Intimate and elegant, The Orchard Hotel is conveniently located

							    The Orchard Hotel Ranks in Top Ten on Trip Advisor’s 2008 Traveler’s Choice™ Awards

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) – February 18, 2008 – San Francisco’s Orchard Hotel placed fifth on
TripAdvisors® Travelers’ Choice Awards of ‘Best U.S. Luxury Hotels’ and 45 in the top 100 best luxury hotels
in the world. Unlike any other hotel awards programs that survey perhaps thousands of people,
TripAdvisorTravelers' Choice winners are based on the millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions
about hotels on tripadvisor.com™ and content from across the web.


"The 2008 Travelers' Choice winners are once again singled out for their great service and extraordinary
value," said Michele Perry, director of communications for TripAdvisor. "Determined by millions of real
travelers, the Travelers' Choice award winners raise the bar for hotels around the world, with their
exceptional properties and great staff that enhance the overall travel experience."


Intimate and elegant, the Orchard Hotel is conveniently located between Union Square and Nob Hill. The first
class 104-room hotel offers state-of-the-art technology and a wealth of complimentary amenities for business
and pleasure travelers, including a European breakfast buffet, high-speed Internet access, fitness center, an
extensive CD/DVD library and Executive Boardroom. Daffodil Restaurant, adjacent to the lobby, pairs the Bay
Area’s best seasonal cuisine with great wines from around the world – with a bit of a twist. The restaurant
offers small plates matched with an ample pour of a friendly wine that brings out the best flavors of the food.


The Orchard Hotel is registered to become a LEED-EB® (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)
certified hotel by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the USGBC’s system for designing and
constructing the world’s greenest, energy-efficient, high performing buildings.


The Orchard Hotel and its sister property, the Orchard Garden Hotel, California’s first LEED certified hotel
are managed by Oakbrook, IL based Portfolio Hotels and Resorts, part of their collection of signature
destination resorts and urban hotels. For reservations, visit www.theorchardhotels.com or call toll-free
888/717-2881.
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About Portfolio Hotels & Resorts:
Headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, Portfolio Hotels & Resorts is a hospitality management company that
specializes in managing unique, boutique-style hotels, destination resorts and significant urban hotels in
domestic and international markets. The company was established in 2005 by former Chicago-based Coastal
Hotels founders Helmut Horn and Graham Hershman, industry veterans whose past experience includes
development of the Hawthorne Suites brand, the Highlands Inn in Carmel, CA, and Cheeca Lodge in the
Florida Keys. Their current portfolio of 15 branded and independent hotels includes the four boutique Inns of
Monterey properties in Monterey, CA; San Francisco’s Orchard Garden Hotel in, California’s first newly
constructed LEED-certified hotel; the 470 room Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg, IL, the 570 room
Radisson Hotel LAX, and the 556 room luxury InterContinental Chicago O’Hare, scheduled to open in
September 2008. For more information, visit www.portfoliohotels.com.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Trisha Clayton, 415/346-4565, t.clayton@sbcglobal.net
Judy Rowcliffe, 415/456-4131, jlrowcliffe@comcast.net