Valencia Group Sets the Gold Standard
Houston, Texas (PRWEB) January 03, 2014 -- Valencia Group, a Houston-based hotel management and development company, is pleased to announce that for the second consecutive year, all three of its hotels have earned coveted spots on the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List for 2014. Hotel Valencia Santana Row in San Jose, CA, anchor of the Santana Row mixed-use development; Hotel Sorella, anchor of the CITYCENTRE mixed-use district in Houston, TX; and Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, located on the waterfront in the heart of downtown San Antonio, TX, were among the 511 hotels, resorts and cruise lines that scored highest based on the results of early 47,000 reader surveys. The 2014 Gold List results will be featured in the magazine’s January issue and are currently online.
The Gold List placed Hotel Valencia Santana Row as the only hotel in San Jose to make the list. Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE was one of only two Houston hotels to make the list and ranked 2nd in all of Texas. Hotel Valencia Riverwalk was among only two San Antonio properties that made the list. Approximately eight million votes are tabulated, taking into account criteria that include rooms, service, food, location, design and activities.
According to Roy Kretschmer, Executive Vice President of Operations for the Valencia Group, “Our entire team of associates are thrilled and honored that all of our hotels have been chosen among the best of the best by world-class travelers. To be recognized with such a prestigious designation affords us all a tremendous sense of achievement and pride.”
This is the fourth year in a row that Hotel Sorella has attained Gold List status. The property, which debuted in 2009, provides guests pedestrian access to an array of premium shopping, dining and entertainment options within CITYCENTRE such as Studio Movie Grill, the 140,000-square-foot Lifetime Athletic club and a central plaza with ongoing programming. The contemporary, 255-room destination features award winning The Bistro restaurant, striking Monnalisa bar, a rooftop pool terrace, fitness center, dedicated 15,000-square-foot Meetings & Events Centre and penthouse level with 11 suites averaging 1,500 square feet and boasting gourmet kitchens with Viking appliances.
This is the third year in a row that Hotel Valencia Riverwalk has earned a spot on the prestigious list. One of San Antonio’s premier hotels for business and leisure travel, the 213-room property offers a sought after riverfront site, providing a chic oasis just steps from the city’s favorite attractions. Highlights include casually elegant Citrus restaurant, dazzling Vbar and nearly 7,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event space.
Hotel Valencia Santana Row offers pedestrian access to the surrounding European-inspired, 42-acre neighborhood, which is home to boutiques, fashionable bars and acclaimed restaurants. In addition to Citrus restaurant and the ever-popular Vbar, Hotel Valencia Santana Row offers an open air courtyard, rooftop terrace and over 4,000 square feet of indoor event space bathed in natural light. This property is proud to be on the list for the second consecutive year.
About Valencia Group
Houston-based Valencia Group provides management, development, branding and repositioning services for independent, full-service boutique hotels owned by the company, in addition to third parties. Recognized both nationally and internationally for their exceptional service and style, Valencia Group hotels fuse a crisp, globally-inspired modern design aesthetic with warm Mediterranean influences. Three of the Valencia Group hotels have earned coveted spots on the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List for 2013 and 2014. 2013 was a year of substantial growth for the company with the second Sorella - Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza – which opened in November in Kansas City, MO and a new concept: Lone Star Court. A 21st Century reinterpretation of the nostalgic motor court, Lone Star Court premiered in December in Austin at The Domain. For more information, please visit http://www.valenciagroup.com.
Amy Trench, Valencia Group, http://www.valenciagroup.com, +1 210-218-4018, [email protected]
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