Las Vegas - 24 January, 2006 -

GEST Properties III, Ltd., owned by Stu Platt and George Karadanis, have broken ground on a Microtel Inn & Suites hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel scheduled to open in October is located at the intersection of East Robindale Road and Giles Street, one block from Las Vegas Boulevard (The Strip). This is the first Microtel to be built in Las Vegas and in Nevada as well. The three-story, 112-room Microtel Inn & Suites hotel will offer double and suite accommodations, all with queen beds, refrigerators, microwaves, ironing boards and irons. Additional amenities will include free local and free long distance phone calls anywhere within the continental U.S.; free high speed wireless Internet access in all guestrooms; phones with data-ports and voicemail; expanded cable television with CNN, HBO and ESPN, and complimentary daily breakfast. The hotel will offer a heated pool and spa, fitness center, and two meeting rooms for up to 50 people. Pets will be welcomed. The Microtel hotel is conveniently located four miles from McCarran International Airport, and within walking distance of The Strip, Las Vegas Outlet Mall (across the street) and several restaurants including Bootlegger Bistro and Outback Steakhouse. "We are proud to bring the first Microtel hotel to Las Vegas," said Stu Platt, president of GEST Properties. "With top-notch amenities, and Internet and toll-free services, it will be a great addition to this area." GEST Properties also owns and manages three area hotels including the Hawthorn Inn & Suites in Henderson, the LaQuinta Inn on North Nellis Blvd. in Las Vegas, and Falcon Ridge Hotel in Mesquite. Commented Jon Leven, Microtel's Executive Vice President of Marketing, "We are very enthusiastic about bringing the Microtel brand to Las Vegas. We know that Stu, George and their team will be successful in providing this exciting location with a quality and affordable budget-economy hotel." Microtel Inns & Suites are all newly-constructed, interior corridor, budget-economy hotels and one of the fastest growing hotel brands in the U.S. Guests can enjoy membership in the MicroPass frequent guest program and earn a free night's stay after just nine night stays at any Microtel hotel location. For the fourth consecutive year, the chain was ranked highest in guest satisfaction among economy-budget hotel chains in J.D. Power and Associates' North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study. Microtel also won the 2005 "Extra Mile Award" from Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine for providing guests nationwide with free telecommunications amenities. There are currently 278 Microtel hotels open or under construction. For reservations, contact 1-800-771-7171 toll-free, or visit Microtel online at http://www.microtelinn.com.

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