Founded in 1998, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a hotel real estate investor and operator. As of December 31, 2007, Interstate Hotels & Resorts and its affiliates managed 191 hotel properties with 42,620 rooms, as well as a convention center, a conference center, a spa facility, and 2 laundry centers in 36 states, the District of Columbia, Russia, Mexico, Canada, Belgium, and Ireland.