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Choice Hotels International announced that Cambria Suites hotel in Appleton, Wis., opened its doors to guests earlier this month. This marks the second Cambria Suites hotel to open nationwide and the first to open in Wisconsin. The 100-suite hotel, located at 2940 North Gateway Drive, is owned and operated by hotel developer Swift Hospitality Group of Freeport, Illinois. Swift Hospitality is also developing the 137-room Cambria Suites hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois.

As of June 30, 2007, 58 Cambria Suites hotels were under development in 26 states nationwide and in Canada. Like all Cambria Suites hotels, the Cambria Suites Appleton is smoke-free and features separate work and living areas with ergonomic chairs, movable desks, luxury linens and Bath and Body Works products in every suite.

The hotel offers the latest in technology, including a 52-inch television in the open, airy two-story lobby and each suite includes two flat-screen LCD televisions, a CD/DVD player, and MP3 jacks. Select suites offer MediaHub plug-and-play technology allowing guests to connect their laptop, MP3 player, game console, digital camera, or CD/DVD player hassle-free. Free high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.

The Cambria Suites Appleton features Reflect, a dining and gathering area serving a dinner menu, liquor, wine, beer, and a barista bar featuring Wolfgang Puck coffee, and a hot breakfast buffet; Refresh, the fitness center with a resort-style indoor pool and hot tub/spa area; and Refill, a 24-7 convenience store that offers energy drinks, organic snacks, and sundries as well as freshly prepared grab-and-go gourmet salads and sandwiches. The hotel also features over 2,000 square feet of meeting space, with the largest of the property’s three meeting rooms able to accommodate up to 100 attendees.

For more information, visit www.cambriasuites.com