FROM MOROCCO TO MEXICO - DESIGN HOTELS™ PRESENTS 23 NEW MEMBERS

Berlin, December 8, 2008 – Design Hotels™, a global hotel marketing-services company with a unique

approach to hospitality has signed 23 new properties, increasing its membership to more than 175 hotels around

the world.

With these new properties, Design Hotels™ further enhances its portfolio of curated, design-led hotels. Each

member hotel represents the vision of an independent hotelier – an individual with a passion for genuine

hospitality that is culturally rooted and enhanced by thought-provoking design and architecture.

Throughout 2008, Design Hotels™ inducted several new members to the collection: The Limes Hotel, in

Brisbane, marked the first ever member of Design Hotels™ in Australia and the addition of 3 Nagas by Alila in

Laos brought further geographic diversity to the collection. Aguas de Ibiza Spa & Resort opened in June 2008

bringing eco-chic luxury to the Balearic Islands, while The Emperor brought an unprecedented touch of cutting-

edge design to Beijing, China.

The complete list of 23 new members, plus recent and upcoming openings by geographical region is as follows:

THE NEW MEMBER HOTELS

NORTH AFRICA

Morocco

AnaYela, Marrakech – January 2008 www.designhotels.com/anayela

THE AMERICAS

Mexico

Distrito Capital, Mexico City – January 2009 www.designhotels.com/distritocapital (online as of January 2009)

Rosas Y Xocolate, Merida, Yucatán – March 2009 www.designhotels.com/rosasxocolate (online as of January

2009)

Boca Chica, Acapulco - March 2009 www.designhotels.com/bocachica (online as of January 2009)

Habita Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia – September 2008 www.designhotels.com/habitamonterrey (online

as of January 2009)

EUROPE

Austria

life medicine RESORT, Bad Gleichenberg – September 2008 www.designhotels.com/lifemedicine

Belgium

Carbon Hotel, Genk – April 2008 www.designhotels.com/carbonhotel

Germany

25hours Hotel Tailored by Levi’s, Frankfurt – July 2008 www.designhotels.com/25hourslevis

Roomers, Frankfurt – March 2009 www.designhotels.com/roomers

The George, Hamburg – October 2008 www.designhotels.com/thegeorge

Die Träumerei, Michelstadt – August 2008 www.designhotels.com/dietraumerei (online as of January 2009)

Factory Hotel, Muenster – December 2008 www.designhotels.com/factoryhotel

Hungary

Hotel Rosslyn, Budapest – Autumn 2009 www.designhotels.com/hotelrosslyn

Italy

Leon’s Place, Rome – August 2008 www.designhotels.com/leonsplace

Norway

The Other Side, Neiden – Summer 2009 www.designhotels.com/theotherside

Portugal

Memmo Baleeira, Vila de Sagres – June 2008 www.designhotels.com/memmobaleeira

The Vine Hotel, Funchal, Madeira – December 2008 www.designhotels.com/the_vine_hotel

Douro 41, Raiva – January 2009 www.designhotels.com/douro41

Spain

Aguas de Ibiza, Ibiza – September 2008 www.designhotels.com/aguasdeibiza

Sweden

Copperhill Mountain Lodge, Are – December 2008 www.designhotels.com/copperhill

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Stockholm – November 2009 www.designhotels.com/hotelskeppsholmen (online as of

January 2009)

Switzerland

Rocksresort, Laax – December 2008 www.designhotels.com/rocksresort

Turkey

The Sofa Hotels & Residences, Istanbul – March 2006 www.designhotels.com/sofahotel (online as of January

2009)

United Kingdom

Vincent Hotel, Southport – May 2008 www.designhotels.com/vincent

Sanctum Soho Hotel, London – March 2009 www.designhotels.com/sanctumsoho

The Franklin Hotel, London – Spring 2009 www.designhotels.com/thefranklin

ASIA/PACIFIC

Australia

Limes Hotel, Brisbane – June 2008 www.designhotels.com/limeshotel

China

The Emperor, Beijing – April 2008 www.designhotels.com/theemperor

Indonesia

Luna 2 Private Hotel, Bali – March 2007 www.designhotels.com/luna2

Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali – March 2009 www.designhotels.com/alila_villas_uluwatu

Laos

3 Nagas by Alila, Luang Prabang – July 2008 www.designhotels.com/3nagas

Maldives

Alila Villas Hadahaa, South Male – April 2009 www.designhotels.com/alila_villas_hadahaa

Thailand

X2 Koh Samui – June 2008 www.designhotels.com/x2kohsamui

Villa Beige, Koh Samui – October 2008 www.designhotels.com/villabeige

- ENDS-

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Design Hotels™ toll-free number:

EUROPE

Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, UK: 00 800 37 46 83 57

Belgium: 000 800 37 46 83 57

Finland: 990 800 37 46 83 57

Hungary: 06 800 1 22 36

Russia: 810 800 20 74 10 49

ASIA/PACIFIC

Australia: 0011 800 37 46 83 57

China, New Zealand: 00 800 37 46 83 57

Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand: 001 800 37 46 83 57

Japan: 0041 800 37 46 83 57

AFRICA

South Africa: 09 800 37 46 83 57

ABOUT DESIGN HOTELS™

Design Hotels™, a global hospitality company, brings under its umbrella over 175 independently owned, design-

driven properties in more than 40 countries around the globe.

Member hotels benefit from customized services ranging from global sales representation and reservations, to

revenue & distribution management; from strategic marketing and public relations to branding; therefore

receiving the exposure they need around the world while maintaining their individual identity.

Conceived in 1993 by Claus Sendlinger, then a travel agent, and today its hands-on president and CEO, Design

Hotels™ has its headquarters in Berlin and branches in London, Barcelona, New York, Singapore, Bali, Tokyo

and Perth.