Company Press Release
March 31, 2000
REDWOOD CITY, CA -- Woodside Hotels & Resorts, Northern California's premier hotel group, was awarded the coveted
Five-Star Diamond award by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. The 10 individual awards, presented earlier
this month by Ulrich Schwartz, senior vice president of the Academy, include:
Woodside now joins the ranks of Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons, Peninsula, Mandarin Oriental, many Preferred, Leading
and Small Luxury Hotels, as well as renowned restaurants such as Auberge De Soleil in Rutherford, Calif., and Le
Cirque 2000 in New York, who are all past Five-Star Diamond recipients.
The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences is governed by a board of internationally renowned trustees which
oversees the decision to recognize establishments and organizations worldwide for their outstanding commitment
to hospitality within their category and classification. Members of the international financial institution, Industry
professionals and world travelers recommend hotels, restaurants, airlines, cruiseships and exceptional chefs. For
more information on the Academy, visit www.fivestardiamond.com.
Woodside Hotels & Resorts is made up of six hotels that include the Bodega Bay Lodge & Spa, the Half Moon
Bay Lodge, the Lafayette Park Hotel, the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, the Napa Valley Lodge and the Stanford
Park Hotel. Individually unique and distinctive, collectively, all six Woodside hotels offer deluxe accommodations
and a high standard of service. At four hotels, guests will enjoy cuisine from the award-winning Duck Club Restaurant,
the signature dining outlet featured at Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Stanford Park Hotel, Lafayette Park Hotel
and the Bodega Bay Lodge & Spa. Additionally, all six are rated AAA Four Diamond.
The hotels combine to offer 800 guestrooms and over 37,000 square feet of conference space. For more information,
please visit us at www.woodsidehotels.com, or call 800/368-2468.
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Contact:
Woodside Hotels & Resorts
Linda Beltran, 650/298-5227
lb@woodsidehotels.com