LOOK WHAT'S GROWING IN GREENBELT!
Shamin Hotels Announces the Grand Opening of the Newest Hilton Garden Inn

WHAT:
Grand Opening of the new Hilton Garden Inn, Greenbelt, Maryland

WHEN:
Thursday, June 15, 2006 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.

WHERE:
Hilton Garden Inn
7810 Walker Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20770

DETAILS:
Shamin Hotels, one of the fastest growing hotel management companies in the nation, is proud to announce the grand opening of the Hilton Garden Inn in Greenbelt, Maryland. This full-service hotel is the newest Shamin property, and the first Hilton Garden Inn in the company's portfolio.

The six-story, 155-room hotel features a signature glass-walled pavilion housing the reception desk, a Pavilion Pantry® with a selection of refrigerated, frozen and microwaveable packaged items, a Great American Grill® restaurant offering breakfast and dinner, room service during dinner hours, a comfortable lounge area with a television and fireplace, more than 4,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, a 24-hour complimentary business center, and an on-site guest laundry facility.

Shamin Hotels will hold grand opening festivities from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. tonight. Food prepared by new Head Chef Himanshu Vahal will be served.

The company also will announce two partnerships to benefit the Greenbelt community:

· Shamin Hotels will help raise money for a city beautification project
· Shamin Hotels is partnering with Rexford Assisted Living

Shamin Hotels, based in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading hotel management company with more than 20 lodging properties in the United States. The dynamic, growth-oriented hotel company owns, operates, and develops commercial business hotels under Hilton, Marriott, Holiday Inn, Choice, and Wingate names. For more information, call 804-777-9000 or visit http://www.shaminhotels.com.

CONTACTS:
Steve Mullen
(804) 382-0017
steve@endgamepr.com

Joe Reardon
804-777-9000 x123
joe@shaminhotels.com

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