The 95-room Quality Inn Oceanfront Resort, located at 1208 N. Ocean Blvd. (A1A) here, is now open.

The Quality Inn Oceanfront Resort, formerly operated as the Ocean Point Resort, recently completed a $100,000 renovation, updating the lobby and rest rooms with a marble floor, vinyl wallcovering and new furniture and refurbishing guest rooms with new bedspreads, vinyl wallcovering and new 27-inch televisions.

The Quality Inn Oceanfront Resort features rooms with ocean views and balconies and one king or two double beds. Each room has a microwave, refrigerator, remote-control 27-inch cable TV with HBO, telephones with data port and message center, in-room coffee, iron, ironing board and hairdryer. The hotel also features smoking and non smoking rooms, and rooms for individuals with disabilities.

Hotel features include Neptune`s Restaurant and a lounge featuring live entertainment, the Beachside Tiki Bar, an outdoor heated pool, fitness center and beach front water sports, a meeting room that accommodates 35 and guest laundry. Photocopy and fax services are available.

Guests of the Quality Inn Oceanfront Resort receive a complimentary USA TODAY and local newspaper and a 100 percent guest satisfaction guarantee. A free cooked-to-order breakfast consisting of eggs, bacon, toast, coffee and juice is served in Neptune`s Restaurant daily.

Rates begin at $79 for rooms with an ocean view and $127 for oceanfront rooms. Children, ages 18 and under, stay free when accompanied by an adult.

Discounts are available when booked in advance on a space-available basis for senior citizens, AAA members, business travelers, government/military personnel and groups.

The Quality Inn Oceanfront Resort is owned by Tidewater Lodging Group, LLC and operated by Sterling Management. The Quality Inn brand is franchised by Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH).

The Quality Inn Oceanfront Resort is two miles from the city of Pompano Beach, three miles from Palmaire Golf & Spa, five miles from Festival Flea Market, six miles from Coconut Creek Casino and 10 miles from Sawgrass Mills. The hotel is five miles from Boca Raton, 6 miles from Fort Lauderdale and 35 miles from Miami. The Florida Everglades is 15 miles from the hotel.

Members of Choice Privileges, Choice Hotels` frequent-traveler program, qualify for points toward free stays and gift certificates when staying at U.S. Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion and Sleep Inn hotels. Guests may also choose to earn airline miles with participating airlines (American Airlines AAdvantage, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles, Northwest Airlines WorldPerks, US Airways Dividend Miles and United Mileage Plus) when staying at Choice Hotels in the U.S. and Caribbean.

Through December 15, 2002, members of participating airlines` frequent flier clubs receive double miles when staying at any of the 3,300 hotels in the U.S. and the Caribbean franchised by Choice Hotels. Guests at the Quality Inn Oceanfront Resort can earn 500 miles per stay instead of the standard 250 miles. Guests need only to stay at a qualifying rate* and provide the selected airline frequency program member number upon check-in.

For reservations at the Quality Inn Oceanfront Resort or any hotel franchised by Choice Hotels International, call 1-800-4CHOICE or visit www.choicehotels.com.

Choice Hotels International franchises more than 5,000 hotels open and under development under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and MainStay Suites brands in 46 countries. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.

Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, MainStay Suites and Choice Privileges are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International.

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