The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge Awarded 2012 Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Rating

The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, located in Charlotte, NC, has been honored again by Forbes Travel Guide with several Forbes Four-Star Awards for 2012, including The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, Gallery Restaurant and The Spa at Ballantyne.
By: Christina Thigpen
 
Nov. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge has been honored again by Forbes Travel Guide with several Forbes Four-Star Awards for 2012, including The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, Gallery Restaurant and The Spa at Ballantyne. Defining the industry’s highest standard for excellence in hospitality for more than fifty years, Forbes Travel Guide is the originator of the prestigious star rating system and provider of one of the most comprehensive evaluation systems of hotels, restaurants and spas in the world. Charlotte’s only hotel to be awarded, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge’s complete review can be found on Startle.com, the new interactive website of Forbes Travel Guide.  

Continuing to meet Forbes’ bar-setting service standards, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge is one of 177 Four-Star hotels in the world. Gallery Restaurant is one of 146 Four-Star restaurants in the world. The Spa at Ballantyne is one of 104 Four-Star spas in the world.
“We are honored to be recognized again by Forbes Travel Guide for excellence in customer service,” said Adriaan Radder, General Manager of The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge. “These accolades are truly a testament to our team’s daily efforts to provide a wonderful experience for our guests.”

“Our annual ratings represent the best of the best in hotels, restaurants and spas. They serve as guideposts for consumers who are looking for exceptional travel experiences,” said Shane O’Flaherty, President, Inspections & Ratings, Forbes Travel Guide.  “This year, we are thrilled to be able to provide rich new content for each of our Five-Star and Four-Star honorees on our just-launched travel planning platform, Startle. It’s a whole new way to explore which of these select properties is right for you.”

For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star ratings, visit www.startle.com.    

About The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge
The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, part of Starwood’s The Luxury Collection, is a Forbes Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond award-wining hotel located in Charlotte, NC. Featuring 214 elegant guest rooms, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge also offers a four-bedroom Cottage and a Lodge group retreat with 36 spacious guest rooms. Guests can enjoy meeting and event facilities, spa, fitness, indoor and outdoor pools, golf, Dana Rader Golf School, tennis and dining at Gallery Restaurant. For the past two years, The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge has received the Tiffany Trophy, an annual award presented by The Luxury Collection to the hotel or resort with the highest overall guest satisfaction score in North America. The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge is owned by Bissell. For information and reservations, please contact The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge toll-free at 866-248-4824, or visit www.theballantynehotel.com. Like The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge at www.facebook.com/ballantynehotel or follow The Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge at www.twitter.com/ballantynehotel.

About The Luxury Collection
The Luxury Collection® is a selection of hotels and resorts offering unique, authentic experiences that evoke lasting, treasured memories. For the global explorer, The Luxury Collection offers a gateway to the world’s most exciting and desirable destinations. Each hotel and resort is a unique and cherished expression of its location; a portal to the destination’s indigenous charms and treasures. Magnificent décor, spectacular settings, impeccable service and the latest modern conveniences combine to provide a uniquely enriching experience. Today, The Luxury Collection is a glittering ensemble of more than 75 of the world’s finest hotels and resorts in more than 30 countries in bustling cities and spectacular destinations around the world. The Luxury Collection includes award-winning hotels that continuously exceed guest expectations by offering unparalleled service, style and class in some of the most desired destinations in the world. All of these hotels, many of them centuries old, are internationally recognized as being among the world’s finest. For more information, please visit www.luxurycollection.com.

About Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide, originator of the prestigious Mobil Travel Guide Star ratings and certifications, has provided the most comprehensive ratings and reviews of hotels, restaurants and spas since 1958. In October 2009, Mobil Travel Guide announced a strategic partnership with Forbes Media LLC. This exclusive licensing agreement between two industry leaders with more than 140 years of combined experience transfers the hospitality industry's premier star rating and travel guide brand from ExxonMobil to Forbes. Forbes Travel Guide has a team of expert inspectors who anonymously evaluate properties against rigorous and objective proprietary standards, providing consumers the insight to make better-informed travel and leisure decisions.

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Bissell, located in Charlotte, NC, is a collection of organizations that engage in development of office, medical, flex and hotel product, office leasing and management, hotel management, golf management and instruction, and spa services.
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