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Dear Journalist,
Thank you for your interest in Hotel Murano. Located in Tacoma, Wash., we offer travelers an
inspiring home away from home and look forward to working with writers who are planning to
cover the region as a travel destination or researching stories on Hotel Murano.
Washington’s only Forbes Travel Guide Four Star-rated hotel outside of Seattle, Hotel Murano
offers a world-class hotel experience in the heart of downtown Tacoma's museum district.
Complementing the city's reputation as the epicenter of the American art glass movement,
Hotel Murano showcases the work of more than 45 glass artists from around the globe.
The 319-room Hotel Murano effortlessly combines modern design with all the comforts of
home. On the fourth floor, BITE restaurant serves a local, seasonal menu of traditional fare for
breakfast, lunch and dinner breakfast and, on the first floor, the Lobby Bar offers cocktails
nightly. SAVI Day Spa, located off the lobby, provides full-service spa treatments and Salon
Miro offers an artful approach to hair. Hotel Murano is located adjacent to the Greater Tacoma
Convention & Trade Center and boasts 28,000 sq. ft. of meeting space.
In this media kit, you’ll find a selection of current Hotel Murano press materials. If you are
looking for web-ready or high-res photos of Hotel Murano or BITE, they can be found at
www.provenance1.com/media/murano/index.html.
When occupancy allows, we offer discounted media rates for visiting journalists who are on
assignment for established media outlets and plan to include Hotel Murano in their story.
If you have any questions about the property or would like to stay at Hotel Murano, please
contact me directly at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Kate Buska
Public Relations Director
Provenance Hotels
direct 503.548.9399
mobile 503.686.0695
www.provenancehotels.com
Media Contact:
Kate Buska, Provenance Hotels
503-548-9399, [email protected]
HOTEL MURANO EARNS FOUR STARS FROM FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE FOR 2014
The artful Tacoma property is celebrating with a luxurious Four Star Experience package.
Tacoma, Wash. — January 22, 2014 — Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its annual list of top rated
hospitality establishments today and Hotel Murano, with four stars for the second year in a row,
is one of only five properties in the state of Washington to receive the coveted designation.
Forbes Travel Guide’s ratings are the gold standard for hospitality excellence and, in celebration
of the recognition, Hotel Murano is giving travelers a golden opportunity to experience worldclass service and style with a Four Star Experience package featuring an overnight stay in artfilled accommodations, bubbly, gourmet chocolates, breakfast for two and valet parking.
“We are delighted and humbled to bring this award back to Tacoma,” said Bashar Wali,
President of Provenance Hotels. “Forbes Travel Guide is a global authority on the world’s best
travel experiences and Hotel Murano is keeping impressive company on this list.”
Located in the heart of Tacoma’s downtown museum district, Hotel Murano offers an artful
twist on the luxury hotel experience. The city is the epicenter of the American art glass
movement and glass art is deeply integrated into the function and design of the hotel with
works by more than 45 artists from around the world showcased throughout the public spaces
and on every guest room floor. The property is a member of Provenance Hotels, a collection of
art-inspired urban boutique hotels, and boasts the brand’s signature lifestyle amenities, such as
a comprehensive pet program and innovative spiritual menus.
For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its star ratings and to view the
complete list of 2013 Forbes Travel Guide Star Award winners, visit www.forbestravelguide.com.
Travelers who want to experience a Forbes Four Star quality getaway, can book Hotel Murano’s
Four Star Experience package. Available now through May 31, 2014 and priced from $259 per
night, plus tax, it includes overnight accommodations, breakfast for two, valet parking, wifi,
house-made, glass-inspired chocolates and a bottle of sparkling wine or cider. Travelers can
book at www.hotelmuranotacoma.com/tacoma-hotel-specials or by calling 866-986-8083.
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About Hotel Murano
Centrally located at 1320 Broadway Plaza in downtown Tacoma, the 2012 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
award-winning Hotel Murano is unique in the Northwest with art-inspired design and a focus on personal
service. The 320-room hotel offers indulgent but essential amenities including Savi Day Spa; BITE
restaurant; Provenance Hotels’ signature Pillow, Spiritual and iPod menus; and a “Help Me” button on
every hotel phone for the most whimsical desire or everyday need. Hotel Murano can be reached by
calling 253-238-8000 or found online at www.murano.com.
About Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobil Travel Guide and originator of the prestigious Five Star ratings and
certifications, has provided the travel industry’s most comprehensive ratings and reviews of hotels,
restaurants and spas since 1958. Forbes Travel Guide has a team of expert inspectors who anonymously
evaluate properties against rigorous and objective standards, providing consumers the insight to make
better-informed travel and leisure decisions. The information gathered from the inspectors’ visits can be
found along with content by curated hospitality experts, tastemakers, Forbes Travel Guide editors and
correspondents at Startle.com, online home of Forbes Travel Guide.
About Provenance Hotels
Provenance Hotels are award-winning urban boutique hotels with a distinct and deeply integrated art
story. They include Hotel deLuxe, Hotel Lucia and the Governor Hotel in Portland, Ore., Hotel Max in
Seattle, Wash., Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Wash., and Hotel Preston in Nashville, Tenn. Provenance Hotels
can be found online at www.provenancehotels.com.
Media Contact:
Kate Buska, Public Relations Director
503-548-9399, [email protected]
HOTEL MURANO CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL GLASS ART
Tacoma, Wash. – Located in the center of Tacoma’s rejuvenated downtown, Hotel Murano offers a worldclass hotel experience in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. Setting a high bar for service and luxurious
accommodations, the property became Tacoma’s first-ever Forbes Travel Guide-rated hotel in 2013 when
it became one of four hotels in the entire state of Washington to be recognized with the coveted Four Star
designation. In addition to earning Four Stars from Forbes, Hotel Murano was on the 2010, 2011 and 2012
Condé Nast Traveler Gold List and earned the #17 spot on Conde Nast Traveler’s 2011 Reader’s Choice list
of the Top 200 Hotels in the United States.
Beginning at the front entrance where Orizon, Costas Varotsos’ 104-foot tall, large-scale glass
masterpiece, greets guests, art is deeply integrated into the function and design of the hotel. To
complement the city’s well-deserved reputation as the epicenter of the American art glass movement,
more than 45 glass artists from around the world are showcased throughout the hotel, making every step
in the hotel an artful journey. In addition to displaying artwork, the Hotel Murano functions like a gallery,
educating and inspiring with international talent and the individual story of each artist.
On every guest room floor, upon exiting the elevator, visitors are greeted by a work from a highlighted
artist and panels telling his or her story. A walk down the corridor to their room includes additional panels
that relay the inspiration and process for the featured piece of art. Creative and innovative glass artists
were handpicked for the hotel, including: Rick Beck (U.S.), Martin Blank (U.S.), Peter Bremers (Holland),
Lucio Bubacco (Murano, Italy), Anna Carlgren (Sweden), Dale Chihuly (U.S.), Cobi Cockburn (Australia),
Steffen Dam (Demark), Maurizio Donzelli (Italy), Miriam de Fiore (Italy), Alberto Gambale (Italy), Susan
Taylor Glasgow (U.S.), Allison Kinnaird (Scotland), Steve Klein (U.S.), Karen LaMonte (Czech Republic),
Dante Marioni (U.S.), Massimo Micheluzzi (Murano, Italy), Tobias Mohl (Denmark), Andrea Morucchio
(Murano, Italy), William Morris (U.S.), Catherine Newell (U.S.), Masayo Odahashi (Japan), Pat Owens (U.S.),
Flo Perkins (U.S.), Peter Powning (Canada), Narcissus Quagliata (Mexico), Orfeo Quagliata (Mexico), Seth
Randal (U.S.), Ross Richmond (U.S.), Bruno Romanelli (Italy), Davide Salvadore (Murano, Italy), Deborah
Sandersley (U.K.), Preston Singletary (U.S.), Vibeke Skov (Denmark), April Surgent (Australia), Cappy
Thompson (U.S.), Jessica Townsend (U.K.), Bertil Vallien (Sweden), Costas Varotsos (Greece), Janice
Vitkovsky (Australia), Janusz Walentynowicz (Poland), Richard Whiteley (Australia), Hiroshi Yamano
(Japan), Brent Kee Young (U.S.), Dana Zamecnikova (Czech Republic) and Toots Zynsky (U.S.).
In the rooms, sophistication meets warmth with flat-screen televisions and iPod docking stations; custom,
hand-blown bedside lamps; luxurious beds and scrumptiously self-indulgent linens which all combine with
bright contrasting colors to provide an artful yet comforting experience after a long day of travel.
