HERSHEY, PA � August 15, 2003 � Hershey Resorts has announced a $2 million room renovation project for its famed Hotel Hershey.  The three-month project, set to begin in January, 2004, will focus on the 120 rooms of the Hotel�s Main Building.  Design for the project is by The W Group, of Nashville, Tennessee.

Each room at The Hotel Hershey room will now include a luxurious pillow top mattress, upgraded linens, custom draperies, blackout draperies and soft chairs with ottoman.  In addition, the rooms will feature new carpeting, lamps, tables and an additional cordless phone at the desk (to complement existing bedside and bathroom phones).  Rooms will feature newly painted dark mahogany doors and a combination of paint and wallpaper, separated by newly installed molding halfway up each wall.  Each room will include a new chandelier.  All queen-size beds will be converted to kings and all double/double rooms to queen/queens.  Each bed will feature a new headboard with dark rich bordering and a soft cream leather insert.

�In undertaking this project it was very important to us to protect and maintain the outstanding legacy and rich traditions of The Hotel Hershey,� said Brian O�Day, General Manager of The Hotel Hershey.  �That is why we have designed guest rooms that will offer the very best in modern day conveniences combined with the old world elegance and charm for which we have always been known.� 

The Four-Star, Four-Diamond Hotel Hershey is one of America�s most classic resort properties, combining its timeless brand of elegance with first-class, personalized service that delivers the remarkable hotel experience first envisioned by Milton Hershey himself in the early 1930�s.   The hotel remains one of the meeting and convention world�s favorite destinations, offering a variety of options for every kind of meeting experience.

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