Hilton Garden Inn

Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand. Guest rooms include a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker and have either a king or queen bed or two double beds, as well as a sitting area with an ottoman. Most locations feature a pool, whirpool, and fitness center. High speed internet access is available throughout the hotel and a 24 hour business center with computers and printers are available in most locations.

Hilton History

Conrad Hilton. Hilton bought his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel, in 1919 in Cisco, Texas.

In 1930, Conrad Hilton opened his first high-rise Hilton hotel in El Paso, Texas, which is currently called the Plaza Hotel.

Hilton became the first international hotel chain with the opening of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their first Bed-In for Peace between March 25 and March 31, 1969 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Room 702. This room has become a popular tourist destination.

Hilton Hotels owns and manages several other hotel brands, catering to both business and leisure travel. These brands are Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn and Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Conrad, Waldorf=Astoria Collection and Homewood Suites by Hilton. Total number of hotels now under the Hilton brand are 343 managed hotels and 2,242 franchised hotels, with over 105,000 employees as of May 2007.

HHC was granted the naming rights to the George R. Brown Convention Center in late 2003. The Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston, Texas, is connected to the convention center.

Hilton Hotels

Hilton is a brand of the Hilton Hotels Corporation, based in Beverly Hills, California. It is one of the world's largest chains of hotels.

The Hilton brand was re-united internationally after more than 40 years in February 2006, when United States-based Hilton Hotels Corporation purchased the lodging arm of United Kingdom-based Hilton Group PLC, which had acquired Hilton's international operations in 1987 (the companies had been severed originally in 1966).

Hilton Hotels became America's first coast-to-coast hotel chain in 1943.[1] The company places marketing emphasis on business travel, but owns and operates a number of resorts and leisure-oriented hotels as well.

As of April 2007, The chain has 229 Hilton branded hotels across the world and has partnerships with many airline and car rental companies.