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"Microtel Puts Wireless Internet, Free Phones in All Rooms"
"ATLANTA -- Guestrooms in all Microtel Inn & Suites budget/economy hotels in the continental United States are equipped with free wireless high-speed Internet access, free long distance and local phone calls, according to Mike Leven, president and chief executive officer of US Franchise Systems Inc., parent company of Microtel. Microtel is the only hotel brand to offer these services in every guest room, he added.Microtel has a hotel in Boardman, Ohio.Microtel guests also can pre-register for rooms and perform advance check-ins and check-outs at the company's Web site, Leven said.Microtel Inns & Suites has been ranked highest in guest satisfaction among economy/budget hotel chains by J.D. Power and Associates for the past three years, Level said. There are currently 275 Microtel hotels open or under construction worldwide, all of which are independently owned and operated. Visit Microtel Inns & Suites: www.microtelinn.com"