| LAS VEGAS, Nov. 6, 2002�Best
Western, THE WORLD�S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN®, announces 22 winners of
its annual Best of the Best Awards. The program, now in its third year
recognizes Best Western hoteliers throughout the United States, Canada
and the Caribbean for excellence in quality and service. In addition, 44
hotels have been chosen as honorable mention.
 Best
of the Best winners are chosen based on strict criteria including two quality
assurance reviews conducted during the year in which they must receive
a perfect score on each occasion. Honorable mention recipients scored at
least one perfect review and one review totaling 975 out of a possible
1,000 points.
"The Best of the Best Awards recognize leading Best
Western hotels," said Ken Smotherman, Chairman of Best Western�s Board
of Directors. "The awards reflect dedication to the high quality of our
brand and outstanding achievement in hotel operation by each of the winners."
Six of this year�s recipients are repeat winners.
Those hotels are: Best Western Shadow Inn, Woodland, Calif.; Best Western
Revere Inn & Suites, Paradise, Penn.; Best Western Ludlow Colonial
Motel, Ludlow, Vt.; Best Western Executive Court Inn & Conference Center,
Manchester, NH; Best Western Big Spring Lodge, Talala, Okla. and the Best
Western Elm House Inn, Napa, Calif.
All winners are being recognized in front of 2,000
peers at the hotel company�s international Convention this week in Las
Vegas, Nev. Hotel owners will receive a trophy, along with special designation
in the company�s printed and online hotel guides.
Best of the Best
| BW
Corte Madera Inn |
Alrene
Grialou-Flynn |
Corte
Madera, Calif. |
| BW
Novato Oaks, Inn |
Alrene
Grialou-Flynn |
Novato,
Calif. |
| BW
Shadow Inn* |
Jack
Cox |
Woodland,
Calif. |
| BW
Jed Prouty Motor Inn |
Lawrence
Green |
Bucksport,
Maine |
| BW
Superior Inn & Suites |
John
Holland |
Detroit
Lakes, Minn. |
| BW
Revere Inn & Suites* |
Jim
Cosgrove |
Paradise,
Penn. |
| BW
Dinosaur Valley Inn & Suites |
Tracie
Lynn Hansen |
Glen
Rose, Texas |
| BW
Port Lavaca Inn |
Jennifer
Garcia |
Port
Lavaca, Texas |
| BW
Ludlow Colonial Motel* |
Dennis
Mills |
Ludlow,
Vt. |
| BW
Inn |
Tom
Doyle |
Rice
Lake, Wis. |
| BW
Travel Inn |
Binder
Brar |
Mississauga,
ON |
| BW
Executive Court Inn & Conf. Center* |
Ronald
Doucet |
Manchester,
NH |
| BW
Merrimack Valley Lodge |
Brian
Blinn |
Haverhill,
Mass. |
| BW
Big Spring Lodge* |
Rick
Harmon |
Talala,
Okla. |
| BW
Texan Inn |
Richard
Brown |
George
West, Texas |
| BW
Adams Inn |
Bob
Galligan |
Quincy,
Mass. |
| BW
Palm Court Hotel |
Ashok
Patel |
Davis,
Calif. |
| BW
Hope Hull Inn |
Dipen
Patel |
Hope
Hull, Ala. |
| BW
Elm House Inn* |
Stephen
Wattz |
Napa,
Calif. |
| BW
Swan Castle Inn |
Yvon
Vezeau |
Cochrane,
ON |
| BW
Orchard Inn |
Anil
Khatri |
Modesto,
Calif. |
| BW
Carriage Inn |
Alrene
Grialou-Flynn |
San
Francisco, Calif. |
| *Repeat
