Sheraton Steamboat Resort Receives Multiple Awards

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sheraton Steamboat Resort has been the recipient of several recent industry awards recognizing the teams' outstanding achievements for service culture, guest satisfaction, and hotel design.

2009 Starwood North America Excellence Awards - Service Culture Transformation– this prestigious award recognizes the general manager and hotel as the number one Starwood property in North America for service culture.  The criteria includes the greatest percentage of improvement of the Service Composite scores as it relates to overall Guest Satisfaction and the highest percentage of employee engagement of all hotels throughout North America.  John Curnow, General Manager, received the award in New York at the Starwood North America Excellence Awards Celebration on April 22.  

Best Unique Private Dining Space – chosen as the Editor's Pick for "Best Unique Dining Space" from Colorado Meetings and Events Magazine's, Best of Colorado 2010.  The distinctive, private dining room which can accommodate up to 30 for a private party was part of the recent $20-million hotel renovation and offers a unique, modern decor.  The hotel has also been nominated for an overall Design Excellence award by the American Society of Interior Designers.  

Expedia's Insiders Select List – which includes only 1% of the very best hotels and resorts as rated by millions of Expedia customers and Expedia in-house experts.  Expedia's Insiders Select Methodology includes Travelers Opinions + value + Expedia Hotel Expert input.

"I'm very proud of the recognition that the Sheraton Steamboat Resort is receiving," states John Curnow, General Manager. "The awards showcase the critical components of the excellence our team strives to achieve:  employee satisfaction and engagement in our culture, customer satisfaction with our product and our service, and industry recognition on our overall design to convey our dedication to exceeding our guests' expectations and making them feel special."

For more information on the Sheraton Steamboat Resort visit www.sheratonsteamboatresort.com, or call 970-879-2220.

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Worldwide

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 1000 properties in more than 100 countries and 155,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Meridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft(SM), and Element(SM).  Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts.  For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

SOURCE Sheraton Steamboat Resort