BEING "IN" THE DOGHOUSE HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN

Boston's NINE ZERO Hotel Offers Doggie Divas The Ultimate In Poochie Pampering

BOSTON, MA - March 18, 2005 - Boston's NINE ZERO hotel introduces a program designed to allow the hotel's four-legged guests to feel just as pampered as their two-legged owners. Canine guests of NINE ZERO hotel may enroll in the "IN" the Doghouse package, which includes in-room food and water bowls upon check-in, complimentary gourmet doggie treats, a plush doggie bed and puppy pillow menu for a comfortable night's sleep, NINE ZERO hotel cashmere sweaters, a map of dog-friendly places to go around the city, and a NINE ZERO hotel ID tag, the ultimate status symbol for a leisurely stroll along nearby Newbury Street.

Polka Dog Bakery, a gourmet treat boutique for dogs in Boston's South End, provides a special room service menu for the hotel's hip hounds, and even those discerning dogs who prefer to watch their figures may snack on the bakery's low-calorie lunch box. NINE ZERO hotel's concierge is happy to arrange for dog walking, sitting, and massage services for its canine guests, but no NINE ZERO hotel stay would be complete without side-by-side, in-room person and pooch pedicures.

Voted one of the "Top 15 United States Hotels" in Condé Nast Traveler's "2004 Readers' Choice Awards," included on Condé Nast Traveler's "Gold List 2004: The World's Best Places to Stay" and named "Boston's Best Boutique Hotel" by Boston Magazine for the third year in a row, the 190-room NINE ZERO hotel is located just steps from Boston Common and in the center of Boston's financial, government and historic districts. The Hotel's Spire restaurant and bar, recently named one of "America's 50 Best Hotel Restaurants" by Food & Wine, "Worth the Splurge" by Bon Appetit and "Boston's Best New Hotel Restaurant" by the Improper Bostonian, features the Romance language-influenced cuisine of Chef Gabriel Frasca.

NINE ZERO hotel is one of 30 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country.

For more information and reservations, please contact NINE ZERO hotel at 617.772.5800 or visit www.ninezero.com.

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Contact:
Lorin Misita Seidman
KORTENHAUS COMMUNICATIONS
lseidman@kortenhaus.com
(617) 778-5754

Joanna Linder
KORTENHAUS COMMUNICATIONS
jlinder@kortenhaus.com
(617) 778-5753