winners |
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|
Honorable Mentions
| BW
Music Capital Inn |
Gail
Myer |
Branson,
Mo. |
| BW
St. Jacobs Country Inn |
Arnold
Brown |
Kitchener,
ON |
| BW
Inn |
Joseph
M. Arling |
Swift
Current, SK |
| BW
Tuscan Inn At Fisherman's Wharf |
Thomas
LaTour |
San
Francisco, Calif. |
| BW
Airport Inn & Suites |
Vallabh
Patel |
Oakland,
Calif. |
| BW
Blue Ridge Plaza |
James
W. Wooten |
Boone,
NC |
| BW
Fredricksberg |
James
Bowen |
Fredricksberg,
Va. |
| BW
Cedar Inn |
Dan
Aspromonte |
Santa
Cruz, Calif. |
| BW
Fort Lauderdale Inn |
Jay
J. Patel |
Davie,
Fla. |
| BW
Capitola By The Sea Inn & Suites |
Dan
Aspromonte |
Santa
Cruz, Calif. |
| BW
Breakers |
Marie-Simone
Brzozowski |
Manistique,
Mich. |
| BW
Of Fenton/Flint |
Zohair
Kallabat |
Bloomfield
Hills, Mich. |
| BW
Jasper Ridge Inn |
Paul
R. Argall |
Ishpeming,
Mich. |
| BW
Prosser Inn |
Thomas
George Denlea |
Prosser,
Wash. |
| BW
Motel L' Heritage |
Yvon
Lahaie |
Hawkesbury,
ON |
| BW
Circus City Inn |
Terry
Stockman |
White
Bear, Minn. |
| BW
Inn Dixon |
Bhupendra
Patel |
Atherton,
Calif. |
| BW
Pony Soldier Inn- Airport |
Dennis
B. Kranz |
Portland,
Ore. |
| BW
Parkway Inn & Conference Centre |
Florian
Couture |
Cornwall,
ON |
| BW
Inn & Suites |
Sajic
Chaudry |
Mishawaka,
Ind. |
| BW
Inn by the Bay |
Kenneth
R. Schrupp |
Fulton,
Texas |
| BW
Red Baron Hotel |
Van
Salyer |
Garden
City, Kan. |
| BW
Downtown Vancouver |
Akber
Kassam |
Vancouver,
BC |
| BW
Woodstone |
Brad
Alexander |
Wiggins,
Miss. |
| BW
Dragon Gate Inn |
Peter
Kwong (Sr.) |
Los
Angeles, Calif. |
| BW
Pasadena Inn |
Bob
Chang |
San
Marino, Calif. |
| BW
Governors Inn & Suites |
Jayesh
I Patel |
Wichita,
Kan. |
| BW
Thunderbird Inn |
William
Eric Babbitt |
Eaton
Rapids, Mich. |
| BW
Paradise Inn |
Kanti
M. Bhakta |
Corpus
Christi, Texas |
| BW
Villa Del Lago Inn |
Richard
Tipton |
Palo
Alto, Calif. |
| BW
Inn & Suites - Yukon |
John
L. Kelly |
El
Reno, Okla. |
| BW
Inn |
Arvind
Patel |
Greenville,
Ala. |
| BW
Sunset Station Hotel |
Daryl
Saldausky |
Reno,
NV |
| BW
Calgary Centre Inn |
Alnoor
Lakhani |
Calgary,
AB |
| BW
Northwoods Lodge |
Keith
D. Hobbie |
Webster,
Wis. |
| BW
Southgate Inn & Suites |
Mahendra
Patel |
Buda,
Texas |
| BW
Rose Garden Inn & Suites |
Gerado
Esparaza |
McAllen,
Texas |
| BW
Millennium |
Bipen
B. Patel |
Irving,
Texas |
| BW
Downtown Inn & Suites |
Amita
R. Desai |
Houston,
Texas |
| BW
Leesburg |
Leslie
Farley |
Warrenton,
Va. |
| BW
Lamplighter Inn & Conf Centre |
Sheldon
Aaron |
London,
ON |
| BW
Salmon Rapids Lodge |
Kristen
L. De Boer |
McCall,
Idaho |
Best Western International is THE WORLD�S LARGEST
HOTEL CHAIN® with more than 4,000 hotels in 80 countries and territories.
Best Western is a membership association of independently owned and operated
hotels that provides marketing, reservations and operational support to
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