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· Play, Breathe, Frolic and Dream Kimpton Boutique Hotels Washington DC Have Specialty Rooms With Something For EveryoneWASHINGTON, DC (August 1, 2003) - Whether traveling for business or pleasure, Kimpton Boutique Hotels has a specialty room to satisfy a guest's every whim. In the nation's capital, Hotel Rouge, Topaz Hotel, Hotel Helix and Hotel Madera offer guests the chance to play, breathe, frolic and dream. Hotel Rouge - Feel the Energy - The living embodiment of "glam," Hotel Rouge is designed as a 21st century escape. Offering a diversion from every day life, the deluxe boutique hotel puts a new twist on the guest experience. Each of the 137 rooms feature fashion-driven design and custom-designed furniture. For those who crave state-of-the-art entertainment, the hotel's Chill Rooms offer two Sony Wega TVs, a Sony PlayStation2, access to a video game library, a CD player with assorted CDs, color coordinated Gatorade, mood lighting and exclusive furniture. Digerati can opt for the Chat Rooms, which include flat screen computer monitors, unlimited high-speed internet access, mood lighting, custom desk and leather ottoman. Chow Rooms are equipped with a kitchenette that includes a microwave, refrigerator, wet bar, dishware, mood lighting and bistro dining table. The Chow room is ideal for extended stays. Summer specials at the 137-room Hotel Rouge start at $109, and specialty rooms from $149. The Hotel Rouge is located at 1315 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 232-8000, toll free (800) 368-5689, www.rouge-dc.com. Topaz Hotel - Transcend Travel - an ideal match for those seeking relaxation, tranquility, inspiration and enlightenment. Appointed with unique furniture pieces upholstered in rich fabrics and playful patterns, the rooms at the Topaz Hotel provide comfortable beds with crisp European linens and luxurious down comforters. Specialty rooms include Yoga Rooms, which are designed to create the optimal setting for practicing poses. These room's feature yoga props and mats, dimmed lighting systems, tranquility and meditation CDs, VCRs and instructional videotapes. Energy Rooms feature state-of-the-art equipment, including treadmills and elliptical trainers. All Energy Rooms have VCRs and disco CDs for private, in-room workouts. The personal touch even extends to its mini-bars - along with traditional offerings, guests will find items such as peppermint foot creams and new age CDs, designed to boost energy and fire the imagination. To provide an invigorating start to the day, the Topaz Hotel serves complimentary energy potions with gingko, ginseng or wheat grass. As part of the hotel's commitment to wellness, a healthy continental breakfast offers traditional favorites, as well as soymilk, fruit compote and fitness bars. Summer specials at the 92-room Topaz Hotel start at $119 and specialty rooms at $159. The Topaz Hotel is located at 1733 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. For reservations or information, (202) 393-3000, toll free at (800) 424-2950, www.topazhotel.com. Hotel Helix - Fun, fashion and evolutionary design -- Everything is extraordinary at Washington D.C.'s trend-setting Hotel Helix. Without taking itself too seriously, the 178-room Hotel Helix creates a sense of playful fantasy-somewhat tongue-in-cheek, and very new-century. Guestrooms are comfortably chic and appointed with unique amenities. Sheer drapes around the platform beds may be pulled closed to create cozy alcoves that have a soft glow from the play of light on the curtains. Specialty rooms at Hotel Helix offer guests tantalizing options. The ultra-modern Zone Rooms will entice guests to kick back and relax, with lava lamps, high-end stereo systems and plasma screen TVs. Families will vie for Bunk Rooms, which offer a separate sleeping area with bunk bed, television and built in DVD Player. For extended stays, Eats Rooms are furnished with sleek Italian café tables, barstools and fully equipped kitchenettes. Summer specials at the 148-room Hotel Helix start at $109, and specialty rooms at $149. The Hotel Helix is located at 1430 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington DC 20005, Local: 202.462.9001 Toll free: 866.508.0658, www.hotelhelix.com. Hotel Madera - Comfort, style and pampering -- This stylish metro hideaway appeals to business and leisure travelers who appreciate a boutique hotel that looks and feels like a private pied-á-terre. The spacious, contemporary guestrooms are designed for pleasure, whether in the form of peace and rejuvenation, or romance. Generously proportioned beds are covered with lush, quilted bedspreads and silky pillows - all in rich earthy shades from satiny cream to mossy green. Among its menu of specialty guestrooms, Hotel Madera's Nosh Room offers studio rooms with a kitchenette, complete with breakfast-in-bed trays, condiments, and a grocery shopping service. If guests would rather check into a Flash Room equipped with a personal computer and unlimited internet access, or simply melt into bed and hibernate in a plush DVD-stocked Screening Room, there is a Hotel Madera specialty guestroom to enhance their travel experience. Summer specials at the 82-Room Hotel Madera start at $119, and specialty rooms at $149. The Hotel Madera is located at 1310 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. 20036, Local: 202.296.7600; toll free 800.368.5691, www.hotelmadera.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 37 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 Café 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. Media Contact: Diana K. Bulger Hisaoka Public Relations Bulgerd@hisaokapr.com (202) 466-6286 |
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