OAKLAND, CA. February 16, 2008– Topaz Hotel Services (Topaz) announces Halcyon Hotel, San Francisco live with Topaz BookAbility web booking engine.

Topaz Hotel Services continues to expand the number of hotels that it serves in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hotel clients find the Oakland based company responsive to their needs with prompt customer service and that they deliver great conversion rates with online bookings.

"Topaz was the best choice for us in terms of their connectivity to the AutoClerk PMS, reasonable pricing, and focus on optimization of our web-based reservations process,” commented Michael Figueroa, Assistant Manager of Halcyon Hotel. “Topaz helped us through the process of setting up connection to AutoClerk---they were a huge help to bringing us online with our booking engine. This is a great resource for us with our international clients---they can now easily book us online.”

“BookAbility gives properties like the Halcyon Hotel a functional website with the ability to expedite the online reservations process. BookAbility is a reliable revenue-generating tool for larger and multiple hotel groups, as well as individual, smaller properties such as Halcyon Hotel,” said Eric Gustavson, President of Topaz Hotel Services. “Our two-way interface with AutoClerk saves hotel management payroll expenses with reduced labor costs, and ensures that hoteliers have the ability to offer all of their inventory on their own web sites.”

Halcyon Hotel, known by the savvy European traveler for years, offers daily and weekly rates and seasonal packages. The hotel is just three blocks from famed Union Square and close to all major forms of transportation. Built in 1912, the hotel is nestled on quiet, sunny Jones Street near the Theater District, Union Square and Chinatown. Each of the 25 fully furnished, efficiency-studio rooms is designed to be a home away from home. For further information, you contact the hotel at 415-929-8033 or reservations@halcyonsf.com. The hotel's web site is: www.halcyonsf.com.

Topaz Hotel Services provides Central reservations Technology and Services, including Internet Reservation Systems and Voice Center Services. Topaz also offers Website Development, Website Hosting, and E-Marketing to the hotel industry. Clients include independent hotels, hotel management groups, destination-based reservation companies and distribution service providers. Topaz products and services help their clients to increase their presence in the marketplace and maximize revenue by increasing bookings. For more information about Topaz, contact Jill Gustavson at 510-628-4414, jill@topazmail.com or visit www.topazhotelservices.com.

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