Yahoo Finance -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH - News) today announced that 14 of the company’s franchised properties were honored at the company’s 55th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. -- each coming home as a 2009 Inn of the Year award winning hotel. From every corner of the United States and across the world, this year’s winning hotels represent the “best of the best” among over 5,800 hotels worldwide thanks to their amazing guest satisfaction and consistent brand performance.