Everyone Is a Star at Metropolitan Hotels

TORONTO--(Marketwire - February 21, 2008) - Imagine you're Madonna, Jay-Z, Bryan Adams, Jennifer Lopez or Halle Berry. Now, imagine you're checking into your favorite luxurious hotel for a stay complete with VIP treatment. A unique new Instant Star Power program is making that fantasy a reality by delivering random and complimentary celebrity treatment to ordinary guests. Through March 31, 2008, when every guest checks in at three top Canadian hotels -- Toronto's SoHo Metropolitan, the Metropolitan Toronto and the Metropolitan Vancouver -- they will be pampered like a celebrity with perks and VIP treatment typically enjoyed by Hollywood's elite.

Metropolitan Hotels has a solid reputation as the go-to hotel for celebrities visiting Toronto and Vancouver. Using their considerable star savvy, Met Hotels created Instant Star Power to allow every guest to enjoy the special touches that many celebrities expect and demand. Best of all, Instant Star Power is by chance, elevating guests by surprise with perks and upgrades such as:

--  On-the-spot upgrade to Jay-Z's entourage-worthy 3-story penthouse pad
    at the SoHo Met, complete with glass elevator
--  Hand-drawn bath service, as requested by Sarah Jessica Parker
--  Unpacking services used by Paris Hilton
--  Upgrade to Halle Berry' s suite at the Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver,
    aptly described as her "little second home"
--  A chef treat created specially for Bryan Adams
--  Diddy's favorite sweets
--  The same In-suite salon services used by Nelly Furtado
--  A training session with one of Jennifer Lopez's personal trainers
    

All guests staying at the hotels through March 2008 are eligible for the Instant Star Power program. To make a reservation, please visit www.metropolitan.com/starpower. Or, call 1.800.668.6600 (Met Toronto), 1.866.764.6638 (SoHo Met) or 1.800.667.2300 (Met Vancouver).

Metropolitan Hotels (www.metropolitan.com) operates three luxury properties in Toronto and Vancouver, including the Metropolitan Toronto, the SoHo Metropolitan and the Metropolitan Vancouver. With more than 815 rooms, Metropolitan Hotels is committed to providing luxury accommodation for business and leisure travelers seeking an independent choice. As members of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, the hotels offer the finest in distinctive accommodations, in addition to service and cuisine provided by their award-winning restaurants, Hemispheres and Lai Wah Heen (Metropolitan Toronto), Senses (SoHo Metropolitan), Diva at the Met (Metropolitan Vancouver) and Lai Toh Heen (mid-town Toronto).

Contact Information: Media Contacts: Treva Marshall TJM Communications, Inc. T: 407.265.1823