Estancia La Jolla Hotel Invites New Food and Beverage Director to the Team; La Jolla Hotel Adds Top-Notch Veteran to Their Staff / October 2007

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Estancia La Jolla Hotel Invites New Food and Beverage Director to the Team
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La Jolla Hotel Adds Top-Notch Veteran to Their Staff

LA JOLLA, California (October 5, 2007) � Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa has named Jim Steele as Director of Food and Beverage of the sensory retreat. The hotel encompasses the food and beverage outlets of Adobe El Restuarante, Mustangs & Burros, Bodega Wine Bar and private dining accommodations, all of which Steele will oversee.

Steele began his career back in his collegiate days and now is a veteran of the food and beverage industry with 30 years of hospitality experience under his belt. He has held the title of Director of Banquets at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Nigel from 2003-2005, St. Regis Monarch Beach from 2001-2002, and Hotel Del Coronado from 1999-2001. Steele will oversee all food, beverage, and restaurant staff, as well as all private dining directors and catering staff.

About Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
Selected by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the �Hottest New Hotels in the World� upon its opening in 2005 and as one of the �World�s Best Places to Stay� in 2006, Estancia La Jolla is renowned as a coastal sensory retreat where tradition, environment and design blend to renew and inspire in the setting reminiscent of a sprawling early California ranch estate. The property, which is managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, features 210 cleverly aesthetic rooms (including 11 suites), three restaurants, including Bodega wine bar, which offers one of the most extensive and diverse selections of California wines in the region, that will delight even the most discerning palate, an 8,000 sq. ft. spa with an adjacent fitness facility, an inviting pool deck with private cabanas, and 25,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including exquisitely landscaped gardens. Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa is truly a retreat from the ordinary. For more information, please visit www.estancialajolla.com

About Destination Hotels & Resorts
Destination Hotels & Resorts is a privately held lodging management company headquartered in suburban Denver, Colo. With more than 30 independent, luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and golf clubs, Destination is the fifth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company�s portfolio features more than 7,000 guest rooms, nine golf courses and 10 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Dallas, San Diego, Aspen, Austin, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Jackson Hole, Maui and Lake Tahoe. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.

Contact:

Terry Wills or Tasha Holladay
Wills Communications, Inc.
(858) 450-1120

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