Embassy Suites Hotel® Tampa-downtown Convention Center Opens It Doors To Welcome Guests

TAMPA (Monday, November 20, 2006) - Embassy Suites Hotels today announced the opening of the Embassy Suites Hotel Tampa-Downtown Convention Center. The opening marks the addition of the first full service, all-suites hotel in the downtown district, as well as the first Embassy Suites Hotel to be built in downtown Tampa.

The 20-story, 360-suite hotel is owned by WMB III, LLC, and is managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Total project cost for the hotel is in excess of $100 million.

"The Embassy Suites brand is excited to be a part of the exciting development and growth of downtown Tampa," said Jim Holthouser, senior vice president, brand management, Embassy Suites Hotels. "Tampa is the ideal place to showcase the upscale amenities and services that Embassy Suites provides and this hotel will cater to both business and leisure travelers."

The hotel provides guests with a full complement of services and amenities consistent with all Embassy Suites Hotels, such as spacious, two-room suites, complimentary cooked to order breakfast, an evening manager's reception* and the EmbassyDirect(tm) Registration Kiosk featuring hotel check-in, check-out and airline boarding pass printing. Additional features include wireless high-speed Internet access in the atrium and all public areas, as well as high-

speed Internet access in each suite, a heated outdoor pool, a full-service business center and a full fitness center.







The hotel is the only building that is conveniently connected to the Tampa Convention Center by a Sky Bridge. Guests also will enjoy the convenience of boarding an electric streetcar from a station located just outside the hotel entrance. This public transportation system takes passengers along the downtown waterfront to two popular entertainment districts, the waterfront shops, restaurants and attractions at Channelside and Ybor City, Tampa's Historic Latin Quarter.

Highlights of the new hotel include the following:

· Ground breaking: August 2004

· Opening date: November 2006

· Construction Cost: Project valued in excess of $100 million

· Owner/Developer: WMB III, LLC

· Hotel Specifications: 20 stories, 360 guest suites

· Meeting Space: More than 9,000 square feet of flexible meeting space

Skybridge: Open air sky bridge, designed by Campo Architects and built by WPM Construction LLC, connecting the hotel with the Tampa Convention Center. The 31-ton pedestrian passageway measures eight feet wide, 158 feet long and rises 20 feet above Franklin Street. The skybridge creates a link between the hotel and the convention center that no other downtown hotel offers.
Suites: Spacious, two-room suites include a separate living area with a sofa bed and desk, private bedroom and bath, two televisions, two dual-line phones, high-speed Internet access, a wet bar, refrigerator, microwave oven, and an iron and ironing board. Room choices include seven conference suites and two floors of executive suites.
Restaurants/Food & Beverage:
· Complimentary daily cooked-to-order breakfast

· Starbucks® full service store

· Trolleys American Café

· Lobby lounge

· Evening manager's reception featuring snacks and cocktails

Location: 513 South Florida Ave.
Tampa, FL 33602

Tel: (813) 769-8300

Fax: (813) 769-8310





About Embassy Suites Hotels
Embassy Suites Hotels is a member of the Hilton Family of Hotels and opened its first hotel in 1984. It was the first all-suite upscale hotel brand to enter the industry and today has nearly 190 hotels. To make reservations or learn the locations of Embassy Suites Hotels in urban, suburban, airport and resort areas, travelers can visit the Embassy Suites Hotels Web site at www.embassysuites.com, call 1-800-EMBASSY or contact their professional travel agent.

Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) is the leading global hospitality company, with more than 2,800 hotels and 475,000 rooms in more than 80 countries, including 150,000 team members worldwide. The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded brands, including Hilton®, Conrad®, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations(tm), Homewood Suites by Hilton®, Scandic and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection®.

*Subject to state and local laws. Must be of legal drinking age.

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