The 110-unit Comfort Inn & Suites hotel, located just minutes from downtown Nashville and world famous music attractions, is now open.
The Comfort Inn & Suites hotel, located at 5566 Franklin Pike Circle (off exit 74 of I-65), was built as a Wilson Inn & Suites three years ago. The Comfort Inn & Suites is owned by Brentwood Hotel Co., LLC, a division of the Kemmons Wilson Company. Principals of the Brentwood Hotel Co. are: Robert Wilson, C. Kemmons Wilson Jr., and Spence Wilson, sons of Kemmons Wilson Sr., the founder of Holiday Inn®. The Comfort Inn & Suites is managed by Wilson Hotel Management Co., Inc. of Memphis, Tenn.

A recent $200,000 renovation of the Comfort Inn & Suites added new Serta Sleeper mattresses, bedspreads and artwork to guestrooms and updated the meeting space with new carpeting.

The Comfort Inn & Suites features 110 guestrooms and suites. Each room has two double or queen-size beds, a 27-inch cable TV with free HBO, a two-line telephone with data port, desk, coffee maker, iron, ironing board and hair dryer. Suites have a king- size bed, sofa bed, sitting room, microwave oven, refrigerator, fax machine, iron, ironing board and hair dryer. Non-smoking rooms and rooms for individuals with disabilities are also available.

Hotel features include an 18-person oversized whirlpool spa; business center with computer with internet access, printer, fax machine and photocopier; fitness center with stair climber, stationary bike, treadmill and TV; and guest laundry. The hotel also has 3,500 square feet of meeting space (three rooms) capable of accommodating 100 people.

The Comfort Inn & Suites hotel offers a free deluxe continental breakfast served daily in the lobby.

The Comfort Inn & Suites is within walking distance of restaurants and nearby shopping. The hotel is a half mile from Maryland Farms and ten miles from the Grand Old Opry and Vanderbilt University. Music Row is eight miles from the hotel.

Room rates begin at $65. Guests receive a complimentary copy of USA TODAY and free local phone calls.

Discounts are available for senior citizens, business travelers, members of the American Automobile Association, government and military personnel and groups. Children age 19 and under stay free in their parents` or grandparents` room.

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

For reservations at the Comfort Inn & Suites hotel, contact Choice`s toll-free reservations service at 1-800-4CHOICE, or visit www.choicehotels.com on the internet. Reservations may also be made by contacting the hotel directly at (615) 221-5001. Information on the Comfort Inn & Suites hotel and the Brentwood Hotel Co., LLC is also available at www.wilsonhotels.com.

Choice Hotels franchises more than 5,000 hotels open and under development under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, MainStay Suites, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brand names in 46 countries. For more information on Choice Hotels, visit the company`s internet site at www.choicehotels.com.

Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, MainStay Suites, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, Choice Privileges and 1-800-4CHOICE are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International, Inc.

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