With BITE, the hotel’s fourth floor restaurant, and the lobby bar on the first floor, Hotel Murano is a
center of social and business activity in the Tacoma area. The property is located steps away from the
museum district and the theater district, and immediately adjacent to the Tacoma Convention Center. It
is 20 minutes from Sea-Tac International Airport and 35 minutes from downtown Seattle.
About Hotel Murano
Centrally located at 1320 Broadway Plaza in downtown Tacoma, the 2012 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List awardwinning Hotel Murano is unique in the Northwest with art-inspired design and a focus on personal service. The
320-room hotel offers indulgent but essential amenities including Savi Day Spa; BITE restaurant; Provenance
Hotels’ signature Pillow, Spiritual and iPod menus; and a “Help Me” button on every hotel phone for the most
whimsical desire or everyday need. The Hotel Murano can be reached by calling 253-238-8000 or found online at
www.murano.com, www.facebook.com/HotelMuranoTacoma, www.twitter.com/hotel_murano,
http://pinterest.com/hotelmurano/ and http://statigr.am/hotel_murano.
About Provenance Hotels
Provenance Hotels are award-winning urban boutique hotels with a distinct and deeply integrated art story. They
include Hotel deLuxe, Hotel Lucia and the Governor Hotel in Portland, Ore., Hotel Max in Seattle, Wash., Hotel
Murano in Tacoma, Wash., and Hotel Preston in Nashville, Tenn. Provenance Hotels can be found online at
www.provenancehotels.com.
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Media Contact:
Kate Buska, Public Relations Director
503-548-9399, [email protected]
TURN UP THE HEAT WITH HOTEL MURANO’S ‘HOT PIECE OF GLASS’ PACKAGE
Visit the Museum of Glass and create a work of art at Tacoma Glassblowing Studio.
Tacoma, Wash. – Travelers can get hands on with glass, the art world’s most brilliantly delicate
medium, with Hotel Murano’s “Hot Piece of Glass” package. Tacoma is the hometown of Dale
Chihuly, the most famous glass artist in the world, and the epicenter of the American glass art
scene and, with this package, travelers can experience works by some of the art form’s most
accomplished artists both at Hotel Murano and the Museum of Glass before trying their hand at
glassblowing at Tacoma Glassblowing Studio.
Hotel Murano, Tacoma’s first-ever Forbes Travel Guide Four Star-rated hotel, showcases glass
masterpieces from more than 45 artists from around the world. Providing travelers to Tacoma
with luxurious accommodations, Hotel Murano also functions as an art gallery with dramatic
works of art in the public spaces and on every guestroom floors. In addition to an overnight stay
at Hotel Murano, guests who book the “Hot Piece of Glass” package enjoy two tickets to
Tacoma’s striking Museum of Glass, a “must-see” for art lovers visiting the Pacific Northwest,
and a chance to test their own artistic mettle with a hands-on glassblowing session with the
experts at Tacoma Glassblowing Studio. After the session, guests take home their own one-of-akind work of glass artistry.
“Hot Piece of Glass” package rates begin at $279 per night, plus tax, and include valet parking.
48-hour advance reservation is required for this package and the museum is closed Monday and
Tuesday. The package can be booked at www.hotelmuranotacoma.com/tacoma-hotel-specials/.
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About Hotel Murano
Centrally located at 1320 Broadway Plaza in downtown Tacoma, the 2011 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
award-winning Hotel Murano is unique in the Northwest with art-inspired design and a focus on personal
service. The 320-room pet-friendly hotel offers indulgent but essential amenities including Savi Day Spa;
BITE restaurant; Provenance Hotels’ signature Pillow, Spiritual and iPod menus; and a “Help Me” button
on every hotel phone for the most whimsical desire or everyday need. The Hotel Murano can be found
online at www.murano.com, www.facebook.com/HotelMuranoTacoma or
www.twitter.com/hotel_murano. Reservations can be made online or by calling 253-238-8000.
About Provenance Hotels
Provenance Hotels are award-winning urban boutique hotels with a distinct and deeply integrated art
story. They include Hotel deLuxe, Hotel Lucia and the Governor Hotel in Portland, Ore., Hotel Max in
Seattle, Wash., Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Wash., and Hotel Preston in Nashville, Tenn. Provenance Hotels
can be found online at www.provenancehotels.com.
