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Castle Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Wins "2008 Best of Hilo Award"

Jul 15, 2008

Honolulu, Hawaii – Castle Resorts & Hotels’ Hilo Hawaiian Hotel has been awarded the “2008 Best of Hilo Award” in the Banquet Rooms category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA), based out of Washington, D.C. The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Hilo Hawaiian Hotel has 286 guest rooms and three meeting spaces to host a variety of events and meetings. The Moku Ola Ballroom can hold 210 to 600 people for a variety of functions and has the capability of dividing into two sections, as needed. The ballroom features large windows opening up to exquisite views of Hilo Bay, Coconut Island, Maunakea, Hamakua Coast. The Mala Ikena room holds between 28 and 110 attendees in various seating capacities including “U” shape, conference, classroom and theater styles.

Castle Hilo Hawaiian Hotel’s Premier Meeting Package, is available now through December 30, for events of 25 to 400 people at $40 per person, with a minimum booking of 10 guest rooms nightly. The Premier Meeting Package includes meeting room and set-up, projection screen, podium and microphone, water station throughout the day and mid-morning and afternoon coffee break with refreshments. Audiovisual equipment, food and breakout rooms are also available at an additional charge. For more information or to book reservations, visit www.HiloHawaiianHotel.com.

Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2008 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.

About U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA)

U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA) is a Washington D.C. based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USLBA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising. The USLBA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

About Castle Resorts & Hotels

Castle Resorts & Hotels was founded in 1994 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Castle Group, Inc. Castle manages a broad portfolio of resort accommodations ranging from hotel guest rooms to spacious resort condominium suites and villas in the Hawaiian Islands on Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Kauai and Hawaii; in Thailand on Phuket; in Micronesia on Guam and Saipan; and in New Zealand on the North Island. For more information or reservations, please call 1-800-367-5004 or visit www.CastleResorts.com.

The Castle Group does not assume any obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

Company: McNeil Wilson Communications
Phone: 808-539-3435

Phot: Copyright by Castle Resorts & Hotels’ Hilo Hawaiian Hotel