Press Release: Candlewood Suites
May 10, 2001
WICHITA, KS -- Active duty U.S. military and government travelers get the studio suite they want for the price
they need -- a guaranteed per diem rate -- at 94 Candlewood Suites coast-to-coast. It takes just two clicks and
nine seconds to reserve hotel accommodations online at http://www.candlewoodsuites.com
. And with Candlewood Suites' ``eGuarantee a Suite Any Time'' promise, government travelers are guaranteed that
the studio suite -- and the per diem rate -- will be waiting for them at check-in.*
``Honoring per diem rates nationwide is our way of saluting our men and women in the armed forces and government
service,'' says Jack DeBoer, Candlewood Hotel Co., Inc. chairman and chief executive officer and a Korean War veteran.
Candlewood Suites offers comfortable, home-like accommodations where all travelers get more for their money. Guest
suites are larger than average and loaded with amenities. Each suite includes a complete kitchen, oversized recliner,
25-inch television, large business desk, adjustable executive chair and two phone lines including data port.
Amenities include free local phone calls and incoming faxes, free laundry facilities, low-cost long distance, 25-cent
soft drinks, free video and CD checkouts and an upscale exercise room. Food items, snacks and sundries are available
24-hours-a-day at grocery store prices from the honor-based Candlewood Cupboard pantry.
Candlewood Suites are located across the country and near these military installations:
Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. (Albuquerque) -- Camp Mabry, Texas (Austin) -- Ft. Meade, Md. (Baltimore) -- Great
Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill. (Chicago area) -- U.S. Coast Guard Air Station, Fla. (Clearwater) -- MacDill
Air Force Base, Fla. (Clearwater) -- U.S. Coast Guard Air Station, Fla. (Miami) -- U.S. Southern Command, Fla.
(Miami) -- Langley AFB, Va. (Hampton) -- Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (Huntsville) -- TACOM, Mich. (Warren) -- Ft. Worth
NAS, Texas (Ft. Worth) -- Tinker AFB, Okla. (Oklahoma City) -- Offutt AFB, Neb. (Omaha) -- Willow Grove Naval Air
Station, Pa. (Horsham) -- Hill AFB, Utah (Salt Lake City) -- McGuire AFB, N.J., and Ft. Dix, N.J. (Mt. Laurel)
-- McConnell AFB, Kan. (Wichita) -- Ft. Sam Houston, Texas (San Antonio) -- Nellis AFB, Nev. (Las Vegas) -- Luke
AFB, Ariz. (Phoenix) -- Hanscomb AFB, Mass. (Burlington) -- Ft. Snelling, Minn. (Minneapolis) -- Picatinny Arsenal,
N.J. (Morris Plains) -- Defense Supply Center, Ohio (Columbus) -- Candlewood Suites are also located near these
NASA centers: -- Marshall Space Flight Center, Ala. (Huntsville) -- Johnson Space Center, Texas (Houston) -- NASA
AMES Moffett Field, Calif. (Santa Clara) -- NASA/Langley, Va. (Hampton) -- Glenn Research Center, Ohio (Cleveland)
Candlewood Hotel Co. (Nasdaq: CNDL) owns, operates and licenses Candlewood Suites; and licenses Cambridge Suites.
Both concepts serve travelers on short- or long-term stays. Jack DeBoer founded Candlewood Suites in 1995 and Cambridge
Suites in 1998. DeBoer previously founded Residence Inn and co-founded Summerfield Suites and is the creator of
the extended stay concept. For more information about government rates at Candlewood Suites, contact Candlewood
Suites National Government Sales Manager Toni Kleinops at 303-554-5838; email tkleinops@candlewoodsuites.com
.
In California, the Sacramento Candlewood Suites requires a five-night minimum stay for the per diem rates to apply.
Also, some locations may not honor per diem rates during major events, such as the Olympic Games, Super Bowl, NASCAR
weekends and large conventions.
SOURCE: Candlewood Suites