Carrollton, TX - 14 July, 2005 -

Accor North America, one of the nation’s largest owner/operators of economy lodging, today announced the opening of a 96 room Red Roof Inn located at 4055 Jackpot Road, off I-71 at Stringtown Rd., Exit 100 in Grove City, Ohio. The franchised property is owned and operated by Dhanlaxmi, LLC. This inn features “Red’s New Rooms” which offers guest room enhancements including a cohesive blue and red color scheme, contemporary blond wood furniture with sleek profiles, decorative mirrors, and lamps with chrome finished fixtures. Catering to the value-conscious business traveler, Red Roof Inn’s Business King rooms feature a new furniture arrangement designed to increase comfort and efficiency, an ergonomic work desk, and built-in cabinetry with microwaves and mini refrigerators to better accommodate guests’ travel needs. This property also features an indoor pool and sauna, fitness center, interior corridors, complimentary continental breakfast, suites, and coin laundry facilities. With more than 360 locations nation wide, Red Roof Inn offers remote-controlled television sets with over 15 free premium channels, including ESPN, ESPN 2, HBO, HBO2, HBO Signature, CNN, CNN Headline News, Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, Weather Channel, TNT, TBS, USA, and Cartoon Network; movies and video games on-demand at modest prices, snack centers, free copies of USA Today, free unlimited local phone calls, facsimile and photocopy services are available for a small charge. This property also features a free continental breakfast and microfridges available for a nominal fee. RediCard Preferred Member s receive even more special services, including the ability to earn points toward free room nights. Red Roof Inn welcomes pets. For more information, visit www.redroof.com. By the end of 2005, all Red Roof Inn locations will be equipped with T-Mobile HotSpot wi-fi service in 100% of all guestrooms and lobbies. T-Mobile operates the largest carrier owned Wi-Fi wireless broadband network in the country, available in more than 4,700 public access locations in the U.S. (over 7,000 locations worldwide*) including Starbucks coffeehouses, Borders Books and Music, FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Centers, Hyatt Hotels, airports and select American Airlines Admirals Clubs, Delta Air Lines Crown Rooms, United Airlines Red Carpet Clubs and US Airways Clubs. About Accor North America Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, Accor North America operates more than 1,200 upscale and economy properties including nationwide economy leaders Red Roof Inn, Studio 6 and Motel 6 and the upscale Sofitel and mid-scale Novotel and Ibis hotel locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit www.accor-na.com. About Accor With 158,000 people in 140 countries, Accor is the European leader and one of the world's largest groups in travel, tourism and corporate services, with two major international activities: hotels: nearly 4,000 hotels (462,000 rooms) in 90 countries, casinos, travel agencies, and restaurants; services to corporate clients and public institutions: 14 million people in 34 countries use a broad range of services (food vouchers, people care and services, incentive, loyalty programs, events) engineered and managed by Accor.

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