Halekulanis La Mer Earns Coveted AAA Five-Diamond Dining Award for 15th Consecutive Year
Maintains Distinction as Only Five Diamond-Rated Restaurant in Hawaii
HONOLULU, HI (PRWEB) January 17, 2005 --- For the 15th consecutive year, Halekulanis La Mer has captured the Automobile Association of Americas (AAA) Five Diamond award for dining, continuing as the only Five Diamond restaurant in Hawaii -- and one of only 57 restaurants in North America and the Caribbean to earn Five-Diamond recognition from AAA this year. La Mers combination of impeccable French cuisine, exquisite oceanfront surroundings and elegant and gracious service continue to provide the finest dining experience.
It is with great pride that we accept the honor of this award," said Fred Honda, general manager of Halekulani. He continued, This consistent recognition demonstrates our staffs continued commitment to offer guests the highest quality of service and cuisine in Hawaii."
La Mers fifteen years of excellence have been filled with accolades and remarkable reviews of its fine food. Yves Garnier has perfected what he calls his "cuisine du soleil" or cuisine of the sun, leading La Mer to be named one of the top restaurants in the world.
Halekulani received top honors from Condé Nast Traveler, scoring higher than any other U.S. resort in the publications 2004 Gold List, which ranked Halekulani the number one resort in the U.S. for location and the number three resort in the U.S. for food. Readers of Travel + Leisure named Halekulani the number three hotel in the world for service in the Top 10 Overall" category and the number one hotel for service in Hawaii in the Top 10 Hawaii" category of the publications 2004 World's Best Service Readers' Survey, which awarded Halekulani a rating of 97.55 out of a possible perfect score of 100, higher than any other surveyed property in the United States and Canada. Despite industry wide praise and recognition, Halekulanis highest compliment still comes from seeing our guests return year after year, and consistently ranking Halekulani among the worlds best in various consumer magazine readers polls," said Honda.
About AAAs Five Diamond Rating
More than 55,000 hotels and restaurants are evaluated each year by AAAs 65 full-time tourism editors. Only 0.26 percent (less than one half of one percent) earn the Five Diamond distinction. AAAs Diamond Ratings is the only rating system that covers all of North America, including Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The AAA Diamond Rating database includes more hotels and restaurants than any other rating system in North America.
About Halekulani
Situated on more than five acres on Oahus famed Waikiki Beach, Halekulani is a member of Leading Hotels of the World and Okura Hotels & Resorts, two exclusive organizations comprised of the finest hotels, pursuing standards and service excellence of the highest quality. Halekulani is managed by the Hotels and Resorts of Halekulani, a brand management division of the Honolulu-based Halekulani Corporation, which also manages Waikiki Parc Hotel.
For reservations and information contact your travel planner or the hotel at (800) 367-2343 or (808) 923-2311. Reservations can also be made through Halekulanis website at www.halekulani.com.
For further information, please contact:
Lateefah Viley
Evins Communications, Ltd.
Account Executive
Phone: 212/688-8200 x13
Fax: 212/935-6730
E-mail:lateefah.viley@evins.com
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