Hilton Garden
Inn extends guest check out in honor of daylight-saving
Released
on: November 16, 2007, 6:32 am
Press
Release Author: Hilton
Hotels Corporation
Industry:
Consumer
Services
Press
Release Summary: Hilton Garden Inn offers late check-out with annual
“Take Back the Hour” promotion
Press
Release Body: In recognition of daylight-saving time ending on Nov.
4, Hilton Garden Inn announced its annual
“Take Back the Hour” promotion that offers
guests a late check-out. Guests staying at participating Hilton
Garden Inn locations will be treated to an extended check-out
time of 2 p.m. (instead of the standard 12 noon check-out) at no
additional cost.
Upon
check-in, guests will be notified of the extended hours and encouraged
to take their time and enjoy any number of Hilton
Garden Inn amenities including a freshly prepared “Lazy
Breakfast” which is served until 11am in the hotel’s
full service restaurant; a cup of coffee in the comfortable lounge
area that features a fireplace and television; surf the net in the
privacy and comfort of a Garden Sleep System bed with
complimentary Wi-Fi; exercise in the hotel’s workout facility
or take a dip in the swimming pool and whirlpool.*
“Hilton
Garden Inn continually strives to enhance our guests’
stay – whether they are traveling for business or leisure.
We simply want to make sure their stay at any of our locations is
as restful and relaxing as possible,” said Jim
Cone, vice president – marketing for Hilton Garden Inn.
“With our ‘Take Back the Hour’ promotion,
guests can enjoy an extra two hours to sleep deep, eat well, work
smart, stay fit or simply treat themselves.”
Should
hotel guests decide
to make the most of their two extra hours, Hilton Garden
Inn offers a few other suggestions:
Print
their boarding pass – Use the time to print out
a boarding pass in the 24-hour complimentary business center
and bypass any unnecessary airport lines.
Work up a sweat – What better time to
burn a few calories in the hotel’s complimentary workout
facility before returning home.
Explore the town – Head out for a quick
trip around town.
Do some laundry – Use the extra time
to wash dirty clothes in the guest laundry facility and return
home with clean clothes.
Watch a movie – Enjoy the best of a box
office comedy or drama on the Hilton Garden Inn HDTV’s
** while lounging on the Garden Sleep System
bed.
Enjoy a lazy breakfast – Why race to
check-out when breakfast is served until 11am? Customers are
encouraged to take the time to enjoy a leisurely, made-to-order
breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
Grab a snack for the road – Travelers
can pick up some healthy on-the-go snacks for the trip home
from the hotel’s Pavilion Pantry.
This
year marked the beginning of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
which extended the
period of daylight-saving time by four weeks in an effort to conserve
energy.
History
of Daylight-Saving Time
Daylight-saving time was instituted in the U.S.
during World War I in order to save energy for war production by
taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and
October. During World War II, the federal government again required
the states to observe the time change. In 1966, Congress passed
the Uniform Time Act, which standardized the length
of daylight-saving time.
Energy
savings continues to be the driving force behind the time change.
Daylight-saving time works by “making” the sun “set”
one hour later, thus reducing the period between sunset and sun
down by one hour. As such, from mid-March through October, less
electricity is used for lighting. (Source: About.com)
About
Hilton Garden Inn
Hilton
Garden Inn is the award-winning, mid-priced
hotel brand that continually strives to ensure today’s
busy travelers have everything they need to be most productive on
the road — from complimentary wired and Wi-Fi Internet access
in all guestrooms and remote printing to the hotel’s complimentary
24-hour business center to one of the most comfortable beds you
will ever experience with the Garden Sleep System. So whether on
the road for personal or business reasons, Hilton Garden
Inn offers the amenities and services for travelers to
sleep deep, stay fit, eat well and work smart while away from home.
*Not
available at all locations.
**High definition televisions/programming is available at select
locations.
Web
Site: http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/
Contact
Details: PR contact:
Hilton Garden Inn PR contact:
Agnes Sibal
Brand Communications
Hilton Hotels Corporation World Headquarters
9336 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills
CA 90210
USA
(310) 205-4545
http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/

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