New 21c Museum Hotel to Open in Cincinnati, Ohio

Project Continues Revitalization of City's Downtown

21c Museum Hotel in Louisville Recently Voted #1 Hotel in U.S. and #6 in the
World in Conde Nast Traveler's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Building on its mission of
engaging the public with contemporary art and supporting the revitalization of
American downtowns, 21c Museum Hotels will renovate and restore the former
Metropole Hotel -- an historic landmark in downtown Cincinnati -- to its
original purpose as a hotel and a centerpiece of the city. 21c Museum Hotels
was launched in 2006 by Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, philanthropists and
arts patrons with a vision for bringing contemporary art into daily life and
fostering urban vitality. The 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville was recently
selected as the #1 hotel in the United States and #6 hotel in the world in the
prestigious Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards for 2009.

The new 21c Museum Hotel in Cincinnati will be located adjacent to the
Contemporary Arts Center and across the street from the Aronoff Center for the
Arts. 21c Museum Hotels is working with the Cincinnati Center City
Development Corporation on the restoration, scheduled to begin next fall. The
total expected cost for the project is $45 million.

21c Museum Hotel in Cincinnati will offer 160 rooms, an 8,000 square-foot
contemporary art museum open to the public free of charge, and a Proof
restaurant and bar serving contemporary cuisine made with locally grown
ingredients. The 21c team will restore the Metropole building, recently
listed on the National Register of Historic Places, following federal
standards for historic rehabilitation.

Presenting a full range of changing special exhibitions and arts programming,
21c Museum Hotel in Louisville is located in the West Main Street Historic
District and plays a key role in the life of the city and has helped to
further raise national recognition for Louisville's arts and theater district.

"With the success of 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, we saw the opportunity to
enliven the cultural and civic life in urban centers across the country," said
Steve Wilson, Founder and Chairman of 21c Museum Hotels. "21c is a catalyst
for art and civic programming and the response from the public has been
tremendous. We look forward to being part of Cincinnati's downtown
revitalization."

Architecture
21c Museum Hotel in Louisville is designed by the award-winning firm Deborah
Berke & Partners Architects, who are also serving as design architects for the
Cincinnati project. Executive architect for the project is Alan Weiskopf of
Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettel, a firm noted for their significant
experience in historic preservation projects.

For more information, visit www.21cmuseum.org or www.21cmuseumhotel.com

SOURCE 21c Museum Hotels

Molly Swyers of 21c Museum Hotels, +1-502-638-4923, mswyers@21chotels.com or
Elizabeth Chapman, +1-212-671-5159, echapman@resnicowschroeder.com for 21c
Museum Hotels