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ESTANCIA LA JOLLA HOTEL & SPA ANNOUNCES THE WINNER OF THE FERRARI

SWEEPSTAKES LIVE ON FOX 6 NEWS

John Bennett from El Cajon is the winner of the Ferrari Sweepstakes

LA JOLLA, Calif. –

Destination Hotels & Resorts, announced John Bennett as the winner of their Ferrari Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes, valued on $10,000 includes three nights’ accommodations in a luxury suite, three spa treatments and three days with the keys to a red Ferrari Spider Modena.

?This is the winning of the world? said John Bennett excitedly after his name was announced live on Fox 6 morning news. ?I owe it all to my wife; she’s the one who entered my name.? John, a retired school teacher from South Bay now lives in El Cajon with his wife Susan. ?I’m most excited about driving that car. I’ve dreamt about driving a car like that my whole life.? The car, a red Ferrari Spider Modena, was provided by Franck Danglard, President of San Diego Prestige, an exotic and luxury car rental company.

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa launched their Ferrari sweepstakes online in May 2006 and had over 6,000 entrants. ?We couldn’t be happier with the response the community had regarding the sweepstakes,? said Giuseppe Lama general manager for Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa. ?We are thrilled for John and Susan Bennett and we invite them to redeem their certificate anytime over the next year.?

Those who didn’t enter the Ferrari Sweepstakes have a chance to enter Estancia La Jolla’s ?Back to School Sweepstakes?. Go online to computer with video card, wireless networking, Microsoft Office Software and carrying case. This kit also includes a Dell all-in-one Inkjet printer, LL Bean backpack, 4GB Apple iPod nano and a $500 Office Depot gift card courtesy of Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa. The ?Back to School Sweepstakes? is valued at $3,500.

For more information about Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa visit

(858)550-1000.

On Monday, September 18, 2006, Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, managed bywww.estancialajolla.com and enter to win a Dell Inspiron Laptopwww.estancialajolla.com or call

About Estancia

Designed to renew and inspire in the setting of an early California rancho estate, Estancia La Jolla is “California’s

Only Luxury Hotel, Spa and Executive Learning Retreat”. The property was chosen in 2005 by

Traveler Stay”. by the California Restaurant Association as one of California’s top five chefs.

Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa features 210 cleverly aesthetic rooms, including 11 suites, providing the luxury of a vacation, the necessities of the office, and the warm feeling of home. The property delights the palette with four unique restaurants and bars, an 8,000-square- foot garden spa and more than 25,000 square-feet of indoor or outdoor meeting and event space, certified by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC).

Formerly an equestrian estate, the 9.5-acre Estancia La Jolla highlights the traditional California coastal rancho

setting with a series of low-rise adobe structures with arched doorways and clay tile roofs. Wood lintels, exposed rafters, wrought iron, thick plaster walls and other traditional materials complete the rancho-style surroundings and pay tribute to the rich history of this unique property. Estancia La Jolla’s distinctive collection of furnishings builds on the feeling, bringing it seamlessly into the 21st century, creating a serene, comfortable retreat.

Estancia La Jolla is one of 33 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fifth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, headquartered in suburban Denver, Colo., features a portfolio of more than 8,000 guest rooms, 15 golf courses and 10 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Boston, San Diego, Aspen, Austin, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Jackson Hole, Maui and Lake Tahoe. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit #

For high resolution, downloadable pictures of properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit

Cond? Nastas one of the “Hottest New Hotels in the World” and in 2006 as one of the ?World’s Best Places toThe Spa at Estancia was elected ?Best Spa? by Ranch & Coast Magazine and Chef Jesse Frost was chosenwww.destinationhotels.com. www.leonardo.com . B-roll of the property is also available.

Rental cars to consider on the next business trip: Hyundai Accent for $27 a day, Ford Crown Victoria for $37 . . . Ferrari 360 Spyder Modena F1, $1,800?

Aspiring executives, celebratory college grads, wannabe celebrities and every kind of automobile adherent can now tool around San Diego County on the ritziest of wheels.

At least for a fleeting moment or two.

“Not everybody has $180,000″ to spend on a new car, said Sandrine Danglard, co-owner with her husband, Franck, of San Diego Prestige, an exotic car rental company in La Jolla. “For some people, it’s the dream of their life” to drive a Lamborghini Gallardo or Maserati Spyder GT.

The company, which opened last month, brings a relatively new twist to the local car rental industry: Ultra high-end vehicles without the dents or bargain-basement rates.

Prestige sports a fleet of eight luxury cars, which already are spinning their wheels for visiting company executives, newlyweds and the nouveau riche who want to test various high-end models before buying them at a dealer.

Rentals cost as little as $350 a day, although customers are required to put down a deposit of as much as $3,500 and pay between 50 cents and $1.50 extra per mile. (The first 50 miles are free.)

Jason Overell, a local nightclub promoter, was in the Prestige showroom recently at the wheel of a Lotus Elise he had rented to determine whether it would give him the ride of his dreams.

“I want to see if it’s the (type of) car I want” to purchase, said Overell, adding that he was unaware of how much he was paying for the daylong spin. “I want to have my way with it.”

Renting out the good life, mile by mile, has long been lucrative for car companies ensconced in such rarefied enclaves as Hollywood and Manhattan.

For instance, Beverly Hills Rent-A-Car, which opened in 1992, notes on its Web site that its posh automobiles are driven by “the world’s most renowned personalities, corporate leaders, and members of numerous royal families.”

The company said it has grown at a rate of more than 25 percent a year since its founding.

Analysts said there are many niche retailers aware that some people want to grab hold of the American Dream, however briefly, among them jewelers that rent diamond necklaces for the evening and landlords who rent mansions for a party.

San Diego County is “not Beverly Hills, but it’s a pretty affluent community” able to support such vanity-related businesses, said George Whalin, president of Retail Management Consultants in San Marcos.

A company like Prestige should also thrive with well-heeled visitors from Mexico, Whalin noted.

The Prestige showroom looked the other day like the valet parking section at a Rodeo Drive eatery.

All sleek and shiny, the Porsches and kindred vehicles had the look of untouchable museum pieces.

Prestige, which employs five full-time workers and four part-time employees, said it plans to quickly add to its pricey fleet of cars, some of which cost as much as $180,000 new.

Much of the fleet is composed of autos that were already owned by Franck Danglard, a car aficionado, when he and his wife decided to invest $1 million to open the business.

Franck is a former partner in Miramar Speed Circuit, an indoor go-kart race business. He also operates FID Group, a clothing distribution and wholesale company that has revenue of $2.5 million annually.

The roughest part in getting Prestige rolling was convincing several insurance companies to extend liability coverage to the company, said Danglard, adding that no customer has complained about the lofty rates.

“For someone who owns a jet and spends $2,000 an hour flying it, $2,000 is not that much” to rent a car for a day or two, he said.

Besides daily and weekly rental programs, Prestige also offers customers with less disposable cash the chance to take the Ferrari 360 for an escorted three-hour spin through Julian for $800, among other less-costly plans.

The company also sponsors “arrive and drive” meets at Qualcomm Stadium, where potential NASCAR stars can, for example, take the Lamborghini Gallardo out on the track for five minutes at $75 and the Mercedes SL 55 AMG for 15 minutes at $125.

“We get a lot of kids who just turned 21″ and who want to drive a top-end model, Danglard said.