Hospitality giant unveils new property in area

MADEIRA BEACH — Choice Hotels International Inc. whose brands include Rodeway Inn, Econo Lodge and Comfort, has opened a new hotel under its upscale Cambria Hotels flag in Madeira Beach. 

On Dec. 4, the Rockville, Md.-based company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Cambria Hotel St. Petersburg-Madeira Beach Marina property attended by Madeira Beach Mayor John Hendricks, City Manager Robert Daniels and executives from Choice Hotels and Madeira Hotel Investors LLC, the property’s development company.