New Hilton Santo Domingo Opens its Doors After Sweeping Awards at Dominican Republic's Top Culinary

Special Introductory Rate and Exclusive Hilton HHonors(R) Offer

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. October 14, 2008

MIAMI, FL, July 12, 2005. Hilton Santo Domingo, the 14th hotel added to Hilton International^1s Caribbean portfolio, officially opens its doors today. To mark the occasion, the hotel offers guests an amazing introductory rate of $99. Plus, Hilton HHonors(R) members are treated to a special bonus offer: triple HHonors Base points and triple airline miles.

Hilton Santo Domingo recently celebrated a major culinary accolade. The hotel^1s kitchen team, lead by Executive Chef Johan Rox, took home 12 prizes for their innovative culinary creations at the Dominican Republic^1s 31st Annual Gastronomic Festival. Rox was the only Executive Chef to showcase a display of ice carvings and became one of three finalists for the Chef of the Year Award. The Festival, supported by the National Tourism authorities, the National Association of Hotels & Restaurants (ASONAHORES) and the Chef Association of the Dominican Republic, includes participation from a wide range of hotels and restaurants.

^3Not only winning these awards, but doing so before opening, confirms the quality of Hilton Santo Domingo^1s team and our commitment to delivering the highest standard of excellence in hotels throughout the region. We celebrate as Hilton Santo Domingo opens its doors and Hilton Caribbean adds one more property to our growing portfolio,^2 said Danny Hughes, vice president for Hilton International, Caribbean, Central America, and USA.

The 21-floor atrium tower Hilton Santo Domingo is ideally located on the city^1s oceanfront boulevard - El Malecon - just 30 minutes from Las Americas International Airport.

The hotel boasts 228 oceanfront guestrooms, including Executive Floor rooms and suites. All guestrooms offer high-speed Internet access, comfortable soft duvets, and floor-to-ceiling windows to showcase splendid views of the Caribbean Sea. Guests staying on the Executive Floors enjoy an array of additional luxury amenities including rain shower, defogging mirror and surround sound music in bathroom, CD alarm clocks, a fish bowl with a Hilton-blue fish, large work desk with eight hour chair, and access to the 20th floor Executive Lounge. The Lounge features a floor-to-ceiling aquarium and offers breakfast, refreshments and canap'es during select hours.

With over 17,000 sq. ft. of meetings space, Hilton Santo Domingo features a 4,644 sq. ft. Hilton Meetings(R) complex, complete with two boardrooms, seven flexible meeting rooms and a fully equipped business center with four PC stations and high-speed Internet access. Plus, a 7,203 sq. ft. ballroom with a 700-person capacity, a 2,312 sq. ft. junior ballroom, and a 2,430 sq. ft. foyer complete the meeting facilities.

The hotel also features a health club, swimming pool, superior food and beverage outlets, and is anchored to a mixed-use complex over 150,000 sq. ft. in size including retail shopping, entertainment areas, commercial office space, three towers of luxury residential condominiums, and the city^1s largest casino.

Hilton Santo Domingo welcomes all guests with a special introductory $99 rate and treats Hilton HHonors(R) members to an amazing introductory offer, also available for as low as $99. Between July 12 and Oct. 15, 2005, members of Hilton^1s renowned loyalty program can earn triple HHonors Base points and triple airline miles by requesting promotion code QJ* when making reservations. Participating airlines include: Air Canada, American Airlines(R), Continental Airlines(R), Delta Air Lines(R), Globalpass, United(R), or US Airways(R)