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Gateways and Roads to Adventure includes great
hotel experiences
by
Jerry W. Bird
 With
our third major North American highway profile
underway and a series on Great Meeting Places in
the works, it is natural that we are anxious to
recognize outstanding hotels as destinations and
stopovers en route. Whether your hotel is adjacent
to a gateway airport, or in a remote resort area,
please send us news releases such as the following.
Many of these items will be included in our printed
magazine which targets the Meetings and Incentives
segment of the Travel Tourism Hospitality
Industry.
Tennessee:
American Automobile Association Honors the
Hermitage Hotel With its Coveted Five Diamond
Award
Historic
hotel becomes only property in Tennessee, as well
as five contiguous states, to hold distinguished
rating
NASHVILLE,
Tenn.: Only nine months after reopening its
historic doors following an $18 million restoration
project, The Hermitage Hotel has today received the
coveted American Automobile Association's Five
Diamond Award for 2004, making it the only hotel in
Tennessee to hold the distinction. It's the first
time a Tennessee hotel has achieved AAA's Five
Diamond Award since 1985, when the Spence Manor
Executive Hotel in Nashville held the rating. There
are no AAA Five Diamond-rated hotels in five of
Tennessee's contiguous states - Kentucky,
Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri and Arkansas - or he
nearby states of Indiana, Iowa and Kansas.
Previously, the closest city to Nashville with a
AAA Five Diamond-rated hotel was Atlanta. "We are
very proud to receive this rating in such a short
space of time,"says Prem Devadas, the hotel's
managing partner. "It's a tremendous credit to our
staff and to Greg Sligh, the general manager, who
are working hard to make
The
Hermitage one of the finest hotels in the world."
The Hermitage Hotel opened in 1910 after being
commissioned by 250 Nashville residents. It is on
the National Register of Historic Places. It
reopened on Valentine's Day this year after a
10-month renovation, which saw its grand public
spaces completely restored, the creation of 123
guest rooms and suites, and the implementation of
many guest services and amenities new to Nashville.
Since announcing The Hermitage's renovation plans
in 2002, the hotel's owner - Historic Hotels
Nashville, LLC - has expressed a desire to achieve
the lodging industry's highest ratings, especially
the AAA Five Diamond Award. According to AAA, only
73 hotels will hold the Five Diamond distinction
for 2004. While the award is extremely rare, it is
even more unusual for hotels to attain the rating
within the first year of operation - whether a new
property or a renovated one. Prior to closing for
renovations in April 2002, The Hermitage Hotel held
only a AAA Three Diamond rating. "As all who have
been there expected, our historic Hermitage Hotel
has delivered on its promise to become
 recognized
as a truly world-class property," says Nashville
Mayor Bill Purcell. "This award is great news for
the hotel and great news for Nashville, further
adding to the luster of our hospitality community
and our reputation as a leading destination city.
"The Hermitage's sister property, The Jefferson
Hotel in Richmond, VA, has retained its AAA Five
Diamond rating for the 10th consecutive year. The
Jefferson is one of only 25 hotels in North America
to simultaneously hold both AAA's Five Diamond
rating and the much-coveted Mobil Five Star
rating.
The
Hermitage Hotel
231
Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219
(888)
888-9414
www.thehermitagehotel.com
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