SECAUCUS, NJ -- May 30, 2002 -- Official Hotel Guide, the comprehensive
and unbiased hotel directory preferred by the world's most successful and
productive travel professionals, released its annual list of Superior Deluxe
hotels. 101 hotels worldwide qualified for this exclusive
classification in 2002.
Official Hotel Guide (OHG) ranks over 29,000 hotels and resorts worldwide
in 10 categories. This is the world's only hotel classification system
that applies the same criteria to hotels worldwide. A Superior Deluxe hotel
is an exclusive luxury hotel, offering the highest standards of service,
accommodations, style and facilities. With elegant and luxurious public
rooms, Superior Deluxe hotels are often described as palatial. Hotels in
this classification are among the world's finest hotels.
"OHG's Superior Deluxe category is the most prestigious designation
a hotel can aspire to," said Wilma Goldenberg, Editor-in-Chief of Official
Hotel Guide. "Culled from among 29,000 properties worldwide, hotels in
this very select group come as close to perfection as possible. And travel
professionals can depend on these hotels as providing a perfect fit for
their most discriminating clients."
"On behalf of Hotel Bel-Air's management and staff, we are honored to
be among the 101 Superior Deluxe hotels," said Carlos Lopes, managing director
for Hotel Bel-Air. "We recognize that this OHG classification is a true
distinction, and we look forward to welcoming new and returning guests
soon."
Published annually, OHG's editorial staff determines each ranking by
examining all aspects of a property's services and facilities. The staff
gathers a body of information from a number of reliable sources and contacts,
including local and regional organizations and OHG's subscribers. For 39
years, subscribers have relied on OHG's precise 10-category hotel classifications
to successfully match their clients to the right hotel.
The hotels that earned Superior Deluxe status this year are among well-known
properties like Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons, and independent hotels such
as The Fisher Island Club (Miami, Florida). Six additional properties have
attained the Superior Deluxe classification this year: The Beverly Hills
Hotel (Beverly Hills, California), Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles (Beverly
Hills, California), Hotel Meurice (Paris, France), The Ritz-Carlton Schlosshotel
(Berlin, Germany), Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita (Punta Mita, Mexico),
and Burj Al Arab (Dubai, UAE).
OHG 2002 Superior Deluxe
Hotels
1. The Boulders Resort & Golf Club Carefree, Arizona
2. The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Scottsdale, Arizona
3. Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort Scottsdale, Arizona
4. The Phoenician Scottsdale, Arizona
5. The Ritz-Carlton Laguna NiguelDana Point, California
6. Hotel Bel-Air Beverly Hills, California
7. The Peninsula Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, California
8. The Beverly Hills Hotel Beverly Hills, California
9. Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles Beverly Hills, California
10. Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco San Francisco, California
11. The Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel San Francisco,
California
12. The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco San Francisco, California
13. The Broadmoor Colorado Springs, Colorado
14. Four Seasons Hotel District of Columbia
15. The Fisher Island Club Miami, Florida
16. The Ritz-Carlton, Naples Naples, Florida
17. The Cloister Sea Island, Georgia
18. Four Seasons Resort Maui Wailea, Hawaii
19. Grand Wailea Resort, Hotel & Spa Wailea,
Hawaii
20. Halekulani Honolulu, Hawaii
21. Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Chicago, Illinois
22. The Ritz-Carlton Chicago Chicago, Illinois
23. Windsor Court Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana
24. Four Seasons Hotel, Boston Boston, Massachusetts
25. Four Seasons Hotel New York New York City,
New York
26. The St. Regis Hotel New York City, New York
27. The Waldorf Towers New York City, New York
28. The Rittenhouse Hotel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
