"This new Country Inn & Suites By Carlson is a wonderful addition to our community. We look to this recognized brand and lodging concept to help us grow and prosper in the future," said Praful Patel, general manager of the Country Inn & Suites By Carlson in London. The owner of the hotel is Pooja Ventures, LLC.

The hotel features a heated indoor swimming pool, whirlpool and 24-hourfitness center. Other amenities include a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast and a business center that provides fax and copy service. The hotel offers a variety of guest rooms including standard rooms, one bedroom suites, Jacuzzi rooms and extended stay rooms. All rooms feature complimentary high-speed Internet access, microwave, refrigerator, and 32"LCD television. This Country Inn & Suites property is located within 75 miles of both Blue Grass Airport in Lexington and McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville. Other nearby attractions include Laurel Lake and Renfro Valley as well as five state parks and two national parks.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2007, Country Inns & Suites offers locations that feature traditional architecture and sophisticated residential interior design with hardwood flooring, lobby fireplace and decorative ceiling borders. Each hotel welcomes guests with traditional furnishings that blend rich woods and elegant floral-patterned fabrics.

The rooms offer many amenities often found at higher-priced hotels such as complimentary hot breakfast, in-room coffee maker, in-room iron and ironing board, and weekday morning newspaper. Country Inns & Suites provides a Read It & Return Lending Library at its hotels in the U.S. and Canada which lends free books to guests based on the assurance they will return the book on their next visit. As guests continue to read and return books, Country Inns & Suites makes donations to support literacy.