Media Contact:
Kate Buska, Public Relations Director
503-548-9399, [email protected]
TEE UP THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST’S ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE:
STAY AT HOTEL MURANO, GOLF AT CHAMBERS BAY, GOLD MOUNTAIN AND HOME COURSE
June 6, 2012–TACOMA, Wash. – Three Pacific Northwest courses, each selected by the USGA to
host some of golf's most prestigious championships, have joined with Tacoma's Hotel Murano,
ranked on Condé Nast Traveler's 2012 Gold List as one of the top hotels in the world, to offer
The Championship Experience. Golfers who book this two-night, three-round package will play
Chambers Bay, Gold Mountain and The Home Course for an unforgettable bucket-list- and bragworthy golf experience at an extraordinary value.
Chambers Bay is a Scottish links style course located near Tacoma in University Place, on the
shores of Puget Sound. The Robert Trent Jones, Jr.-designed municipal course played host to the
US Amateur Championship in 2010 and will host the US Open in 2015. The Home Course in
nearby DuPont was the assisting course for the 2010 US Amateur Championship and will be the
site of the 2014 US Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship. Host of the 2011 US Junior
Amateur Championship and the 2006 US Amateur Public Links Championship, Gold Mountain
boasts wooded enclaves, rolling terrain and wide fairways near Bremerton.
The Championship Experience is priced per person and includes two nights of double occupancy
lodging, three rounds of golf, unlimited use of practice facilities and two breakfasts at Hotel
Murano. The package price includes cart fee at Gold Mountain and Home Course. Chambers
Bay is a walking-only facility with caddies available for $50 per bag, plus gratuity.
Championship Experience prices start at $379 in May and October, $489 June-September and
$269 in November and December. Rates are per person and based on double occupancy.
Details can be found at www.thechampionshipexperience.com. To book, call the dedicated
Hotel Murano Championship Experience reservationist at 253-591-4142.
About Hotel Murano
Centrally located at 1320 Broadway Plaza in downtown Tacoma, the 2012 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
award-winning Hotel Murano is unique in the Northwest with art-inspired design and a focus on personal
service. The 320-room hotel offers indulgent but essential amenities including Savi Day Spa; BITE
restaurant; Provenance Hotels’ signature Pillow, Spiritual and iPod menus; and a “Help Me” button on
every hotel phone for the most whimsical desire or everyday need. The Hotel Murano can be reached by
calling 253-238-8000 or found online at www.murano.com, www.facebook.com/HotelMuranoTacoma or
www.twitter.com/hotel_murano.
About Provenance Hotels
Provenance Hotels are award-winning urban boutique hotels with a distinct and deeply integrated art
story. They include Hotel deLuxe, Hotel Lucia and the Governor Hotel in Portland, Ore., Hotel Max in
Seattle, Wash., Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Wash., and Hotel Preston in Nashville, Tenn. Provenance Hotels
can be found online at www.provenancehotels.com.
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Media Contact:
Kate Buska, Public Relations Director
503-548-9399, [email protected]
PROVENANCE HOTELS ROLL OUT NEW PROGRAM FOR PAMPERED POOCHES
WITH PET ROOM SERVICE MENU, SPIRITUAL MENU AND MORE
Portland, Ore., July 25, 2012 – Provenance Hotels have always been pet friendly and, with the launch of
a new brand-wide initiative, guests of the artistically-inclined hotels in Portland, Ore., Seattle and
Tacoma, Wash. and Nashville, Tenn. will soon find a slate of enticing new offerings for four-legged
travelers that are sure to get tails wagging.
Effective August 3, 2012, when travelers check into any of Provenance Hotels’ six properties with a furry
family member in tow, they will find their room equipped with a pet bed and bowls and receive a pet
welcome amenity that includes a toy, tasty treats and a comprehensive list of pampered pet resources
that range from practical – groomers, dog walkers and veterinarians – to over-the-top indulgent – pet
acupuncture, psychics and more. At Portland’s Governor Hotel and Hotel Lucia offerings include in room
massages and Reiki treatments for man’s best friend. In Seattle, guests of Hotel Max can request
appointments with pet communication experts or directions to the nearest pet boutique.