29. Hotel Adolphus Dallas, Texas
30. Four Seasons Hotel Seattle Seattle, Washington
31. The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
32. Las Brisas Acapulco Acapulco, Mexico
33. Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D.F. Mexico
City, Mexico
34. Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita Punta Mita, Mexico
35. Hotel Imperial Wien Vienna, Austria
36. Hotel du Cap-Eden Roc Antibes, France
37. Le Bristol Paris Paris, France
38. Hotel de Crillon Paris, France
39. Hotel Meurice Paris, France
40. Plaza Athenee Paris Paris, France
41. Hotel Ritz Paris Paris, France
42. Brenner's Park-Hotel & Spa Baden-Baden,
Germany
43. The Ritz-Carlton Schlosshotel Berlin, Germany
44. Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg, Germany
45. Villa D'Este Hotel Cernobbio, Italy
46. Four Seasons Milan Milan, Italy
47. Hotel Principe Di Savoia Milan, Italy
48. Hotel Pitrizza Porto Cervo, Sassari, Italy
49. Hotel Cipriani & Palazzo Vendramin Venice, Italy
50. Hotel Gritti Palace Venice, Italy
51. Hotel de Paris Monte Carlo, Monaco
52. Amstel Inter-Continental Amsterdam, The Netherlands
53. Hotel Ritz, A Royal Meridien Hotel Madrid, Spain
54. Hotel Villa Magna Madrid, Spain
55. Bellevue Palace Hotel Berne, Switzerland
56. Le Richemond Geneva, Switzerland
57. Palace Hotel Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland
58. Baur au Lac Zurich, Switzerland
59. Dolder Grand Hotel Zurich, Switzerland
60. The Berkeley London, England
61. Claridge's London, England
62. The Dorchester London, England
63. Four Seasons Hotel London London, England
64. The Landmark, London London, England
65. The Lanesborough London, England
66. The Savoy London, England
67. Cliveden London/Taplow, England
68. Chewton Glen Hotel New Milton, England
69. The Westin Turnberry Resort Turnberry, Scotland
70. Burj Al Arab Dubai, UAE
71. Mount Nelson Hotel Cape Town, South Africa
72. Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
73. Island Shangri-La Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
74. Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Hong Kong Island,
Hong Kong
75. The Peninsula Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong
76. Hotel Inter-Continental Kowloon, Hong Kong
77. Four Seasons Resort Bali Jimbaran Bay, Indonesia
78. The Oberoi, Bali Legian Beach, Indonesia
79. Amankila Manggis, Indonesia
80. Amanusa Nusa Dua, Indonesia
81. Amandari Ubud, Indonesia
82. The Oberoi, Lombok Medana Beach, Indonesia
83. Hotel Hankyu International Osaka City, Japan
84. The Ritz-Carlton Osaka Osaka City, Japan
85. Four Seasons Tokyo at Chinzan-so Tokyo, Japan
86. Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
87. Carcosa Seri Negara Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
88. Raffles Hotel Singapore City, Singapore
89 The Oriental Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand
90. The Regent Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand
91. The Sukhothai Bangkok, Thailand
92. Amanpuri Phuket Island, Thailand
93. Hayman Island Resort Hayman Island, Australia
94. The Como Melbourne, Australia
95. Crown Towers Melbourne, Australia
96. Grand Hyatt Melbourne Melbourne, Australia
97. Sheraton Towers Southgate Melbourne, Australia
98. The Observatory Hotel Sydney, Australia
99. Park Hyatt Sydney, Australia
100. The Regent Sydney Sydney, Australia
101. Stamford Plaza Auckland Auckland, New Zealand |
Each year over 18,000 travel agents and corporate travel managers invest
in OHG. With a cover price of $385, OHG is sold to the most successful
and productive travel agencies around the world. Travel professionals who
use OHG book 50% more hotel rooms than the average agent. Subscribers rely
on OHG for selecting hotels for their discriminating clientele.
In the 2002 edition, OHG has expanded its boutique hotel section to
include properties in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Also new this year is a
Luxury Train Section. In May 2001, OHG launched www.OHGonline.com. The
Web site allows subscribers to search 29,000 hotels and resorts by location,
classification and amenities, with direct links to hotel email addresses
and web sites.
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