FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A LAREDO HOTEL MAKES IT TO THE TOP 100 CITY CENTER HOTELS IN THE NATION.

The Lodging Hospitality's Top Performers hotels in the US for 2003, listed in their August issue, includes a new name and a new market in its ranks. La Posada Hotel/Suites in Laredo ranked 80 in the nation for the city centers' category.

LAREDO, Texas (PRWEB) September 7, 2003 -- La Posada Hotel & Suites, which opened in July 1961, is one of the most prestigious hotels in South Texas and it has been acknowledge by Lodging Hospitality magazine as the 80th top performer city-center hotel in the nation.

This national recognition placed La Posada Hotel / Suites among the most prestigious hotels and the most dynamic markets in the US. Only eight high-end hotels in Texas made it to this select list, and only two cities outside the Metro areas of Houston, Dallas and Austin were represented, Laredo being one of these two.

Laredo has long embodied the essence of Texas hospitality for all leisure travelers and provided for a dynamic business and logistics hub for the free enterprise. This recognition represents the health and the fertility of this market.

Nestled on the banks of the Rio Grande and literally within walking distance of the Mexican border, La Posada is located in the southern end of Plaza San Agustin in downtown Laredo and offers visitors a myriad of options -- ranging from comfortable historic guest-rooms with a view of the Rio Grande and outdoor patios to banquet rooms for events of up to 500 people.

The sizable hotel grounds incorporate the former capital of the Republic of the Rio Grande, a former Spanish convent and an old Victorian home among a lush tropical setting. La Posada has 208-rooms, including 57 suites and concierge level rooms fully equipped with speakerphones, robes, bottle water and in-room safes, a concierge level lounge with complimentary hour doeuvres, beverages and breakfast.

In addition, the property includes two museums, The Republic of the Rio Grande Museum and the Martha Washington Museum, three award-winning restaurants, two courtyard swimming pools, a swim-up bar and covered/secured parking. La Posada Hotel/Suites provides all the services you come to expect from an upscale, boutique hotel and its dramatic Spanish Colonial architecture and South Texas hospitality makes it a Texas gem.
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