BookAbility.net increases e-commerce revenues for these hotel groups by allowing visitors complete reservation and booking capabilities based upon real-time availability and rate information.  The Kimpton Group has 24 European-style hotels located nationwide in San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Portland while Joie de Vivre and Personality Hotel groups have a combined total of 18 boutique hotel properties located in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

BookAbility.net expands the reach and value of the hotel�s Web site by capturing additional bookings from Internet users without incurring additional staff expense or costs.  Since BookAbility.net is seamlessly integrated with the hotel�s current Web site, visitors can find all the information about the property through one single location.  BookAbility.net offers hotels the flexibility to handle various rate tiers, restrict length of stay and manage other variables unique to that property.

�We have already noticed a 500% increase in our online bookings with BookAbility.net in the short time it has been operational,� said Sharon Tripp, General Manager at the Villa Florence Hotel, San Francisco, a Kimpton Group hotel.  �Villa Florence caters to a sophisticated, computer savvy traveler who is interested in making their own hotel reservations via the Web.  With BookAbility.net capabilities now integrated into our own Web site, we are able to provide instantaneous reservation confirmation.�

�Our staff has found BookAbility.net to be one of the easiest products on the market to use and maintain,� stated Mary Connolly, Revenue Manager at Personality Hotels.  �Daily updates to rates and availability are quick and simple with BookAbility.net�s browser technology.  We also found Topaz very solution oriented as well.  Their quick response allowed us to become operational with a customized version of BookAbility.net in a matter of weeks.�

�Over the past 13 years, Topaz has proven to be a loyal partner to its hotel customers while leading the industry in innovative services,� said Peter Gamez, Vice President of Sales and Reservations at Joie de Vivre.  �We selected BookAbility.net for our Web reservation capabilities due in part to our trusted relationship with the team at Topaz.�

Topaz Hotel Services (THS) is a privately held company based in San Francisco that provides reservations systems and Internet services to the hotel industry.  THS makes it easier for travelers and hotels to make better decisions by providing customized and in-depth information and immediate reservations capabilities.  Processing over 200,000 room nights per year, THS companies include San Francisco Reservations, Silicon Valley Reservations, BookAbility.net and hotelres.com.