PRIMEDIA's IN-New York Magazine Announces
Winners of "Hotel Experience Awards"
September 2001- New York area hotel guests have cast their votes for
the best of the city's premier lodging establishments in the first annual
IN-New York "Hotel Experience Awards."
| IN-New York, PRIMEDIA'S visitor magazine
distributed at the city's finest hotels, asked guests to rate hotels through
ballots inserted in the publication's June, July and August 2001 issues.
Ballots were also downloaded from the magazine's website at www.in-newyorkmag.com.
In cooperation with the Hotel Association of New York City, IN-New York
presented 12 winning hotels with a Lalique Crystal Heart award at
a gala awards dinner held at the Waldorf=Astoria Starlight Roof on September
10, 2001. Cast members from the Broadway musicals The Full Monty and Love,
Janis performed show numbers to add to the evening's |
Winners of the IN-New York 2001
Hotel Experience Awards.
Accepting awards for their respective hotels (l-r):
McKinley Winston, Concierge - St.Regis Hotel;
Kim Rampone, Director of Restaurant Sales - New York Marriott
Marquis; Eric Long, General Manager - Waldorf=Astoria;
Offer Nissenbaum, General Manager -Omni Berkshire Place;
Alberto Andrade, General Manager - Renaissance New York Hotel;
Dan Flannery, General Manager - Rihga Royal; Merrie
Davis, Publisher - IN-New York; Michael Florsheim,
Director of Finance - The Pierre Hotel; Michelle Gremillion,
Director of Front Office - Hilton New York & Towers;
Tino Merli, Chef Concierge - Plaza Hotel; René
Beauchamp, Hotel Manager - Four Seasons Hotel. |
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fun. Two winners were awarded in each of six categories: for hotels over
450 rooms, and hotels 450 rooms and under, respectively as follows:
| Best Family Friendly |
New York Marriott Marquis,
Omni Berkshire Place; |
| Best Concierge Service |
The Waldorf=Astoria,
Renaissance New York Hotel; |
| Best Room Amenities |
Rihga Royal New York,
The Pierre New York; |
| Best Business Services |
Hilton New York & Towers,
Four Seasons Hotel New York; |
| Best Hotel Restaurant |
The Plaza,
The St. Regis New York; |
| Best Overall Hotel Experience |
Rihga Royal New York,
Four Seasons Hotel New York. |
Voters were entered in a drawing for a luxury weekend in New York City
including roundtrip airfare on United Airlines, luxury hotel, gourmet dinner
and a Broadway show. Sponsors for the gala event included the Broadway
shows 42nd STREET and The Full Monty, Rockefeller Center Tours, Grayline/New
York Sightseeing, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority;
flowers and table décor courtesy of Starbright Floral Design; invitations
and programs provided by Quality Letter Service; photography by David Paler.
IN-New York magazine is a PRIMEDIA publication, and sister publication
to NEW YORK Magazine. It is distributed in-room and at concierge desks
of 135 hotels, and at visitor centers and select VIP airport lounges in
the metro area.
PRIMEDIA (NYSE: PRM) is the new tradition in media with 2000 sales of
$1.7 billion from a unique combination of traditional and new media properties
in both the consumer and business-to-business sectors.
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