ROCKVILLE, Md., March 2, 2015 / — 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 6,300 franchised hotels around the world by announcing the winners of its prestigious 2015 Platinum Hospitality Awards.

“Choice Hotels International is proud to work with these hoteliers because they represent the foundation upon which this company and its family of brands was built: providing an exceptional guest experience,” said Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer for Choice Hotels. “Day in and day out these hotel owners and operators demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to their customers upholding the highest standards of their respective brands without fail.”

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 visit www.ChoiceHotels.com

Below is the full list of the 2015 Choice Hotels International Platinum Hospitality Award Winners:

ALABAMA

Econo Lodge

1243 N. Eufaula Ave. Eufala AL

Comfort Suites

140 Matthew Paul Court Florence AL

ARIZONA

Comfort Suites Univ. of Phoenix Stadium Area

9824 W Camelback Rd Glendale AZ

Quality Inn Navajo Nation Capital

48 West Highway 264 Window Rock AZ

Rodeway Inn & Suites Downtowner-Rte 66

201 E SR 66 Williams AZ

ARKANSAS

Comfort Inn & Suites

2714 East Parkway Drive Russellville AR

Comfort Inn & Suites

6500 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith AR

Comfort Suites

320 Nash Street Hot Springs AR

Comfort Suites

320 Holiday Drive Forrest City AR

Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

120 North Rand Drive Searcy AR

Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

9101 Mabelvale Pike Little Rock AR

Quality Inn

1210 US 62/65 N Harrison AR

Sleep Inn & Suites

1633 N. 12th Court Van Buren AR

CALIFORNIA

Comfort Suites

2571 Fisher Blvd. Barstow CA

Quality Inn

1201 West Florida Ave. Hemet CA

Quality Inn

600 West Donlon Street Blythe CA

Rodeway Inn

2014 4th St. Eureka CA

COLORADO

Comfort Inn & Suites

6301 US HWY 160 Alamosa CO

Comfort Inn

45 Manitou Ave. Manitou Springs CO

Econo Lodge

751 Horizon Drive Grand Junction CO

Quality Inn & Suites

4001 S. Mason Street Fort Collins CO

Rodeway Inn

52039 Hwy 6 Glenwood Springs CO

Rodeway Inn Golden Prairie

700 Colorado Avenue Stratton CO

Rodeway Inn

37760 W. US Hwy 50 Gunnison CO

FLORIDA

Quality Inn Daytona Speedway

2250 International Speedway Blvd. Daytona Beach FL

Comfort Suites At Eglin Air Force Base

148 John Sims Parkway West Niceville FL

GEORGIA

Comfort Inn & Suites at Robins Air Force Base

95 GA HWY 247 South Warner Robins GA

Comfort Inn

155 Main Street Blackshear GA

Comfort Suites

30490 Highway 441 Commerce GA

Econo Lodge

130 N. Seymour Dr. Thomson GA

Econo Lodge

1025 West 2nd St Tifton GA

Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center

930 Highway 155 South McDonough GA

IDAHO

Comfort Inn & Suites

379 Crossroads Point Boulevard Jerome ID

ILLINOIS

Comfort Inn

2403 Black Diamond Drive Marion IL

Quality Inn

1010 East Columbian N Blvd Litchfield IL

INDIANA

Cambria hotel & suites Noblesville – Indianapolis

13500 Tegler Drive Noblesville IN

IOWA

Econo Lodge

86 9th St. Cir., N.E. Sioux Center IA

Quality Inn & Suites

705 Commerce Drive Decorah IA

KANSAS

Comfort Suites

704 Allison Pratt KS

Quality Inn Near Fort Riley

305 East Chestnut Junction City KS

Sleep Inn & Suites

201 East Holme Norton KS

KENTUCKY

Sleep Inn & Suites

1260 N. 12th Street Middlesboro KY

Econo Lodge

1450 Bowling Green Road Russellville KY

LOUISIANA

Quality Inn & Suites

210 O’Keefe Avenue New Orleans LA

Clarion Inn Conference Center

1500 W Highway 30 Gonzales LA

MAINE

Quality Inn & Suites Evergreen Hotel

65 Whitten Road Augusta ME

MARYLAND

Comfort Inn & Suites

1216 National Highway Lavale MD

Comfort Inn & Suites

21885 Three Notch Road Lexington Park MD

MASSACHUSETTS

Clarion Inn Marthas Vineyard

227 Upper Main Street Edgartown MA

Comfort Inn & Suites Colonial

215 Charlton Rd. — US 20 Sturbridge MA

MICHIGAN

Cambria hotel & suites

255 Munson Avenue US31 Traverse City MI

Comfort Inn

1565 N. Stephenson Ave. Iron Mountain MI

Econo Lodge Lakeshore

1101 East Lakeshore Drive Manistique MI

Quality Inn

1461 N Opdyke Road Auburn Hills MI

Quality Suites

901 Delta Commerce Dr. Lansing MI

MINNESOTA

Cambria hotel & suites

9655 Grove Circle North Maple Grove MN

Econo Lodge

1850 S. Broadway Rochester MN

MISSISSIPPI

Comfort Suites Airport

121 Hospitality Drive Flowood MS

MISSOURI

Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills

203 S. Wildwood Drive Branson MO

Comfort Inn West

3601 Shepherd of the Hills Branson MO

Comfort Inn Warrensburg Station

609 East Russell Ave Warrensburg MO

Comfort Inn

1821 N. Missouri St Macon MO

Comfort Inn & Suites

250 Business 36 Chillicothe MO

Comfort Inn & Suites

5150 Gretna Road Branson MO

MainStay Suites St. Robert – Fort Leonard Wood

227 St. Robert Boulevard Saint Robert MO

MONTANA

Quality Inn Homestead Park

2036 Overland Ave. Billings MT

NEBRASKA

Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

340 E Highway 20 Valentine NE

Rodeway Inn

3205 S. Locust St. Grand Island NE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Riverside Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

