"Thanks to our newly expanded relationship with Cooper Hotels, Doubletree will quickly be recognized as the place to stay across the state of Tennessee, said Dave Horton, senior vice president -- brand management for Doubletree Hotels.

"We are pleased so far with the progress of this ambitious plan of multiple hotel conversions to the Doubletree brand. Since our official joint announcement this past April, hundreds of team members at our five Tennessee hotels have worked diligently to make this process seamless and invisible to our guests," said Pace Cooper, president & chief executive officer of Memphis-based Cooper Hotels. "We are gearing up to share our excitement with communities across the state of Tennessee in the coming weeks. The names of our five hotels may be changing, but the same great people and commitment to service will remain the same."

The new Doubletree Hotel Memphis, (formerly Hilton East Memphis) which completed a multi-million dollar hotel-wide renovation in 2002, is situated in the Clark Tower complex of the popular East Memphis Business District. The 265 room Doubletree Hotel Memphis' dramatic six-story atrium lobby welcomes guests with a specially commissioned sculpture -- The Acrobats -- which symbolizes the hotel team's commitment to service excellence. The hotel's address is 5069 Sanderlin Avenue, Memphis, Tenn. 38117. 

Located in the City Center business area of Jackson, the 166 room Doubletree Hotel Jackson (formerly the Garden Plaza Hotel) is located near such major corporations as Procter & Gamble, Porter Cable, Maytag and Delta Faucet, as well as more than twenty restaurants, Union University, Lambuth University, Lane College, Jackson State Community College, Pringles(R) Park, Casey Jones Village and the Old Hickory Mall. The hotel received the Chamber of Commerce 2002 Pinnacle Award Winner for Service Excellence and was voted Best Hotel in West Tennessee by readers of the Jackson Sun newspaper. The Doubletree Hotel Jackson is located 10 minutes from Jackson Municipal Airport at 1770 Highway 45 Bypass, Jackson, Tenn.
38305. 

The 167 room Doubletree Hotel Oak Ridge (formerly the Garden Plaza Hotel) is one of the best places to stay in the area. The hotel is just 20 minutes from McGhee Tyson Airport. The Doubletree Hotel Oak Ridge is located near Highway 62 and the Oak Ridge Parkway at 215 South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37830. 

Located in the heart of Middle Tennessee outside of Nashville, the 164 room Doubletree Hotel Murfreesboro (formerly the Garden Plaza Hotel) provides fine accommodations in the fastest growing city in the state. The Doubletree Hotel Murfreesboro is located near the intersection of Interstate 24 and Highway 96, 30 minutes from Nashville International Airport and 10 minutes from Murfreesboro Airport at 1850 Old Fort Parkway, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 37129. 

Just three miles from East Tennessee State University and the Quillen College of Medicine at one of the gateway cities to the Great Smoky Mountains, the 184 room Doubletree Hotel Johnson City (formerly the Garden Plaza Hotel) provides the perfect place to stay in Northeastern Tennessee. The Doubletree Hotel Johnson City is located 15 minutes from Tri Cities Airport at 211 Mockingbird Lane, Johnson City, Tenn. 37604. 

Cooper Hotels is recognized as one of the highest-quality franchisees in the Hilton Family of Hotels. More than half of the company's 22 hotels across nine states are affiliated with the Hilton and Doubletree brands. Cooper Companies also has real estate, insurance and construction divisions. To find out more about Cooper Hotels, visit their website at www.cooperhotels.com.

Cooper Companies
Paula Zeller, 901-725-9631
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