Country Inns & Suites By Carlson Improves Hotel Fitness Centers With New Equipment

Country Inns & Suites By Carlson Improves Hotel Fitness Centers With New
Equipment

Nautilus and Life Fitness Equipment to be Featured at All Locations

MINNEAPOLIS, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Country Inns & Suites By Carlson(SM)
today announced plans to install a new generation of fitness equipment from
Nautilus, Inc. and Life Fitness to upgrade the fitness experience for guests
at its more than 450 properties in the Americas. New standards ensure that
within four years, fitness centers at Country Inns & Suites hotels will
feature Nautilus(R) or Life Fitness treadmills, elliptical cross-trainer
machines and multi-gym units. Installation of the new equipment is already
underway at many properties around the country.

"Because fitness centers are among the top five hotel amenities that guests
deem important when choosing their hotel, we want to ensure consistent, high
quality equipment at every property," said Jim Grimshaw, senior director,
Brand Program Development & Standards for Country Inns & Suites By Carlson.
"Nautilus and Life Fitness are premier fitness brand names that our guests
trust to deliver the type of workout experience on the road that they would
receive at their own gym. This, along with a new fitness center design
currently being implemented, is a significant enhancement at Country Inns &
Suites, offering a fresh, upgraded experience that sets us apart in the
select-service category."

In addition to the new equipment standards, the fitness centers also
incorporate a new interior design that includes black rubberized floors for
added shock absorbency, a decorative splash wall with accent colors and
modular framed art, and black or stainless steel convenience accessories.

About Country Inns & Suites By Carlson(SM)
Country Inns & Suites By Carlson(SM) , a leading select service hotel brand,
features residential-style architecture and comfortable, home-like design
concepts including a fireplace, central staircase in its lobby and an in-hotel
guest lending library. The brand includes more than 465 locations in the
Americas, Europe and India. It is part of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, a leading
global hotel company with more than 1,000 locations in 73 countries under the
brands of Regent(R) Hotels & Resorts; Radisson(R) Hotels & Resorts; Park
Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts; Country Inns & Suites By Carlson(SM) and Park
Inn(R).

About Nautilus, Inc.
With a brand portfolio including Nautilus(R), Bowflex(R), Schwinn(R)Fitness,
StairMaster(R) and Universal(R), Nautilus manufactures and markets innovative
fitness products through global direct, commercial and retail channels. Formed
in 1986, the Company had 2008 sales of $411 million. It has approximately 850
employees and operations in Washington, Oregon, Virginia, Canada, Switzerland,
Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, China and other locations around the world.
Website: www.nautilusinc.com

About Life Fitness
Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corporation, is the global leader in
designing and manufacturing a full line of high-quality fitness equipment for
commercial and consumer use. www.lifefitness.com.

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