Carsten Holler | Doubletree by Hilton Hotel San Jose, California

Tis the Season for Sweetening Santa’s Palate (and Yours)

At More Than 185 Locations Across North America

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., December 18, 2008 – This holiday season, kids and kids-at-heart will be lining up at Doubletree Hotels in last-minute attempts to earn extra points on Santa’s “nice” list. Just in time for the jolly old elf to slide down chimneys everywhere, Doubletree is offering complimentary freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies – Old Saint Nick’s favorite kind – to anyone who drops by any of its more than 185 locations in North America from 12:01 a.m. on December 23 through 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2008. All ages are welcome and no purchase is necessary. Simply visit a Doubletree hotel to request your complimentary cookie.

The attached press release was distributed today to print and broadcast media throughout North America. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the numbers and addresses below.

From all of us at Doubletree hotels, we encourage you to stop by any of our 185 locations in North America and enjoy a sweet treat on us to celebrate the holiday season.

Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria Collection Sponsors Exhibit at Guggenheim Museum

Take part in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend the night in one of the worlds’ most distinguished museums.

From October 25 through January 6, guests can reserve an overnight stay in Revolving Hotel Room, a work of art created by artist Carsten Höller, at the Guggenheim Museum (New York).

Revolving Hotel Room is an art installation comprising three outfitted, superimposed turning glass discs mounted onto a fourth disc that all turn harmoniously at a very slow speed. During the day the hotel room will be on view as part of the Guggenheim’s theanyspacewhatever exhibition, which runs from October 24, 2008–January 7, 2009. At night, the art installation becomes an operative hotel room outfitted with luxury amenities.

Offer is subject to availability. Rates do not include taxes, gratuities, or incidental charges. Stay may only include one night. Limit one night per person. A maximum of two people per night.

Revolving Hotel Room is presented courtesy of Esther Schipper, Berlin, and Gagosian Gallery, in cooperation with the Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria, and is supported by the Waldorf=Astoria Collection®.

Waldorf=Astoria Collection is helping support Revolving Hotel Room, but is not responsible for the accommodations.

This exhibition is sponsored by
Additional support is provided by the Waldorf=Astoria Collection; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Etant donnés: The French-American Fund for Contemporary Art, a program of FACE; and The Grand Marnier Foundation.

The Guggenheim Museum gratefully acknowledges the Leadership Committee for theanyspacewhatever.

For more info visit Guggenheim Website