Crane's BeachHouse Hotel Welcomes 500 as Caffe Luna Rosa Wins BEST BITE ON THE AVE Award

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Nov. 26, 2014 - PRLog -- Crane's BeachHouse Hotel in Delray Beach Welcomes 500

Hungry Friends & Fans to 3rd Annual BEST BITE ON THE AVE

Caffe Luna Rosa Wins Title of 'Best Bite on the Ave' in Competition Between

Eight Local Restaurants at Third Thursday Fun-Raiser Benefitting the

HOW Foundation of South Florida & Project Holiday

(Delray Beach, FL – November 26, 2014)  Cathy Balestriere, general manager of Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar, today announced that the popular, Key West-style boutique hotel hosted nearly 500 hungry friends and fans at its third annual Best Bite on the Ave restaurant competition.

This year’s winning eatery was Caffe Luna Rosa, the popular beachside restaurant that recently received the first ever Restaurant of the Year Award from the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce. The other culinary contenders on November 20 were City Oyster, Pizza Rustica, Prime (the winner in 2012), Rocky’s Bistro, Salt 7, Sundy House and Tryst (the winner in 2013).

"This was a win-win-win promotion in which everyone had a good time and savored some tasty food samplings from eight outstanding restaurants while simultaneously raising much-needed funds for two worthwhile local nonprofit organizations: the HOW Foundation of South Florida, which provides hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) scholarship funding for wounded warriors and others in need, and Project Holiday, which supports local families who have loved ones serving in the armed forces around the world,” said Balestriere.

The fun and festive event was held throughout the hotel, around both beach-like swimming pools and the two large Tiki Huts, and included live music from the Atlantic High School Drum Line and Jazz Band. There was also be an assortment of free desserts that night from It’s Sugar and Two Fat Cookies.

About Crane's BeachHouse Hotel:

Offering an incredible Key West-like experience just one block away from the Atlantic Ocean, Crane's BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar is a fun and festive boutique hotel with 27 distinctive and luxurious guest suites, all nestled within a lush, tropical setting. This creates a real tranquil environment, even though the hotel is just steps away from the shops and restaurants along Delray Beach's hot and happening Atlantic Avenue.  The poolside Tiki Bar is stocked with an array of tropical drinks, wines and both domestic and imported beer, with a music-filled happy hour from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

A recipient of the coveted TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Award, Crane’s BeachHouse also has been named to the prestigious Expedia Insiders Select List™ listing “the world’s best hotels” as judged by the experience of Expedia® travelers. Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel also is a repeated recipient of the Florida Superior Small Lodging Association’s prestigious Donal A. Dermody White Glove Award for housekeeping excellence and exceptional service.

For more information please contact Crane's BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar at 561.278.1700 or visit the website at cranesbeachhouse.com.

Available for interview:

Cathy Balestriere, General Manager

Crane's BeachHouse Hotel

561.278.1700

cathy@cranesbeachhouse.com

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Gary Schweikhart

PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298

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