Boston, MA, May 15, 2006 ? Doubletree? Hotel Boston Downtown is the recipient of Boston Main Streets ?2005 Outstanding Business? award for providing extraordinary business in its Chinatown district. The Boston Main Streets program, created by Mayor Thomas M. Menino in 1995 and the first urban multi-district Main Streets program in the nation, provides funding and technical assistance to 19 neighborhood-based Main Streets districts throughout the City of Boston. The program each year selects one business in each neighborhood for this prestigious award, honoring their distinguished participation in their district.

?The Doubletree Hotel Boston-Downtown and our team members are truly honored to receive such a prestigious award,? says Robert Newman, hotel general manager. ?We are incredibly proud of our business district, and we look forward to continuing our work with and for the community-at-large in the years ahead.?

Mr. Newman and the hotel play an active role in the Chinatown business district, participating in monthly meetings for the Chinatown/South Cove Council and serving on the committee for the Chinatown National Night Out Planning. The hotel continues its involvement with the ?Chinatown Clean Up? campaign and work with local schools via Doubletree?s ?Teaching Kids to Care? program. The hotel also offers complimentary meeting space when available to the Chinatown Safety Committee and Chinatown Trust. In addition, Newman serves as a member of the Board for such district organizations as Asian American Civic Association (AACA), the Wang YMCA, the Chinatown Safety Committee and, of course, Chinatown District?s Main Street program. He also served as co-chair of the AACA?s ?2006 Lunar New Year Gala.?

The Doubletree Hotel Boston Downtown received its ?2005 Outstanding Business? award from Mayor Thomas M. Menino at the Boston Main Streets awards celebration on May 8, 2006, at Bank of America, 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA. Building vibrant commercial districts, Boston Main Streets is headquartered at 26 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108. Telephone: 617.635.0115. Fax: 617.635.0282.

The Doubletree Hotel Boston-Downtown, ideally located in the heart of downtown?s Theater District, is just minutes from Boston Common, the Back Bay, Boston?s Financial District, and Copley Square. The full service hotel features 268 uniquely decorated guestrooms, suites, and executive level accommodations Hotel guests enjoy casual dining at Vines Caf?, an exquisite menu at Wisteria Restaurant and Bar, a self-service Business Center, wireless Internet access, and complimentary access to the adjoining state-of-the-art YMCA health club, with weight and aerobic rooms and Olympic-size pool. Boasting a unique Feng-Shui design reflecting the influence of the nearby Asian community, the Doubletree Hotel Boston-Downtown is located at 821 Washington Street, Boston, MA. Telephone: 617.956.7900. Fax: 617.956.7901.

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