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· Kimpton Boutique Hotels offers Sparkling Packages for July Fourth
Fireworks and Fun in the nation's capital

WASHINGTON, DC - Kimpton Boutique Hotels is offering five fun Fourth of July packages in the Nation's Capital Thursday, July 3, 2003 through Sunday, July 6, 2003.

The Hotel Helix's "Fun on the Fourth" package includes overnight accommodations for four, a picnic dinner packed with fried chicken, beer, Yoo Hoo, glow sticks and complimentary parking. The "Fun on the Fourth" package is available for $169 for the first night, and $99 for the second, and does not include tax. To make reservations, please contact the Hotel Helix, 1430 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington DC 20005; call (202) 462-9001 locally, or toll free at (866) 508-0658, and ask for the "Fun on the Fourth Package." For more information, visit www.hotelhelix.com.

The Hotel Madera is offering the "Red, White and Blues" package, composed of deluxe overnight accommodations, a picnic packed with wine, fruit, cheese, blues CD and complimentary parking. The "Red, White and Blues" Package is available for $149 for the first night and $119 for the second night, not including tax. As always, children under 16 stay for free in room with adult. To make reservations, please contact the Hotel Madera, 1310 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. 20036; call (202) 296-7600 locally, or toll free at (800) 368-5691, and ask for the "Red, White and Blues" package. For more information, visit www.hotelmadera.com.

The Hotel Monaco Washington, DC's "All American" package includes overnight accommodations in a deluxe room, a complimentary wine reception in the lobby, boxed dinner for two, with sandwiches, cookies, apples, soft drinks and bottled waters and complimentary morning newspaper. The All American package is available for $139 for the first night and $99 for the second night not including tax. The Hotel is within walking distance of the National Mall. To make reservations, please contact the Hotel Monaco Washington, DC, 700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004; call (202) 628-7177 locally, or toll free at (877) 202-5411, and ask for the "All American" package. For more information, visit www.monaco-dc.com.

The Hotel Rouge's "Rouge, White and Blue" package includes overnight accommodations in a King or Queen Room, a welcome pack with two large bottles of water' a "Stars and Stripes" throw blanket for viewing the fireworks and two round-trip Metro passes. The "Rouge, White and Blue" package is available for $135 for the first night and any extra nights for $89 per night not including tax. To make reservations, please contact the Hotel Rouge, 1315 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20036; call (202) 232-8000 locally, or toll free at (800) 368-5689 and ask for the "Rouge, White and Blue" package. For more information, please visit www.hotelrouge.com.

The Topaz Hotel's "Red, White and Topaz" package includes deluxe overnight accommodations, a picnic basket packed with bottled water, energy bars, bug spray, a blanket and round trip metro tickets for up to four people. The "Red, White and Topaz" package is available for $185 per night, not including tax. To make reservations, please contact the Topaz Hotel, 1733 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; call (202) 393-3000 locally, or toll free at (800) 424-2950. For more information, please visit www.topazhotel.com.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is a San Francisco-based company known for its collection of stylish boutique hotels that are coupled with fine chef-driven restaurants. Founded in 1981, the company currently operates 38 hotels and 34 restaurants across the United States and Canada and its combination of boutique, four-star service and an adjacent destination restaurant has proven a great success. These popular pairings include the fashionable Hotel Monaco Seattle with Sazerac restaurant, the historic Hotel Burnham Chicago with Atwood Cafe and the sophisticated, chic Hotel Palomar with the award-winning Fifth Floor restaurant in San Francisco. The company recently opened the Topaz Hotel, the Hotel Rouge, the Hotel Madera, the Hotel Monaco and Hotel Helix in Washington DC; the Sky Hotel in Aspen; the Cypress Hotel in Cupertino, Calif; and the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge, Mass. The Argonaut Hotel, slated to open in summer 2003, is currently under development in San Francisco at Fisherman's Wharf and the Onyx Hotel in Boston will open in the fall of 2003. For more information or to make reservations, please visit www.kimptongroup.com or call 1-800- KIMPTON.

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