Southwest USA Hotel Brands

Ascend Collection - the most upscale Choice Hotels brand features boutique properties with individual design and decor, reflecting the local history and culture, accompanied by friendly, knowledgeable staff. Hotels are mostly in smaller cities, and their amenities vary, but usually include a restaurant/bar and a choice of accommodation types.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Utah


Clarion - this brand offers full service amenities at reasonable prices. Most properties have a restaurant with room service, a pool, fitness center and event facilities. Locations are either in the main cities or popular resort destinations. The Ascend Collection and Clarion Collection feature boutique or historic hotels that provide an even more memorable experience.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming


Cambria Suites - the main features of the extended stay/all-suite Cambria Suites brand include a full restaurant/bar, a convenience store, spacious accommodations and enhanced business facilities. Only a small number of properties have opened in the West so far, all in city center locations.

Cambria Suites Hotel Directory
California, Colorado, Texas


Comfort Inn - the most numerous Choice Hotels brand with over 2,000 worldwide locations and around 200 in the Southwest, Comfort Inn is a mid range chain that provides personal customer service and focuses on giving all guests a comfortable night's rest. All hotels serve free enhanced continental breakfast and have a pool and/or fitness center.


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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

Comfort Suites - the all suite version of a Comfort Inn has larger rooms with separate areas for work, sleep and relaxation, plus a sofa bad, microwave & refrigerator, though not a full kitchen. Free continental breakfast, a swimming pool and a fitness center are the usual amenities. They are found mostly in large towns or their suburbs, and all are 100% non-smoking.


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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah

Country Inns & Suites - this mid range brand features generally newly built hotels with a wide range of amenities and good coverage across the Southwest - located in the major cities and towns. Services include free hot breakfast, a business center and meeting space. Hotels usually offer several types of suite.


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Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

Econo Lodge - these are budget hotels offering basic services and smaller rooms, but still with free continental breakfast; aimed at travelers on a limited budget. Econo Lodge properties are typically quite small, containing around 50 rooms. They are widespread across the Southwest, in locations ranging from large cities to small country towns.


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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

Hilton Hotels - the flagship Hilton Worldwide brand provides excellent customer service and luxurious accommodation in four or five star hotels, generally found in the center of the largest cities. Amenities include executive floors, meeting space and full business services, a pool & fitness center, and a selection of dining outlets.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah


DoubleTree - this upscale chain has modern, stylish properties with a good range of facilities for both business and leisure travelers. Rooms feature extra comfortable bedding and well-equipped bathrooms, while the hotels also provide meeting space, room service and one or more restaurants. Many DoubleTree properties have a resort-like setting, with extensive gardens and a large outdoor pool.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas


Embassy Suites - Hilton's full service, extended stay brand pioneered the concept of all-suite accommodation in 1983, and now has hotels in many of the top Southwest cities. Highlights include a kitchen in each suite, free cooked-to-order breakfast, free evening reception, a spacious atrium lobby, room service, a restaurant/bar, and a pool, sauna & fitness center.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah

Candlewood Suites - a fast expanding long stay brand, Candlewood Suites has over 150 properties in the US, all in large towns or cities, that offer similar facilities to Staybridge Suites at lower room rates. The studio or one-bedroom suites feature a full kitchen, a large work desk and free internet access; the hotel usually has a fitness center, guest laundry and 24 hour convenience store.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming


Crowne Plaza - one of the main brands for business travel, Crowne Plaza hotels are built in many of America's main cities, and combine elegant surroundings with modern amenities, providing premium accommodation at mid range prices. They offer 24 hour business services, meeting space, a restaurant & bar, and a range of leisure facilities.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Texas


Holiday Inn - perhaps the most recognized hotel brand in the US, Holiday Inn hotels vary in size, age and facilities but most have a restaurant, lounge, room service, pool and fitness center. The three star hotels are found in cities and the larger towns, near freeways or airports, always with high standards of service, room facilities and cleanliness.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

Marriott and JW Marriott - the top Marriott brands feature luxurious city center or resort locations, and many amenities including shops, pools & gardens, multiple restaurants & bars, and comprehensive meeting/event facilities. JW Marriott hotels offer an even higher standard of customer service to create a more personalized stay.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah


Courtyard - the mid range Marriott brand is aimed mostly at business travelers, with facilities including meeting space and a business center, though the hotels have plenty to offer those on vacation. Courtyard properties are found in larger towns, and their other amenities are a restaurant, lounge, pool, exercise room, 24 hour access to food - and usually, a courtyard.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming


Residence Inn - primarily serving long stay travelers who visit for five or more nights, Residence Inn properties are designed as a 'home away from home', and feature spacious, modern suites with a full kitchen, and separate areas for sleeping & living. The inns offer free breakfast, free evening reception, a pool, exercise facility and daily housekeeping.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah

Baymont Inn - this modern, mid-scale brand is aimed at the price-conscious leisure traveler, offering all the usual amenities (free continental breakfast, pool, fitness center, meeting space), generally in new-build properties, though some are conversions. There are around 40 Baymont hotels in the Southwest, most in California and Texas.

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California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Wyoming


Days Inn - most Days Inn hotels are found in city suburbs and alongside major highways, catering to seniors or leisure travelers; they usually provide free continental breakfast, a pool/hot tub, and a refrigerator and/or microwave in each room. Select city center properties have added facilities including an on-site restaurant, meeting/banquet facilities, and in-room business amenities.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming


Hawthorn Suites - affordable, all-suite, extended stay lodging is the hallmark of Hawthorn Suites hotels; properties offer studio, one bed or two bed layouts, all with a full kitchen or wet bar. Complementary amenities include hot breakfast buffet, social hour, daily newspaper and internet access, while the hotels also have meeting space, a business center, pool, exercise room, laundry and convenience store.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas


Howard Johnson - the well respected Howard Johnson brand has been welcoming travelers since the first property opened in 1954, and now has nearly 100 locations in the Southwest. Prices are consistently reasonable, across a range of hotel types from full service city center properties to small, exterior corridor roadside motels. All offer at least free continental breakfast, a pool and an exercise room.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming


Microtel Inn - all Microtel Inn properties are newly constructed, interior corridor buildings that provide comfortable rooms at economical rates. Accommodation features pillow-top mattresses, granite countertops, free wi-fi and free phone calls, while most hotels have a pool, fitness center, business center and a meeting room. Free continental breakfast is provided.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming