Still Time to RSVP for Thanksgiving Dinner

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Calling all Brides

Doubletree Hotel San Jose…is the perfect place to have your wedding and reception! With over 48,000 square feet of meeting space, featuring two beautiful ballrooms, which can accommodate up to 650 people, we can definitely make that once in a lifetime wedding come true!

Romance a La Bayshore
Looking to make a unique entrance to your wedding reception? Our Bayshore Ballroom is the location you’ve looking for. Our outdoor covered Porte Cochere serves as the perfect opportunity for those brides and grooms looking to “make an entrance” on their wedding day!

The Gateway to Memories
Escape the worries of the perfect location of your wedding reception by choosing our magnificent Gateway Ballroom. Picture your guests ascending the spiral staircase to your reception, where they will assemble together in our spacious foyer to enjoy a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres at the reception as they await the arrival of the Newlyweds.

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View our Wedding Menus online

In addition to our ballroom space, we have smaller banquet space which is perfect for rehearsal dinners and post wedding brunches.

Please contact our Wedding Specialist, and Social Catering Manager, Chansina Luy at 408-437-2124 or email at chansina.luy@hilton.com for a site tour or proposal.

Fireside Chat Season 2; Episode 4

Weekly Fireside Chat with Carrie McAllen, Director of Business Development and Rob Balmer, General Manager discussing the latest news, meets and events at the Doubletree Hotel San Jose and city of San Jose California.

Topics include:

Thanksgiving Day Dinner being served in Spencer’s for Steaks & Chops. Book direct or on OpenTable.com for points!

New Year’s Eve Party at the Doubletree Hotel San Jose. Book your tickets and packages online at www.NYEDoubletree.eventbrite.com or call the hotel directly to make your reservations now.

Seasonal cocktails now being served at 2050 Bar & Lounge inside the Doubletree Hotel San Jose. Vast selection of hot and cold signature cocktails that include Cinnamon Apple Sangria, Mistletoe Kiss and Hot Buttered Rum…and more! There are also specialty kids “mocktails” available too.

Feeding the Hungry

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As part of our Fall Doubletree “Teaching Kids to CARE” program we have teamed up with a local school, Bachrodt Elementary, to hold a food drive for our community. We will both be collecting food from now until December 22nd. All food donations will be picked up and distributed by Second Harvest Food Bank.

If you would like to make a virtual food donation to our cause you can do so by clicking here. We are listed as companies 250 or more then choose Doubletree Hotel San Jose.

Hilton…There’s an App for that!

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Hilton is gearing up to join the iphone app world. A new Hilton App is being developed for several of it’s brands including Doubletree. It will enable guests to do things from their phone such as check in up to 48 hours in advance, order room service to be waiting for their arrival, choose their bed type and other preferences, and more. The apps are scheduled to become available later this month and in December.

For information read the full article on USAtoday.com

Hilton is Up in the Air

MCLEAN, Va. – November 9, 2009 – Hilton Hotels is ready for its close-up. In anticipation of one of the most talked about film releases this year, the hotelier is giving guests a chance to live the life of a global traveler with the Hilton Up in the Air Sweepstakes celebrating Paramount Pictures’ upcoming film about a frequent business traveler whose life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. Up in the Air, from Oscar® nominated director Jason Reitman, will arrive in U.S. theatres this December.

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Any guest who makes a booking for a Hilton hotel stay through Hilton.com between November 3 and January 11, 2010 will automatically be entered into the Hilton Up in the Air Sweepstakes for a chance to win both the grand prize as well as the prize-of-the-week.* Winners could receive a fast track to the world of travel privileges experienced by the film’s main character and other Hilton HHonors VIP members. Sweepstakes prizes include:

Grand Prize: One million Hilton HHonors points, Hilton HHonors Diamond VIP status for a year and a trip to Paris that includes round trip airfare for two, accommodations at the Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris and ground transportation between the airport and hotel

Ten Weekly Prizes:

Week 1: Trip for two to the Up in the Air movie premiere, including roundtrip airfare, accommodations at a Hilton hotel and ground transportation between the airport and hotel and to and from the premiere

Week 2: A private screening of Up in the Air for the winner and up to 200 of his or her friends

Week 3: 150,000 Hilton HHonors points and Hilton HHonors Gold VIP status for one year

Week 4: Prize pack including roundtrip airfare, ground transportation between the airport and hotel, a three-night stay in the Presidential Suite at the Hilton St. Louis Ballpark, a tour of local Hilton hotels and attractions where scenes of the movie were filmed, and a $150 gift certificate to Sub Zero Vodka Bar

Week 5: Products from The Hilton Serenity Collection™, including King sized Serenity mattress & box spring, two Serenity pillows, down comforter, duvet cover, sheet set

Week 6: 200,000 Hilton HHonors points and Hilton HHonors Gold VIP status for one year

Week 7: An island-hopper package in Hawaii including accommodations, for three nights at each resort, at Hilton Hawaiian Village and Hilton Waikoloa Village resorts on Oahu and Hawaii’s Big Island, round trip airfare, ground transportation between airports and resorts, and admission to the Waikiki Starlight Luau and Dolphin Quest Encounters

Week 8: Travelpro® (registered mark) three-piece luggage set from the WalkAbout® Lite 3 Collection, Hilton bath robe, autographed movie poster and in-room amenities used on the Up in the Air set

Week 9: 250,000 Hilton HHonors points and Hilton HHonors Gold VIP status

Week 10: Four-day, three-night stay at the newly opened Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, including roundtrip airfare, ground transportation between the airport and hotel and dinner for two at La Luce restaurant for up to $150

The Hilton.com/UpintheAir site also features the film trailer, photos, an online game giving visitors the chance to win one of 1,000 pairs of Up in the Air movie tickets and, in celebration of the film’s debut, Hilton is also partnering with thisMoment.com – a new social media platform that lets people create and share beautiful, multimedia galleries about their experiences – to collect stories that illustrate how Hilton team members worldwide help guests make the most of their stays. Travelers can see and hear examples of true Hilton hospitality in the words of Hilton team members at Hilton.com/UpintheAir.

For more information about the Hilton Up in the Air Sweepstakes or to make a reservation, travelers can visit www.hilton.com/upintheair.

Book today at www.hilton.com and begin your chance to win.

Time to start thinking about Thanksgiving Dinner…

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Green Update

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A few months ago I read online that “carbon footprint” was one of the most overused and pretentious phrases of 2009. So instead of trying to impress you I’m simply going to share something we’re doing at the Doubletree that has made me proud to work here.

Growing up in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains has given me a great appreciation of nature and when I heard we were starting a Green Team at the hotel I was very excited. We discussed ways to make a significant impact locally, while still thinking globally. A meeting was set up with Allied Waste to find out how we could improve the efficiency of our recycling program, they had some great tips and off we went.

I am pleased to say that we are now recycling over 50% of the hotels entire waste including composting! Our next plan is to put recycling containers in all guest rooms as well as common areas. So if you’re looking around your office thinking about the changes your organization can make, I’d like to leave you with one simple fact courtesy of www.oberlin.edu:
Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 barrels of oil, and 4,100 kilowatt-hours of electricity — enough energy to power the average American home for five months.

Think Green, my friends.

Anjel Stevens
Sales Assistant and Think Green committee member

Pumpkin Winners

Thank you to all guests who participated in our pumpkin judging contest! Here are the winners. We hope you all had a happy Halloween and made it in for you Doubletree cookie.

1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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