Radisson Hotel Jacksonville Butler Boulevard Declares Itself Winner of the Hotel Bed Wars

AWARD-WINNING HOTEL FIRST TO FEATURE TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SLEEP NUMBER BED

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. October 14, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, FL, August 2, 2005. The award-winning Radisson Hotel Jacksonville Butler Boulevard has declared itself winner of the ongoing hotel Bed Wars! As the first hotel in the nation to furnish all of its rooms with Select Comfort's SLEEP NUMBER(R) beds, custom-designed beds featuring dual-adjustable air-chamber technology, the hotel claims that no hotel provides a better night's sleep! The hotel is so confident, that it is officially laying out a challenge in the Jacksonville region and inviting CEOs with more than 150 employees, travel planners, business and travel writers, and sleep experts to spend a night for free and judge the Radisson Hotel Jacksonville Butler Boulevard's signature Sleep Number beds for themselves.

"The Sleep Number bed has created tremendous excitement in the overnight travel industry, and the fact that we have the beds in every room, in combination with our recent multi-million dollar renovation, makes the hotel the premiere destination in Jacksonville," said Kenneth P. Balin, President and CEO of AMC Delancey Group. "We're so confident that we have created the most luxurious overnight experience in the area, complete with the ultimate sleep experience, that we're challenging every hotel in the Jacksonville region to try and match the experience we provide for our guests at our Radisson Hotel Jacksonville Butler Boulevard. We are inviting CEOs of large companies, travel planners, business and travel writers, and sleep experts, to come and spend a night for free to judge for themselves. The beds are amazing and the mattress can uniquely be adjusted to conform to each individual guest's desired firmness and comfort, providing business travelers and vacationers with the personalized attention they desire. Visiting and staying over in Jacksonville will never be the same!"

The Sleep Number bed features dual-adjustable air-chamber technology that allows each side of the bed to be independently adjusted for each guest. A Sleep Number is a number between zero and 100 that represents each person's ideal level of mattress comfort, firmness and support. After almost two decades of mattress development, Select Comfort has reached the pinnacle of the bedtime comfort, understanding that the individual needs of every one of their customers are different.

"Never before has a hotel chain placed as much emphasis on creating a sleeping experience as we have," said Bjorn Gullaksen, Radisson Hotels & Resorts brand leader and executive vice president of Full Service Hotels for Carlson Hotels Worldwide. "The Radisson Hotel Jacksonville Butler Boulevard was the first hotel to exclusively furnish its rooms with the Sleep Number bed, which is a testament to the fine renovation work AMC Delancey and Paramount Hotel Group have accomplished. Along with high-speed Internet access, complimentary shuttle service, a fitness center and on-site restaurant and lounge at this world-class hotel, we now afford customers the best overnight stay they could dream up."

Ethan Kramer, President of Paramount, said, "The Sleep Number bed affirms the hotel's firm commitment to providing its guests with maximum comfort in an environment filled with amenities. The extensive renovations completed by Paramount Group and AMC Delancey provided to the Jacksonville Radisson have helped the hotel capture its full potential, and the addition of the highly acclaimed Sleep Number beds further positions us as the premiere vacationing or business stop for overnight travelers and the local community alike."

AMC Delancey Group, along with Paramount Hotel Group, who oversaw the renovations and currently runs the hotel, completed construction on the 167-room, six-story hotel in December 2004. Guest rooms were stripped down and new finishes, furniture and equipment were installed. The lobby, restaurant and meeting areas, were completely made over to create a more welcoming and dynamic atmosphere. To complete the transformation, a new stucco treatment was applied to the outside of the hotel and landscaping improvements were made.