TRAVEL + LEISURE MAGAZINE NAMES THE HERMITAGE HOTEL ONE OF TOP 100 HOTELS IN U.S. AND CANADA
Hotel’s First Appearance on Prestigious List NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 21, 2008 – The Hermitage Hotel, Tennessee’s only Mobil Five Star and AAA Five Diamond hotel, has been named to one of the most prestigious lists in the world for luxury hotels: Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards.
When the World’s Best Awards are published in the magazine tomorrow, July 22, The Hermitage Hotel will be listed as one of the “Top 100 Hotels in Continental U.S. and Canada.”
This is the hotel’s first appearance on this list, though it is no stranger to “Best Of” lists. This year, it was also named to the Conde Nast Traveler 2008 Gold List, the 2008 Robb Report 100 Luxury Hotels and the 2008 Travel + Leisure 500, the magazine’s list of the 500 best hotels in the world. The Hermitage Hotel is the only hotel in Tennessee to be included on all of these lists.
“We are obviously thrilled by this recognition of what we offer to our guests,” said Janet Kurtz, the hotel’s director of sales and marketing. “Since this particular list is compiled from surveys of Travel + Leisure readers, it’s really a ‘people’s choice’ award, which makes it a particularly important to us.”
The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards were compiled through a survey of Travel + Leisure readers, taken from Jan. 16 to March 22, 2008. Respondents were asked to rate hotels on the quality of rooms and facilities, location, service, restaurants/food and value. To assure that the results are accurate and unbiased by outside influences, respondents were permitted to take the survey only once and responses from any identified travel industry professionals who completed the survey were eliminated from the final tally.
About The Hermitage Hotel
Opened in 1910, The Hermitage Hotel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a member of Preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, and Historic Hotels of America – both groups that contain an elite collection of hotels and resorts. In 2000, it was purchased by its current owner, Historic Hotels Nashville, Inc., which invested $20 million in restoring the property. When the restored hotel was re-opened on Valentine’s Day 2003, its grand public spaces had been completely restored, 122 luxurious guest rooms and suites had been created and many luxury guest services and amenities new to Nashville were introduced. Today, The Hermitage Hotel is the only Mobil Five Star and AAA Five Diamond hotel in Tennessee and five contiguous states – Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri and Arkansas. More information is available online at www.thehermitagehotel.com.
The Hermitage Hotel is also home to the historic Capitol Grille and Oak Bar, Nashville’s only Mobil Four Star and AAA Four Diamond restaurant. The Hermitage Hotel’s sister properties include The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA, The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Charleston, SC and Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, SC. The Hermitage, The Jefferson and The Sanctuary also hold the Mobil Five Star and AAA Five Diamond rating, placing them on an elite list of 31 hotels, resorts and inns in North America and Mexico to hold AAA’s and Mobil’s highest awards.
The Hermitage Hotel In The News
Below are links to news stories about other examples of The Hermitage Hotel’s innovative approach to outstanding guest services:
- Tennessee's Top Luxury Hotel Takes Five-Star Approach to Funding Preservations of State's Scenic and Historic Land
