Portland, OR--Shilo Inns, the largest privately owned and operated hotel chain in the Western United States, will be helping to set a national trend. They are going 100% smoke free in all hotels and restaurants on January 1, 2009.

With the approach of New Year’s Eve, Shilo Inns’ owner, Mark Hemstreet, announced that Shilo Inns would usher in the New Year by making all Shilo Inn hotels and restaurants 100% smoke free.

“We care about our customers as well as our employees’ health and comfort,” Hemstreet said. “We consistently get more and more requests from our guests for smoke free rooms and since we have already had 95% of our rooms and suites non-smoking for many years, we felt it was the best decision to finally turn the entire hotel and restaurant environment to “Smoke Free”.

“Guests have always gotten more for their money when they choose to stay at a Shilo Inn,” Hemstreet said. “Now they will also be getting a fresh, 100% smoke-free environment at every Shilo hotel and restaurant.”

Shilo offers business and leisure travelers a great value in healthy surroundings. The fully equipped fitness centers, spacious pools, spas, steam rooms and saunas, and now a smoke free environment make it easy for valued Shilo guests to compliment their New Years resolutions for a healthy 2009.

Shilo Inns is the largest independent, privately owned Hospitality Company in the western United States with over 40 convenient locations and over 175 Shilo Affiliate Hotels throughout the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Mexico, Canada, Italy and the Bahamas. Shilo prides itself in offering its guests clean, comfortable accommodations, a host of free amenities, including free high-speed Internet and friendly service – all at an affordable price, living up to their motto of providing “Affordable Excellence.” To learn more about Shilo Inns or its Affiliate Hotel program, please visit their web site at www.shiloinns.com. American owned and proud of it.