Also new, all properties will feature Provenance Hotels’ new signature pet room service and spiritual
menus. Provenance Hotels’ pet room service menus are packed with tasty treats designed with pets’
nutritional needs in mind. Dishes featured on the pet room service menus vary by hotel and include a
Salmon and Wild Rice Stew inspired by the Pacific Northwest with salmon, rice, spinach, carrots, and
celery ($8) at Hotel Murano in Tacoma; Surf and Turf with filet mignon, fresh catch of the day,
vegetables, rice and, potatoes ($10.95) at Nashville’s Hotel Preston; and, in Portland at Hotel deLuxe,
Shepherd’s Pie made with venison, buffalo, beef, and fresh red apples ($7.95). Items from the pet room
service menu are subject to applicable room service fees and can be delivered to guestrooms or enjoyed
in the comfort of the lobby.
Taking inspiration from Provenance Hotels’ signature spiritual menu from which travelers can borrow a
book of faith, the new pet spiritual menus feature inspirational books that cover everything from the
laying-on-of-hands (the dos and don’ts of dog massage) to holistic care, pet psychology and good oldfashioned nature worship (the best area hikes for dogs.) All books on the menus are available to
registered guests on-loan and free of charge during their stay.
Guests who bring their pets to Provenance Hotels pay a once-per-stay $45 for a pet upgrade.
Reservations for all Provenance Hotels properties can be made at www.provenancehotels.com.
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About Provenance Hotels
Provenance Hotels are award-winning urban boutique hotels with a distinct and deeply integrated art story. They
include Hotel deLuxe, Hotel Lucia and the Governor Hotel in Portland, Ore., Hotel Max in Seattle, Wash., Hotel
Murano in Tacoma, Wash., and Hotel Preston in Nashville, Tenn. Provenance Hotels can be found online at
www.provenancehotels.com.
1320 Broadway Plaza
Tacoma, WA 98402
• Year Built 1984
• Rooms 319
PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS
Location
• Hotel Murano provides almost 28,000
• Located in the heart of Tacoma’s revitalized
square feet of meeting space, including the
downtown, within easy walking distance of the city’s
adjacent municipally-owned Bicentennial
arts and culture and dining destinations including
Pavilion.
Tacoma’s four major museums – Tacoma Museum of
• Renovated in 2008.
Art, Washington State History Museum, The Museum
• Features BITE restaurant, a popular eatery
of Glass and LeMay: America’s Car Museum – and the
among locals and the downtown business
community, and the Lobby Bar, open
nightly for cocktails and small plates.
• Lobby includes a gift shop and 5,036
square foot spa and hair/beauty salon.
• Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2010, 2011, and 2012; Four Stars, Forbes Travel
Guide 2013.
landmark Chihuly Bridge of Glass.
• Directly across the street from the 118,000 square foot
Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center.
• A popular destination for both business and leisure
travelers, the hotel is conveniently located near the
free light rail line to the Tacoma Dome.
• Located 18 miles south of Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport, the region’s air travel hub.
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• 24-hour business center
• 24-hour fitness center
• 24-hour room service
• High-speed wireless internet
• Pillow menus
• iPod menus
• Spiritual menus
• Pet friendly
• Valet parking
• Full Service Spa and Salon
• Gift Shop
• Stash Rewards
GUEST ROOMs
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THE COLLECTION
Hotel Murano showcases a unique collection of glass
art made in the 21st-century. A blend of specially
commissioned works and others acquired from artists’
studios and galleries, the 45 artists from 12 countries
on five continents (Asia, Australia, Europe, South and
North America) are represented throughout public and
private spaces in the building. The vessels, sculptures,
prints and drawings in the collection are joined by
custom-designed functional handmade objects and
installations that assemble into a sparkling and stylish
modern hotel environment.
Curator Tessa Papas traveled the globe to find and
put into motion the creations of glass that adorns the
hotel’s newly refurbished and redesigned interior areas.
Hotel Murano
1320 Broadway Plaza
Tacoma, WA 98402
PR Director
(253) 238-8000
(888) 862-3255
(253) 591-4105 (fax)
Kate Buska
503.548.9399
[email protected]
www.murano.com
instagram.com/hotel_murano
twitter.com/hotel_murano
facebook.com/HotelMuranoTacoma
foursquare.com/venue/97934
pinterest.com/hotelmurano
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