Eat and Sleep Like (Egyptian) Royalty with Joie de Vivre's King Tut Packages

Hotel and Restaurant Deals Highlight Renowned Exhibit, Back in San Francisco After 30 Years

San Francisco (June 22, 2009) - Joie de Vivre, California's largest boutique hotel collection, is partnering with San Francisco's de Young Museum to offer Explore Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs packages and special restaurant offers starting June 27, 2009 at its 21 San Francisco Bay Area hotels. The packages will be available until the close of the exhibit March 28, 2010.

It's been three decades since the first record-breaking King Tut exhibition at the de Young. To celebrate the return of the renowned treasures to San Francisco, Joie de Vivre is offering two art packages tailored to individuals and families. The packages include best available rates for standard rooms and family suites and exclusive access VIP tickets to the Explore Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs exhibit. These unrestricted VIP tickets are not available to the general public and allow visitors to view the exhibit even when it is sold out.

In addition, Joie de Vivre is partnering with the de Young to offer Tut ticket holders exclusive deals at a number of its popular San Francisco restaurants. The restaurant deals will be offered via a "Pharoah's Gold Card" issued with each ticket purchase. The card offers discounts and special offers at Northern California businesses. Participating Joie de Vivre restaurants will include Americano Restaurant and Bar, Café Andrée, O Izakaya, Swank Cocktail Club, Custom Burger, Good Pizza, and midi.

Joie de Vivre's 16 hotels in San Francisco, two in the East Bay (Oakland and Berkeley), and three in Marin (Mill Valley and Tiburon) are offering the Explore Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs package. Starting prices vary depending on the hotel and date selected, and range from $79 to $249 per night. For more information on the packages and to book, please visit http://www.jdvhotels.com.

About Explore Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs explores the figures who guided ancient Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The exhibition focuses on the 18th Dynasty, a 100-year period when Egypt was at the height of its power and the "golden age" of Egyptian artistry. This was the era when Tutankhamun and his ancestors reigned. The extensive array of more than 130 extraordinary artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun and other ancient Egyptian sites features 50 of Tutankhamun's burial objects, including his royal diadem and one of the four gold and precious stone inlaid canopic coffinettes that contained his mummified internal organs. For more information, visit http://www.tutsanfrancisco.org.

About Joie de Vivre
San Francisco-based Joie de Vivre (http://www.jdvhotels.com) is a collection of creative lifestyle businesses. Founded in 1987 by Chip Conley, Joie de Vivre manages nearly 40 boutique hotels, more than 20 restaurants and four spas, and is recognized for creating some of the most innovative hospitality services and products and designing one-of-a-kind properties. Joie de Vivre also manages residential projects with hotel-style services and amenities. As California's largest boutique hotel collection, Joie de Vivre Hotels is becoming the hotel brand synonymous with the California travel experience, offering a wide range of unique urban, suburban and waterfront boutique hotels that cater to leisure and business travelers in all market segments. Joie de Vivre hotels are located in San Francisco, Marin County, Silicon Valley, San Francisco East Bay, Big Sur, Sonoma County, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and Los Angeles. In 2009, Joie de Vivre continues its California expansion with hotels opening in Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Venice Beach, Santa Clara and Laguna Beach.

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Lori Lincoln, Director of Public Relations
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