HILLSBORO, TX (June 12, 2007) Hampton®, the national brand of mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, announces the grand opening celebration of its new property, the 70-room Hampton Inn Hillsboro. The hotel, located at 102 Dynasty Drive, just north of the Prime Outlets Mall off I-35 in Hillsboro, officially opened April 18, 2007 and is currently accepting reservations. The new property is the first Hampton Hotel to open in the Hill County area.

The hotel is operated and managed by Lodging Host Hotel Corp and will host the Grand Opening event in conjunction with the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 21, 2007 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. The combined hotel grand opening and Chamber Business After Hours event is open to the community. There will be tours of the hotel, hors d’oeuvres, and prizes. The first twenty qualified attendees to take an official property tour that evening will receive a complimentary one-night stay gift certificate valid at any Lodging Host Hotel Corp managed hotel.

One lucky attendee will receive the grand prize of a Hampton bedding package entitled “Cloud Nine. The Hampton Bed Experience.” The grand prize package consists of a king duvet with plush insert, a lumbar support pillow, two firm foam pillows, two soft feather pillows, pillow protectors, pillow cases, and a Hampton lap desk. These items are exclusively available through Hampton Home Collection and may only be purchased at www.hamptonhomecollection.com. The winner will be announced at the end of the evening.

“Hampton Hotels combine quality, service, comfort, and plenty of value-added extras making Hampton the brand of choice in the marketplace today,” said Peggy Franklin, hotel general manager. “Providing clean, comfortable rooms and outstanding guest service is a top priority for our hotel staff and one reason we will be highly competitive in our local market.”

In addition to clean, comfortable rooms all Hampton guests receive a complimentary breakfast each day, complimentary in-room movie channel, complimentary local phone calls made from the room, and complimentary USA Today newspapers in the breakfast lobby area. Other hotel amenities include Purity Basics® bath products and a curved shower rod, complimentary high-speed Internet access and the industries easiest-to-set alarm clock/radio. For business travel the hotel features a meeting room which can accommodate up to 50 attendees. Leisure travelers will enjoy the outdoor pool and 24-hour fitness center.

Kevin Hilchey, president of Lodging Host Hotel Corp, said the addition of the Hampton Inn will help meet local demand for high-quality, mid-priced accommodations. “Business and leisure travelers in the Hillsboro area have been very receptive to the quality lodging Hampton offers.”

For more information about the grand opening or to make hotel reservations, call the hotel at (254) 582-9100. Travelers may access the Hampton Inn Hillsboro web site at www .Hillsboro-Hotel.com.

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About Hampton Hotels

Hampton , which includes Hampton Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites hotels, is a mid-priced leader in the lodging segment. Hampton is part of Hilton Hotels Corporation, a leading global hospitality company with more than 2,900 hotels and 500,000 rooms in more than 80 countries, including 105,000 team members worldwide. The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel portfolio of some of the best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton ®, Conrad ®, Doubletree ®, Embassy Suites Hotels ®, Hampton Inn ®, Hampton Inn & Suites ®, Hilton Garden Inn ®, Hilton Grand Vacations™, Homewood Suites by Hilton ®, Scandic and The Waldorf-Astoria Collection®.