Southern California’s Pelican Hill Garners Prominent Travel Ratings with AAA Five Diamond Resort and Forbes Five Star Spa (United States)
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Southern California’s Pelican Hill Garners Prominent Travel Ratings with AAA Five Diamond Resort and Forbes Five Star Spa (United States)
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States - Exclusive experiences
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2010-11-18
Pelican Hill Earns Accolades for Second Consecutive Year in Resort’s Second Year Open
For the second consecutive year, Pelican Hill Resort® garnered top ratings with the 2011 AAA Five Diamond Award for the Resort and 2011 Forbes Five-Star Award for The Spa at Pelican Hill, two of the highest travel ratings achievable in the United States.
“For the nearly 1,000 passionate, dedicated and talented hospitality professionals at Pelican Hill Resort, it’s a tremendous honor to have consistently earned such prestigious recognition from the beginning, when our doors opened just two short years ago,” said Pelican Hill Resort Managing Director Giuseppe Lama. “Our AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star Awards are a true testament to our collective commitment to the possibility of perfection, when it comes to delivering personalized service and unprecedented experiences to our guests time and time again.”
As North America’s premier hotel and restaurant rating system, the AAA Diamond Awards ratings vary for hotels and restaurants to fit the range of accommodation and dining experiences AAA member travelers require. AAA’s professional evaluators assign each AAA Approved hotel and restaurant a rating of one to five AAA Diamonds, indicating the level of complexity in service, décor, and amenities – from simple to luxurious.
Forbes Travel Guide’s (formerly Mobil Travel Guide) Star Awards ratings process is based on more than 750 standardized criteria for hotels, restaurants and spas worldwide, making it the most rigorous and comprehensive in the industry. The process begins with a facility inspection that considers every aspect of the property, including its overall cleanliness, condition and location. To achieve Forbes Travel Guide Four and Five Star status, properties must meet or exceed the bar-setting service standards, which are determined through an unannounced, undercover service evaluation conducted by Forbes Travel Guide’s expert inspectors.
Since opening nearly two years ago, on November 26, 2008, Pelican Hill Resort has earned numerous accolades, including:
RESORT:
AAA Five Diamond, Resort, 2011 & 2010
Condè Nast Traveler, "Top 100 Best in the World" & "Top 100 U.S. Mainland Resorts," 2010
Travel + Leisure, "America's Best Coastal Hotels" & "World's Best Hotels for Families," 2010
Andrew Harper's Readers Choice Awards 2009, "Top 10 Golf Resorts" & "Top 20 Family Resorts"
The Orange County Register’s Best of OC 2010, "Best Place to Get Married" in Orange County & "Best Golf Course/Driving Ranges" in Orange County
Condè Nast Traveler, "Hot List: 2009,” Resort
Travel + Leisure, "It List" 2009, Resort
Robb Report, "Best of the Best" 2009, Resort
Elite Traveler, “101 Top Hotel Suites,” Villas
"Best of OC Weekly" 14th Annual Awards, Golf, Villa & Andrea, 2009
SPA:
Forbes Five Star Award, 2011 & 2010
Spa Magazine, Silver Sage Reader's Choice Awards, "Favorite New Spa"
Celebrated Living “Platinum Spas” Editor’s Mention, 2010
Condè Nast Traveler "Hot List: 2009”
"Best New Resort Spa" in Vital Juice's Skinny Book 2010 Los Angeles Edition
GOLF:
Golfweek "Best Resort Courses" 2011
Golf Magazine "Premier Resorts 2010" Readers Choice, Silver Medal
Golf Digest “The World’s Greatest Golf 2009/2010,” Ocean South
Golf Digest Green Star Environmental Award Finalist, Resort
GolfWorld 2009-2010 Reader's Choice Awards, "Top 50 Resorts"
Golfweek "Best Courses You Can Play” 2010 & 2009, Ocean South & Ocean North
Golf Odyssey newsletter's "Best New Resort" in “Best Golf Vacations Destinations 2009/2010”
Andrew Harper's Readers' Choice Awards 2009, "Top Golf Resorts"
RESTAURANTS:
OpenTable 2010 Diners' Choice Awards, "Top 50 U.S. Restaurants for Best Italian Cuisine," Andrea & "Top 50 Most Romantic Restaurants in the U.S.," Andrea
Forbes Four-Star, Andrea
Riviera, "Best New Restaurant, Luxury," Andrea
Gayot.com, “Top 10 Restaurant Views in Orange County,” Coliseum Pool & Grill
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