20 Riverside Drive West Chesterfield NH

Comfort Inn & Suites

2001 White Mountain Hway North Conway NH

NEW MEXICO

Comfort Suites

1951 Cortland Drive Farmington NM

Econo Lodge Old Town

2321 Central Ave NW Albuquerque NM

Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

3752 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe NM

NEW YORK

Comfort Inn & Suites adjacent to Akwesasne Mohawk Casino

865 State Route 37 Hogansburg NY

NORTH CAROLINA

Econo Lodge Creedmoor-Butner

2574 West Lyon Station Road Creedmoor NC

Sleep Inn & Suites

270 North Equity Drive Smithfield NC

NORTH DAKOTA

Sleep Inn & Suites

1510 E. Century Avenue Bismarck ND

Sleep Inn & Suites

4625 23rd Ave. S Fargo ND

OHIO

Comfort Inn

1102 Glen Drive Millersburg OH

Comfort Inn

2327 Southgate Parkway Cambridge OH

Comfort Inn

52509 National Road East Saint Clairsville OH

Comfort Suites

4810 TR 366 Berlin OH

Quality Inn & Suites

500 N. Trimble Rd. Mansfield OH

Quality Inn

1945 Southgate Parkway Cambridge OH

Rodeway Inn

2055 E.Lincoln Way Wooster OH

OKLAHOMA

Econo Lodge

1201 N 44th St. Blackwell OK

OREGON

Comfort Suites

969 Kruse Way Springfield OR

Rodeway Inn

901 S. Riverside Ave Medford OR

PENNSYLVANIA

Comfort Inn & Suites

5 North Eaton Road Tunkhannock PA

Comfort Inn & Suites

2160 Elmira Street Sayre PA

Econo Lodge Arena

1075 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Blvd. Wilkes-Barre PA

Quality Inn Gettysburg Battlefield

380 Steinwehr Ave. Gettysburg PA

Quality Inn & Conference Center

1411 Liberty Street Franklin PA

Quality Inn

1274 N. Atherton Street State College PA

SOUTH CAROLINA

Hotel Florence, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

126 West Evans Street Florence SC

Econo Lodge

4725 Saul White Blvd. North Charleston SC

SOUTH DAKOTA

Comfort Inn & Suites

915 Fairmont Blvd. Rapid City SD

Comfort Suites

1333 North Elk Vale Road Rapid City SD

Quality Inn & Suites

800 35th St Cir Watertown SD

Quality Inn

616 Main Street Hill City SD

Quality Inn & Suites

5410 N. Granite Lane Sioux Falls SD

TENNESSEE

Clarion Inn Dollywood Area

124 Waldens Main Street Pigeon Forge TN

Comfort Inn

1867 South Roane Street Harriman TN

Comfort Suites

811 N. Campbell Station Rd. Knoxville TN

Econo Lodge

1211 US 321 N. Lenoir City TN

Econo Lodge Riverside

2440 N. Parkway Pigeon Forge TN

Quality Inn

1510 East Wood Street Paris TN

TEXAS

Liberty Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

205 South Caddo Street Cleburne TX

Comfort Inn

2800 Hwy 361 Ingleside TX

Comfort Inn

1946 E. Hwy 31 Corsicana TX

Comfort Inn Early Brownwood

204 Early Boulevard Early TX

Comfort Suites

120 South Main Street Jewett TX

Comfort Suites Westbelt – Beltway 8

7707 West Sam Houston Pkwy S Houston TX

Quality Inn

107 Chamber of Commerce Dr. Ennis TX

Quality Inn & Suites Near University

2410 South New Road Waco TX

Quality Inn & Suites

3430 W. Loop 289 Lubbock TX

Quality Inn & Suites Eagle Pass

1923 N Veterans Blvd. Eagle Pass TX

Rodeway Inn

2343 North Main Street Junction TX

Sleep Inn & Suites

1980 South IH-35 Round Rock TX

UTAH

Clarion Suites

1239 S. Main St. Saint George UT

Comfort Inn & Suites

1540 S. Main St. Beaver UT

Comfort Inn & Suites

8580 North Highway 36 Tooele UT

Quality Inn

540 S. Main St. Richfield UT

VERMONT

Comfort Inn & Suites at Maplewood

213 Paine Turnpike N. Montpelier VT

VIRGINIA

Comfort Inn

22006 Riverside Drive Grundy VA

Econo Lodge Virginia Beach – On the Ocean

2707 Atlantic Ave. Virginia Beach VA

Sleep Inn & Suites Harbour Pointe

6451 Bayside Lane Midlothian VA

WASHINGTON

Comfort Inn & Suites

12415 East Mission Avenue Spokane Valley WA

Quality Inn Oakwood

7919 N. Division St. Spokane WA

Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center

700 Port Dr. Clarkston WA

WEST VIRGINIA

Sleep Inn & Suites

15 Goff Crossing Drive Cross Lanes WV

Sleep Inn

2772 Pennsylvania Ave. Charleston WV

Suburban Extended Stay Hotel

40 Sterling Drive Morgantown WV

WISCONSIN

Clarion Suites at the Alliant Energy Center

2110 Rimrock Road Madison WI

Rodeway Inn

300 East Elderberry Rd. Abbotsford WI

WYOMING

Comfort Inn

100 North Road 11 Worland WY

Quality Inn & Suites

821 North Poplar Casper WY