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SHERATON ATLANTA ANCHORS DYNAMIC HEART OF DOWNTOWN WITH UNRIVALED ACCESS TO CITY'S TOP TOURIST AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS

ATLANTA, GA JANUARY 2010 —The Sheraton Atlanta, the City's 6th largest meeting and convention hotel anchors a dynamic segment of the downtown community providing unrivaled proximity to Atlanta's top tourist and cultural attractions.

Exciting tourism and cultural opportunities like the Georgia Aquarium, the worlds largest, and the $100 million New World of Coca Cola beckoning invitingly, each located within a short walk of the Sheraton Atlanta. Imagine the extraordinary convenience for visitors who are trying to combine a business trip or brief vacation with experiencing the City's stellar visitor attractions. Time, always a precious commodity, serves the visitor well when staying at the Sheraton Atlanta.

Here is a sample list of Atlanta 's top cultural and tourist attractions in close proximity to the Sheraton Atlanta including some suggested time frames for visiting the attractions, walking distance and trip times via MARTA public transport, 2 blocks away.

• Georgia Aquarium — 10 minutes walk—2-2 ½ hour visit.
• New World of Coca Cola — 10 minutes walk—1 ½ hour visit
• CNN Atlanta /Studio Tour — 15 minute walk— 1 hour visit
• Atlanta Botanical Gardens — MARTA 10 minute trip—1 ½ hour visit
• High Museum of Art— MARTA 10 minute trip— 2 hour visit
• Zoo Atlanta — MARTA 10 minute trip—2-3 hour visit
• Fernbank Museum of Natural History — MARTA 15 minute trip-1 ½-2 hour visit.
• Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Center —15 minute walk-1 ½ hour visit.
• Philips Arena — Home of NBA Atlanta Hawks & NHL Atlanta Thrashers — Plus major entertainment concerts.— 15 minute walk.
• National Museum of Patriotism — 10 minute walk-1-2 hour tour.
• Centennial Olympic Park — 10 minute walk
• Jimmy Carter Presidential Library — 10 minute drive or 30 minute walk—2 hour tour.

More than $70 million has been invested on Atlanta's flagship Sheraton property during the past seven years including $20 mi llion in 2008-2009 upgrading all 90,000 square feet of meeting space and new bedrooms for the 763 room hotel. The Sheraton Atlanta also features a contemporary art collection valued at close to a million dollars including 62 original art works, 13 sculpt pieces and 50 signed limited edition prints by established and emerging national and international artists. This has powered the Sheraton Atlanta's revival from an unpretentious, traditional property into a stylishly designed, eminently comfortable hotel with a new verve and identity.

Visit www.sheratonatlantahotel.com or call (404) 659-6500 or (866) 221-9922, Hi-res images may be downloaded at www.SheratonAtlantaHotel.com/photogallery

Contact: Juliana High   
Marketing Manager   
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
Tel: 404-614-8147 
FAX: 404-681-5306
jhigh@sheratonatl.com


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