Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s Cambria Hotels Completes Record-Setting 2019 with 11 Openings in Top-Tier Markets
January 27, 2020 at 09:35 am
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The Cambria Hotels continues its pace with its first property opening in 2020 — the Cambria Hotel Bloomington Mall of America. Franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc., the upscale brand opened the doors to 11 hotels last year in major markets — together representing over 1,700 upscale rooms — increasing the brand's system size by 25%. The Cambria Hotel Bloomington Mall of America joins the Cambria Hotel Minneapolis Maple Grove and the Cambria hotel planned for Downtown Minneapolis, which is slated to open in 2021. Located at 8001 28th Avenue South, the hotel is adjacent to the Mall of America, the large mall in North America, which offers guests access to top-notch retail, dining and entertainment options. The property is also within walking distance to the light rail, a five-minute drive to the airport and convenient to the corporate headquarters of Best Buy, Ecolab, General Mills, Target, UnitedHealth Group and U.S. Bancorp. The Cambria Hotel Bloomington Mall of America features upscale amenities and little luxuries that appeal to today's modern travelers, including: Contemporary and sophisticated guest rooms, complete with modern fixtures, abundant lighting and plush bedding. Immersive, spa-style bathrooms with Bluetooth mirrors. Fitness center and indoor pool. 4,000 square-feet of multi-function meeting space. Onsite dining with a menu featuring freshly prepared food, local craft beer on tap, wine and specialty cocktails. Locally inspired design. In 2020, the Cambria Hotels brand expects to debut new hotels in cities such as Detroit; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; and Savannah, Georgia. Hotels are also expected to break ground in Cincinnati; Kansas City, Missouri; Santa Clara, California; Spokane, Washington; and Tampa, Florida. Ceres Enterprises and the Orlean Company will own and operate the Cambria Hotel Bloomington Mall of America. This will be Ceres Enterprises' fourth Cambria hotel, with properties in Avon, Ohio and Noblesville and Westfield, Indiana. In addition, this will be the third time that Ceres Enterprises and the Orleans Company have collaborated on a Cambria hotel.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. is a hotel franchisor. The Companyâs segments include Hotel Franchising & Management and Corporate & Other. The Hotel Franchising & Management segment includes the Company's hotel franchising operations which consists of its 22 brands and brand extensions and the hotel management operations of 14 hotels (inclusive of four owned hotels). It has 7,527 hotels with 632,986 rooms open and operating, and 1,032 hotels with 105,062 rooms. The Companyâs brands include Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Clarion Pointe, Ascend Hotel Collection, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, MainStay Suites, Suburban Studios, WoodSpring Suites, Everhome Suites, and Cambria Hotels. It also includes Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Plaza, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Radisson Inn & Suites, Park Inn by Radisson, Radisson Individuals, and Radisson Collection brands, which are located across the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America.
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