The Comfort Inn hotel of Greenville was recently announced as a recipient of a prestigious 2013 Gold Hospitality Award from world lodging leader Choice Hotels International, Inc., franchisor of the Comfort Inn.

“The Comfort Inn hotel’s commitment to excellence and outstanding guest service has earned it this well-deserved recognition as of the best hotels among the Comfort Inn brand,” said Steve Joyce, president and chief executive officer for Choice Hotels. “We here at Choice Hotels are very proud to award this distinguished honor to the Comfort Inn hotel.”

As a top performing property among the company’s more than 5,000 U.S. franchised hotels, the Comfort Inn hotel is among the top percentile of properties within the Comfort Inn brand, which is 1,983 strong, earning the hotel “Gold Award” status.