Roberts Hotel Group Continues to Grow Portfolio with Choice Hotels

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Choice Hotels International, Inc. has announced the conversion of the Roberts Hotel Group’s 200-room hotel, located at 9027 Fairforest Road, to a Clarion Hotel & Suites. The Clarion property is a full-service hotel that provides a quality of service, amenities and inviting atmosphere associated with fine hotels, but at an affordable price. Roberts Hotel Group of St. Louis, Missouri is the largest African American-owned and -managed hotel group in the United States, and is Choice Hotels International’s largest African American franchisee with six properties representing 1,085 rooms currently open and under development.

The new Clarion Hotel & Suites is centrally located between Charlotte and Atlanta, and provides easy access to local points of interest including the Carolina’s beautiful beaches. The 200-room hotel includes 85 guest suites and offers spacious and comfortable accommodations for every event. Experienced catering professionals are available to host events in one of the 11 conference rooms featuring 13,000 square feet of banquet and meeting space that can accommodate up to 400 guests.

Oversized deluxe guestrooms feature two queen size beds, free high-speed Internet access, and complimentary coffee and tea. Suites contain a king size bed and sofa bed in a separate living area. The Clarion property includes a five-story atrium with heated indoor pool and a full bar and lounge, on-site fitness center, restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a complimentary shuttle to and from Greenville/Spartanburg International Airport.

The hotel will participate in Choice Privileges, the Choice Hotels rewards program where membership is free and offers points good towards free nights, airline miles, gift certificates and more while staying at Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn or Ascend Collection properties throughout the U.S. (including Hawaii), Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Mexico, Central America, Australasia and the Caribbean.*

SOURCE Choice Hotels International, Inc.

*Excluding Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Liberia, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan, Syria and Zimbabwe. Excluding Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. Including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

Daniel Fountain / 31.08.2010

Editor, Hotel Designs

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