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Healthier hotel rooms.


You can breathe easier in your hotel room--that is, if you're in one of Hilton Hotel's Stress-Less Rooms equipped with nonallergenic pillows, among other items. To help soothe weary road warriors, Hilton's installed a calming fountain, massage seat pads on desk chaffs, blackout drapes drape  
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, a massage belt, aromatherapy bath products and a yoga video and meditation CD.

Besides the Stress-Less Rooms, Hilton has also created the Health Fit Room as part of its "Traveler Lifestyle Centers." Health Fit Rooms come complete with an exercise bike, resistance exercise tubing, a list of jogging trails, healthy foods menu, yoga video and fitness magazines. Its Sleep-Tight Rooms have special lighting, a sleep kit with a face mask Face mask
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adj.
Not penetrable by audible sound.



soundproof v.
 windows and other things to help lull guests to sleep.

Other hotels are quick to offer extra amenities and special accommodations at a premium price and upon request. However, Hilton's specialized rooms are priced at the same rate as a standard room. According to hotel spokesperson Jeanne Datz, these rooms have been debuted in eight Hilton Hotels, including ones in San Francisco, New York New York, state, United States
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 and Chicago. The chain expects to add more before year's end.
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Author:Brown, Ann
Publication:Black Enterprise
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 1999
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