Conde Nast Traveler's Sixth Annual Readers Survey Includes Starwood's
Best Golf Resorts in North America, Hawaii and the Caribbean
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine Starwood properties
consisting of hotels and resorts from both The Luxury Collection and Westin
Hotels & Resorts, recently made Conde Nast Traveler's Sixth Annual Top 50 Golf
Resorts readers survey list. Thousands of readers were polled as to their
favorite golf destinations in North America, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. The
Luxury Collection's Manele Bay Hotel on the island of Lana'i in Hawaii took
the big prize and was selected as the best golf resort in the Top 50 that were
selected. The survey polled 4,000 readers to evaluate 229 resorts that they
had visited in the past three years, using six of the following criteria:
course design (40%), accommodations (35%), speed of play (10%), food (5%), pro
staff (4%), and other activities (6%).
The Starwood properties that made Conde Nast Traveler's Top 50 Golf
Resorts readers survey included the following:
The Manele Bay Hotel, Lana'i, HI; The Orchid at Mauna Lani, Big Island,
Hawaii; The Lodge at Koele, Lana'I, HI; The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ;
Princeville Resort, Kauai, HI; Kapalua Bay Hotel, Maui, HI, all Luxury
Collection hotels; The Westin La Paloma, Tucson, AZ; The Westin La Cantera
Resort, San Antonio, TX; and The Westin Regina Golf & Beach Resort, Los Cabos,
Mexico. All of the above hotels and resorts are outstanding properties
featuring spectacular golf courses, superior accommodations and excellent
quality of service.
The Manele Bay Hotel, on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Lana'i was
chosen as the Number 1 golf resort in the readers survey, and offers the Jack
Nicklaus-designed "Challenge at Manele Course" which ranked fifth for "course
design," second for "speed of play," and fourth for the "pro staff"
categories, respectively. Its rustic sister hotel, The Lodge at Koele, also
on Lana'I, ranked first in the "speed of play" category due its level of
privacy and ranked fifth in the "food" category. This plantation-inspired
resort boasts the Greg Norman designed Championship Experience at Koele Golf
Course that features a par 3 thirteenth hole requiring a tee-off over a series
of small waterfalls.
The other Hawaiian properties that were chosen in the readers survey
include The Orchid at Mauna Lani on the big island of Hawaii, Princeville
Resort on the island of Kauai and the Kapalua Bay Hotel on the breathtaking
island of Maui. The Orchid features 36 holes of championship golf on the
Francis H. I'i Brown course that flows across 32 acres of the lava-laden
Kohala Coast. The Princeville Resort, situated on a verdant bluff on the
north shore of Kauai and set on 23 landscaped acres, offers 45 holes of
championship golf including Hawaii's number one course -- the Prince Course.
The Kapalua Bay Hotel is nestled on 18 acres of lush tropical grounds and
offers three championship golf courses.
Starwood's two properties in Arizona which made Conde Nast Traveler's Top
50 Golf Resort readers survey was The Phoenician resort in Scottsdale and The
Westin La Paloma in Tucson. The Phoenician took fifth place in the
"accommodations" category and offers a 27-hole championship golf course. The
Phoenician is a world-class destination that combines impeccable European
service with the tradition and style of the American Southwest. Nestled in
the foothills of Tucson's Santa Catalina Mountains high in the Sonoran desert,
The Westin La Paloma features a 27-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course.
The Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas, also made the survey,
boasting a championship course designed by golf legend, Arnold Palmer.
Mexico's Triple AAA Four Diamond-rated Westin Regina Golf & Beach Resort in
Los Cabos, situated on the tip of the Baja peninsula, serves up five
championship golf courses.
For reservations to The Manele Bay Hotel, The Lodge at Koele, The Orchid
at Mauna Lani, Princeville Resort, The Kapalua Bay Hotel or The Phoenician,
please call The Luxury Collection at 1-800-325-3589 and visit the website at
http://www.luxurycollection.com. For reservations to The Westin La Cantera
Resort, The Westin La Paloma or The Westin Regina Golf & Beach Resort, please
call 1-800-WESTIN-1 and visit the website at http://www.westin.com.
Starwood is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world
with more than 725 properties in 80 countries and 120,000 employees at its
owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood
is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchiser of hotels and resorts
including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by
Sheraton, W brands, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the
premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership
resorts.
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SOURCE Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Mark Ricci, Public Relations Manager of
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 914-640-8496,
mark.ricci@starwoodhotels.com
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