October 27, 2008 06:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time 

Doubletree Hotels Shares Its Legendary Sweet Treats with 185 Neighborhoods This Halloween

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ghosts and goblins going door-to-door seeking treats this Halloween can add their local Doubletree hotel to the list of must-haunt locations. Doubletree Hotels is offering its legendary, freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies to anyone who walks into any of its more than 190 locations in North America this Halloween. No purchase is necessary. People may simply walk into any Doubletree hotel between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2008 to be welcomed with a delicious, warm chocolate chip cookie, while supplies last.

Even those not in traditional Halloween garb can shrill with delight as they are handed one of the hotel brand’s signature cookies oozing with chocolate chip morsels and bursting with crunchy walnuts - on the house, of course!

“On a night symbolically known for neighbors to open their doors and hearts and share sweets with revelers young and old in their communities, our Doubletree hotels embraced the opportunity to show they care by passing out some of the best treats of the holiday,” said Mary Beth Parks, senior vice president – brand marketing. “From the prettiest of princesses to the strongest of superheroes, it’s the easiest way ever to enjoy our signature cookies – and you don’t even have to be a guest.”

The Doubletree tradition of a chocolate chip cookie at check-in has set the standard in welcoming hotel guests for more than twenty years. Doubletree gives out approximately 35,000 chocolate chip cookies each day; that’s nearly 13,000,000 each year. Each cookie weighs a hearty 2 ounces and boasts an average of 20 chocolate chips.

To find a Doubletree location in your own community, please visit our brand website at www.doubletree.com.

About Doubletree Hotels

With a growing collection of contemporary, upscale accommodations in more than 190 gateway cities, metropolitan areas and vacation destinations worldwide, Doubletree Hotels are distinctively designed properties that provide true comfort to today’s business and leisure travelers. From the millions of delighted hotel guests who are welcomed with the brand’s legendary, warm chocolate chip cookies at check-in to the advantages of the award-winning Hilton HHonors^® guest reward program, each Doubletree guest receives a satisfying stay wherever their travels take them.

Doubletree is a proud member of the Hilton Family of Hotels, which adheres to founder Conrad Hilton’s philosophy that, “It has been, and continues to be, our responsibility to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.” The company put a name to its unique brand of service that has made it the best known and most highly regarded hotel company: be hospitable®. The philosophy is shared by all 10 brands in the Hilton Family of Hotels, and is the inspiration for its overarching message of kindness and generosity.

To make reservations at any Doubletree hotel, travelers can visit our website at www.doubletree.com, contact their preferred travel professional or call 1-800-222-TREE in the U.S. and Canada.