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October 19, 2005 Media Contact: Kelly Chamberlin Chamberlin Public Relations 415.336.4332 kelly@chamberlinpr.com BEHIND OPEN DOORS FROM THE LADY WHO OWNS THE PLACE Personality Hotels Creates Hotel Industry Blog San Francisco, CA - Blogging is very hot these days. So hot in fact, that people are spending hours a day reading and writing these online forums just to stay current. Always on the cutting-edge, Yvonne Lembi-Detert, president and CEO of Personality Hotels, has started a blog for the hotel industry. Lembi-Detert uses her weblog to discuss innovative trends and developments in the boutique hotel industry such as progressive styles in hotel design and whether free wireless Internet access should be standard for guests. She also gives the public an inside peek into her daily life as a hotel owner, from personally redecorating three of her hotels at once to dealing with pesky computer problems. "I've read blogs about virtually everything except the hotel industry, so I decided to open up the doors and let the public learn what owning a hotel company is all about," says Lembi-Detert. View Behind OPEN Doors at: http://www.personalityhotels.com/rss/diva.html Lembi-Detert is a true pioneer of San Francisco boutique chic, having made her mark with the opening of the city's first boutique hotel more than 20 years ago. Fresh out of the Rudolph Shaffer School of Design, her talents were enlisted to remodel and convert a prewar hotel building into the Hotel Union Square in 1982. Since then, Detert's hotel group has grown to encompass five properties including Hotel Metropolis, Hotel Union Square, Kensington Park Hotel, The Steinhart Hotel and the flagship property, Hotel Diva. About Personality Hotels Established in 1982, Personality Hotels is San Francisco's original boutique hotel company. From a quaint European-style suite to a zenful night's sleep amid sounds of a tropical rain forest, Personality Hotels can oblige. Celebrating the unique personality in all of us, Personality Hotels consists of an eclectic collection of five San Francisco boutique hotels including the flagship property sexy Hotel Diva, vivid Hotel Metropolis, authentic Hotel Union Square, grand Kensington Park Hotel and the timeless Steinhart Hotel. Located in the center of the action, all Personality Hotels are within walking distance of Union Square shopping, theatres and restaurants. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.personalityhotels.com or call 800.553.1900.