra Stadium, the Sydney International Airport, and many popular local beaches such as Bondi Beach, Manly Beach, Palm Beach and Cronulla Beach.

The hotel offers an indoor heated pool and whirlpool/hot tub, sauna, on-site restaurant and cocktail lounge serving a full menu including Sunday brunch, exercise room, meeting and banquet facilities, babysitting services, hotel safe, microwave rental, video camera rental, on-site news stand, bellmen and VIP/concierge services.

All guestrooms feature free in-room coffee and room service while select rooms also offer free weekday newspapers and irons and iron boards. For reservations, call the Choice Hotels toll-free reservation line at 132400 or visit choicehotels.com.au

About Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,600 hotels, representing more than 455,000 rooms, in the United States and 38 countries and territories.

As of March 31, 2008, 986 hotels are under development in the United States, representing 79,276 rooms, and an additional 96 hotels, representing 8,321 rooms, are under development in more than 20 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.

Additional corporate information may be found on the Choice Hotels Web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com

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

SOURCE: Choice Hotels International
CONTACT: Quality Hotel Cambridge: Steven Gargano, +61-02-9212-1111 steven@cambridgehotel.com.au;
or Choice Corporate: Rocco Loverro, +1-301-592-6719, rocco_loverro@choicehotels.com
Web site: http://www.choicehotels.com.au
http://www.choicehotels.com

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