ALHI Adds Members In Chicago and Houston Areas: Eaglewood Resort & Spa near Chicago and Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE in Houston (United States)
|
|
ALHI Adds Members In Chicago and Houston Areas: Eaglewood Resort & Spa near Chicago and Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE in Houston (United States)
|
Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States - Industry economy
- New brands / Affiliations
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-08-30
The elegant Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE, which opened in Houston’s hip CITYCENTRE mixed-use development in 2009, and the AAA Four-Diamond Eaglewood Resort & Spa, situated on 106 acres of picturesque rolling hills northwest of Chicago, have been accepted as the newest members of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). The two properties become the newest additions within the Midwest in ALHI’s distinctive portfolio of Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts. Both will now receive dedicated National Sales services and support by ALHI and its professional sales force throughout North America to the meetings and incentive marketplace.
ALHI (www.alhi.com) is a prestigious dues-based membership National Sales Organization (NSO), which represents more than 130 Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts to meeting professionals, association executives, incentive specialists and business executives interested in conducting successful face-to-face programs at upper-upper-tier and luxury-level member venues. There is no cost to planners’ or executives’ organizations to utilize the NSO services, expertise, and account advocacy of ALHI, as its members’ dues fund the National Sales Organization to serve planners with local professionals from the 16 NSO offices in America and Canada.
Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE becomes ALHI’s second member in Houston, joining the exceptional The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa. The hotel also becomes ALHI’s seventh member in Texas, joining such distinctive company as Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Austin), Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center (Grapevine), Hotel Valencia Riverwalk (San Antonio), InterContinental Dallas (Dallas), and The Adolphus (Dallas).
Eaglewood Resort & Spa becomes ALHI’s fifth member in Illinois, joining such distinguished members in Chicago as The Peninsula Chicago, InterContinental Chicago, Sofitel Chicago Water Park, and Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park in downtown Chicago.
“We are very proud to add these outstanding hotels to our membership, effectively expanding the distinctive offerings of Midwest meeting options within our portfolio to meet the growing demand for meetings in these regions,” said David Gabri, president and CEO of ALHI. “Houston continues to be a very popular choice for programs of all types. The sophisticated new Hotel Sorella in Houston’s vibrant CITYCENTRE development is a wonderful addition to our current membership. While Eaglewood Resort, just 35 minutes from downtown Chicago, is a luxurious oasis featuring first-class meeting spaces, incredible recreational offerings, and beautiful accommodations.”
The centerpiece of West Houston’s prestigious 37-acre CITYCENTRE mixed-use urban development, Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE features 244 contemporary guest rooms including 31 suites, as well as 17 exclusive one- and two-bedroom luxury penthouse residences. The hotel’s Sorella Meetings & Events CENTRE features 10,000 square feet of meeting space, which includes a 4,000-square-foot ballroom and two VIP Boardrooms. Additionally the hotel is adjoined by a glass skywalk to the Norris Conference Center, which offers an additional 18,000 square feet of meeting space. Offerings at the hotel include the Sorrella Spa and Fitness Center, a rooftop infinity pool with draped cabanas overlooking the CITYCENTRE plaza, exquisite onsite dining at Bistro Alex, the stylish Monnalisa Bar and Bistro Bar, an expansive Lobby Lounge, and a full-service business center. The hotel’s location in the heart of CITYCENTRE also provides easy access to an array of upscale restaurants, sophisticated retail establishments, and to open-air plazas and beautifully designed green spaces. The hotel is conveniently located just a few miles from the Energy Corridor and Westchase District.
The 106-acre Eaglewood Resort & Spa, located just 35 minutes northwest of downtown Chicago, offers 295 guest rooms, suites and villas which provide beautiful views of the resort’s par-72, 6,019-yard championship golf course. The resort features 37,000 square feet of meeting space, which includes 37 versatile meeting rooms, the 7,031-square-foot Red Oak Ballroom, and an amphitheater. Featuring beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired architecture, the resort also offers a 10,000-square-foot Wellness Center, a European-inspired spa, a six-lane retro bowling alley with full bar, an indoor heated pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room, an outdoor fire pit, two restaurants, three lounges, and multiple teambuilding activities. A Green Seal Silver Certified Facility, the resort is conveniently located just 12 miles west of O’Hare International Airport.
With a worldwide portfolio of over 100,000 rooms and suites and more than 10 million square feet of meeting space, ALHI provides planners and their organizations experienced National Sales services with diverse options among its outstanding worldwide member hotels and resorts which specialize in meetings and incentive programs.
Meeting professionals, association executives, and incentive specialists have utilized ALHI’s National Sales services for 25 years, with reliable one-call professional sales assistance and access to their distinctive hotels and resorts for meetings and incentive programs ranging from 10 to more than 6,500 rooms.
Member hotels include extraordinary Four- and Five-Diamond quality meeting and incentive resorts, incomparable city hotels, exclusive smaller hotels, golf resorts, historic and landmark properties, island destinations, resorts with spas, properties in international destinations, and hotels with world-class gaming and entertainment.
For a list of ALHI’s entire portfolio, visit www.alhi.com, and preview details of ALHI’s membership, including easily useful information on several defined specialty segments within the ALHI portfolio to serve distinctive meeting, convention and incentive travel needs.
On the website, planners can quickly see details of the properties’ meeting, accommodation, recreational and dining offerings, as well as destination information and “Luxury on Sale” value opportunities. A photo gallery, meeting floor plans and specs, and a location map for each property are also easily available.
About AHLI
ALHI has 16 professionally-staffed National Sales Offices to serve, with locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Louisville, New York City, Orange County (CA), Orlando, Philadelphia, Richmond, San Diego, Savannah, Toronto and Washington, DC. Go to www.alhi.com to identify the “ALHI Contacts” sales professionals in your state/area.
|
|
