Join Silicon Valley's Rosewood Sand Hill for its Grand Opening in Menlo Park with a Hotel Special

Menlo Park, Calif. (February 6, 2009) –Rosewood Sand Hill, a new Menlo Park luxury hotel scheduled to open on April 2, has announced a special hotel promotion for its first guests. Those who book the Help Us Celebrate hotel package will receive one night of luxury accommodations for two and a celebratory glass of sparkling wine upon check in at this Silicon Valley luxury hotel near Palo Alto. In addition, Rosewood Sand Hill will donate five percent of the room rate to Canopy and Trees for Menlo, two environmentally-friendly organizations dedicated to the planting of trees in the San Francisco Bay area.

"We have a lot to celebrate when we open in April as the newest property in Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' distinctive collection," explained Michael Casey, Managing Director of Rosewood Sand Hill. "In addition to providing extraordinary accommodations for guests who visit the Peninsula, Rosewood Sand Hill will offer highly refined, yet personalized service and resort-like amenities that include Sense, A Rosewood Spa, and Madera, our signature restaurant. We are also pleased to celebrate bringing hundreds of new jobs to the area."

The Help Us Celebrate hotel special will be available to guests during the opening month of April as a way to introduce Peninsula and Silicon Valley area visitors and locals to the legendary service and luxury of Rosewood properties. The cost of this Menlo Park luxury hotel package is $295 on weekdays and $225 on weekends through April 30, 2009.

Rosewood Sand Hill is conveniently located by Palo Alto in the Menlo Park area, minutes from high-end boutiques, galleries and restaurants, and just 35 miles south of San Francisco and 14 miles north of San Jose. Reservations are available by calling 1-888-ROSEWOOD or by visiting Rosewood Sand Hill at www.rosewoodsandhill.com.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts manages properties worldwide including Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek and Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas, The Carlyle in New York, The Mansion on Peachtree in Atlanta, CordeValle in San Martin, California, Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe, Las Ventanas al Paraíso and Rosewood Mayakobá in Mexico, Hotel Seiyo Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, and a triumvirate of world-class Caribbean properties – Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, Caneel Bay on St. John and Jumby Bay on Antigua. For more information on Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, please call 888.ROSEWOOD or visit rosewoodhotels.com.