Originally Posted by NickB

uhh? There are barely a dozen Comfort hotels in the whole of France, half of which are in the Paris area. This is dwarfed by the multiple Accor low and mid-range brands, which have hundreds of properties in France (well, it is a French group after all). Among the large groups, I guess the second and third ones (albeit very far behind) would be IHG and Marriott with Hilton in 4th place. Choice in general, and Comfort in particular, is an ultra minor player in France.