Glamorous Girlfriend Getaway with D.C's Willard InterContinental

Washington DC, April 7, 2008 – If best friends are forever, then why not treat your besties to a weekend they'll never forget! The Willard InterContinental has created the ultimate girl's getaway lived out in the nation's capital. The weekend includes all the beauty, glamour, pampering and nightlife your girls could ever dream of! Available weekends throughout the year, the package is based on a one or two-night stay. Prices start at $1,244 per night, based on two person occupancy. Add $205 for each additional person up to four people in suite.  Package is based on availability and can be booked at 202-628-9100 or online at www.washington.interconti.com. Package includes:

• Accommodation in a large suite where delicate tea sandwiches and specialty cocktails await.
• Thirty-minute aromatherapy massages completed with a dusting of 24-karat gold powder, done in-suite by therapists from the luxurious I Spa at the Willard.
• The Real Bling: A representative from Washington 's famous; The Tiny Jewel Box, will come to the suite with a select offering of real jewelry for a magical evening out.
• Limousine tour of the national monuments at night with gourmet picnic dinner basket and champagne.
• Limousine drop off at Washington DC 's newest hot nightspot, The Park at Fourteenth, with VIP entry and limousine pick up after dancing the night away!

The Willard InterContinental is located in the heart of the nation's capital on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, the Smithsonian museums and the downtown business and theatre districts. The Willard epitomizes world-class hospitality as the hotel of choice for heads of state and leaders of the world's business, cultural, social and political elite. The hotel's 332 well appointed large guestrooms include 40 elegant suites. Dining options include The Willard Room fine dining restaurant and Café du Parc, the popular French bistro with seasonal outdoor seating and traditional Afternoon Tea in Peacock Alley. The luxurious, I Spa at the Willard offers a wide array of pampering treatments. The classic Willard InterContinental combines heritage and luxury with contemporary comfort and the latest technology. An American institution, the Willard has hosted nearly every U.S. president since 1853. It was at the Willard that Julia Ward Howe wrote The Battle Hymn of the Republic, where President Ulysses S. Grant popularized the term “Lobbyist,” and where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King finished his renowned "I Have a Dream" speech.

Recently awarded the International Hotel & Restaurant Association's Environmental Award for Sustainability, the Willard has embarked on a Sustainability program entitled, "Willard InterContinental - The Next 100 Years." The holistic plan is comprised of numerous interwoven sustainable projects designed for a luxurious urban hospitality experience in harmony with social and ecological consciousness. Willard InterContinental Washington D.C . 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W Washington D.C. 20004, for reservations call 202-628-9100, 1-800-827-1747.

Contact: Barbara Bahny David
P. 202.637.7309
E. barbara.bahny@ihg.com

Meredith Goldberg
P. 202.637.7304
E. meredith.goldberg@ihg.com