Glen Cove, New York, August 2012 … The I.A.C.C.-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center, one of the nation’s first dedicated conference center hotels, has been named one of the best meeting properties in the United States.  In recognition of this achievement, Glen Cove Mansion has received the prestigious “Pinnacle Award” from Successful Meetings, a leading national magazine. The 2012 Pinnacle Award is the mark of excellence for meeting destinations, hotels and conference centers throughout the United States. Recipient properties have consistently performed in an outstanding manner, servicing their customers’ meeting and incentive travel programs throughout the previous twelve months. 

“We are absolutely thrilled to receive the 2012 Pinnacle Award,” said Ata Kashanian, vice president and general manager of Glen Cove Mansion.  “This is a wonderful endorsement of our service team here at The Mansion, and the work they do every day to ensure our guests have the most productive meeting experience possible.  I’m so proud of them all!”
 
Over the past 27 years, the Pinnacle Award has earned a reputation as one of the most credible and prestigious symbols of excellence among meeting professionals and travel suppliers alike.

Readers of Successful Meetings - professionals who are decision makers for planning meetings, events, conferences, and incentive programs - voted for the winners of the Pinnacle Award via online ballots and gave feedback based on their professional experiences in the United States and worldwide for the top hotels, conference centers, and CVBs.  All winners will be listed in Successful Meetings' annual Pinnacle Registry, published this month and made available online at http://www.successfulmeetings.com/article.aspx?id=15005

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The award-winning Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center is situated on 55 secluded and landscaped acres on Long Island's historic Gold Coast, 30 minutes from New York City by car and rail (Long Island Railroad, Oyster Bay line, Glen Cove Station), and close to JFK International and LaGuardia Airports.  The spacious Georgian-style mansion features stunning vistas of Long Island Sound and was once part of a prestigious collection of gracious country estates, later becoming one of the nation's first dedicated conference center hotels.  Today the elegant property features 187 richly appointed guestrooms, including four suites, the Garden Room Restaurant with magnificent views of the terraces, a large and comfortable Pub 1910, private dining rooms ideal for social and corporate occasions, as well as vast outdoor reception areas overlooking the mansion's Gilded Age gardens.  The property offers 29,000 square feet of event and meeting space, with 27 dedicated conference rooms accommodating from 10 to 280 guests, advanced meeting technology, an executive business center and conference concierge services.  Wireless Internet access is available throughout.  Also provided are complete fitness and recreational facilities, including a sauna, steam and massage rooms, indoor swimming pool and whirlpool, garden swimming pool, racquetball courts, lighted tennis courts, jogging trail and a sports field.  Golf is available nearby.  Ideal for executive retreats, corporate meetings and social gathering, the Glen Cove Mansion is masterfully designed to integrate gracious accommodations, superb cuisine and attentive service with contemporary comforts and the latest technology.  For more information on the Glen Cove Mansion Hotel, visit www.glencovemansion.com.