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Robert Burnham, Is General Manager at Just Opened 
52 - Unit  Microtel Inn & Suites in Mason, OH
 
ATLANTA (Sept. 22, 1998) - Microtel Inn & Suites- the fastest growing chain of all newly - constructed, interior corridor, budget hotels in the U.S. - will hold the official grand opening ceremony for Ohio's newest Microtel Inn & Suites on Thursday, September 24, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Mason-Kings Island Microtel Inn & Suites, 5324 Beach Blvd. off Interstate 71.   The Mason-Kings Island property is the fifth Microtel to open in the state.  Properties are also located in Columbus, Grove City, Streetsboro and Youngstown.

The official grand opening will begin at 4:30 p.m. with hors d'oeuvres followed by the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. and free giveaways, including a drawing for one weekend stay at the hotel.  Tours of the hotel will also be given.

"The Microtel product is superior in value and quality to everything else in its price category, and the opening of the Mason Microtel Inn & Suites is evidence that USFS is well on its way to reaching its goal of providing consumers with 1,000 Microtel properties by 2000," said Mike
Leven, president and CEO of Atlanta-based US Franchise Systems, Inc. (USFS), owner of the Microtel brand. 

The Microtel Inn & Suites in Mason, owned by Hamilton-based hotel development group, Epps Investment Group, Inc., is a two-story, 52-room property.  Rates start at $45 per night, with a complimentary USA Today daily, weekend continental breakfast, and fax and copy service.  All
single, double and suite accommodations offer queen beds, remote cable TV, CNN,  ESPN and HBO.  The hotel is conveniently located less than one mile from Kings Island, Golf Center at Kings Island, and The Beach Waterpark. 

According to Robert Burnham, general manager of the property, "We are extremely excited about the grand opening and look forward to getting the word out about our special corporate rates for the winter season."
 

There are currently 529 Microtels open or under development.  For reservations or a copy of the Microtel directory, call 1-888-771-7171 toll-free  or visit Microtel at http://www.microtelinn.com.

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Based in Atlanta, Ga., U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. was formed in August 1995 by Mike Leven, a 38-year veteran of the lodging industry, and Neal Aronson, former principal of a New York investment firm, when the company purchased the franchise system rights to Microtel Inn, Microtel Inn & Suites and Microtel Suites.  U.S. Franchise Systems acquired the franchise rights to Hawthorn Suites, an extended-stay product, in 1996, and full ownership in March 1998.  U.S. Franchise Systems also acquired the franchise rights to Best Inns & Suites, a mid-level economy brand, in April 1998. 
 

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Contact:
Barbara Wiener
Vice President, Corporate Communications
(404) 235-7400
Jessica Ploszaj
Manager, Corporate Communications
 (404) 235-5780
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Also See:
Microtel Inn Suites to be Developed Throughout Canada / July 1998 
U.S. Franchise Systems Reports Record Franchise Sales in Q2 1998 / July 1998 

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