Benchmark Hospitality International Appoints Dean Saltz Controller for Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe (United States)
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Benchmark Hospitality International Appoints Dean Saltz Controller for Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe (United States)
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Category: Central and South America - United States - Careers
- Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2012-05-31
Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Dean Saltz controller for Eldorado Hotel & Spa, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Brad Hayden, Benchmark's chief financial officer, made the announcement.
"It is a pleasure to welcome Dean to our leadership team at Eldorado Hotel & Spa,” said Mr. Hayden. “He brings significant experience in hospitality accounting to his new role, and is a Benchmark veteran.”
Dean Saltz was most recently controller for Benchmark Hospitality’s Costa d’Este Beach Resort of Vero Beach, Florida. In this role he also served as field staff support, providing financial accounting assistance to all of Benchmark’s Florida resorts and southwestern U.S. properties. Prior to this, Saltz was controller for Bedford Springs Resort, a property Benchmark previously operated following a comprehensive restoration.
For a number of years, Mr. Saltz was controller at Benchmark’s The Chattanoogan, an award-winning hotel and conference center located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he also held field staff support responsibilities. Saltz served as assistant controller for both the Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe and for Chaminade Resort & Spa in Santa Cruz.
Mr. Saltz attended San Jose State College. He has relocated to Santa Fe.
About the Eldorado Hotel & Spa
Eldorado Hotel & Spa is Santa Fe's premier AAA four-diamond luxury hotel, located next to the historic Santa Fe Plaza. All 219 well-appointed non-smoking guestrooms and suites boast 32" flat-screen HD-compatible televisions, terrycloth bathrobes, a workstation with task light, high-speed Internet access, an in-room refrigerator and optional turndown service. Select deluxe rooms, in addition to offering more space, feature a wood-burning kiva fireplace and shared terrace. The 2,100 square-foot Presidential Suite features a large master suite, a living room with a fireplace, dining room and kitchen, as well as a 3,717 square foot outdoor patio offering panoramic views of Santa Fe. For dining, the Eldorado Hotel & Spa's award-winning, four diamond restaurant, The Old House, serves up contemporary global cuisine with a regional flare. The hotel also features 22,000 square feet of meeting and function space, including Santa Fe's largest ballroom, a rooftop pool and whirlpool, and a business center. The 4,300 square-foot posh Nidah Spa offers seven treatment rooms and a bevy of relaxing and rejuvenating treatments using ingredients prepared fresh daily and drawing from the natural healing properties of plants, legumes and herbs indigenous to New Mexico. The hotel is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the ultimate luxury collection featuring more than 150 exceptional hotels and resorts in the most desirable locations around the world. Santa Fe is known for its superb restaurants, southwestern shops and outstanding art galleries, which generate approximately $200 million yearly, making it the third largest art seller in North America.
About Benchmark Hospitality International
Benchmark Hospitality International is a leader in the management and marketing of resorts, conference centers, hotels, and Personal Luxury Resorts & HotelsSM. The independent company, launched in 1980, is a worldwide organization operating properties in major metropolitan and resort destinations. Benchmark's international headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston. Benchmark Hospitality is also a founding member of the International Association of Conference Centers. The company's eastern regional office is in New Jersey, western regional office is in Washington, with international offices in Tokyo, Japan, and Santiago, Chile.
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