Crystal Inn hotels in California, Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana and Utah will be rebranded as Crystal Inn, Rodeway Inn & Suites and two Best Rest Inns - one in Ogden, Utah and another in Frazier Park, California - will be rebranded as Best Rest Inn, Rodeway Inn & Suites brand hotels.  According to Joe Squeri, senior vice president, development and chief financial officer, this double branding allows the hotels to

Crystal Inn, Rodeway Inn & Suites Salt Lake City � Midvalley Utah  818 East Winchester St Murray, Utah

Crystal Inns, along with two Best Rest Inns and one Comfort Inn in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is owned and operated by MacCall Management, LLC.  �Crystal and I built our chain on the principle of giving a great lodging value to our guests. We provide desired amenities such as larger rooms, free high-speed internet access and a great breakfast offering,� said Chuck Maggelet, who with his wife Crystal is co-managing director of MacCall Management.  �We are excited to work with Choice Hotels to continue to build our business.  We think this will be a big �win-win� for our hotels and Choice Hotels.�

�We are thrilled that the Crystal Inns chain has chosen to affiliate with Rodeway Inn & Suites and Choice Hotels,� said Squeri. �This is an excellent chain of well maintained and managed hotels with popular hotel features and amenities � all told a wonderful addition to the Choice Hotels system and Rodeway Inn & Suites.�

�2003 proved to be a record-breaking year for Rodeway Inn development,� said Ron Burgett, vice president of franchise sales and development.  �The addition of this group of hotels was a real boon for the brand.  As we continue to focus on quality assets, we expect to see more of these types of transactions.�

Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,000 hotels open or under development in 44 countries and territories under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, MainStay Suites, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands.

For more information on Choice Hotels, visit the company�s internet site at http://www.choicehotels.com./.  Reservations may be made at the company�s website or by calling Choice Hotels� toll-free reservations number 1-800-4CHOICE.  For more information on Crystal Inns, visit www.crystalinns.com.

Following is a list of the Crystal Inn, Rodeway Inn & Suites and Best Rest Inn, Rodeway Inn & Suites hotels: