For Immediate Release:

Contact: Sarah Carlberg

256.428.2000

Westin Huntsville Honored Again with AAA Four Diamond Rating

On Tuesday November 24th, 2009, The Westin Huntsville at Bridge Street Town Centre became Huntsville’s first AAA Four Diamond Award hotel.

Once again, Al Gibbs, vice president and general manager of AAA Alabama returned to The Westin Huntsville and presented an extension of the industry prized AAA Four Diamond Award. The Westin Huntsville’s rating of the prestigious Four Diamond Award will be honored through 2012, an award given to only 7 hotels in the state of Alabama and account for less than 3.8 percent of the total 59,000 AAA/CAA Approved and Diamond Rated lodgings.

Westin General Manager and “Hotelier of the Year” (2010) Danny Hiatt says “This award is a true testimonial for all the associates here at the Westin Huntsville that embraces our commitment to excellence in providing a Four Diamond culture day in and day out. We are in elite company and I am very proud to be a part of such a tremendous organization.” The Westin Huntsville is consistently rated in the top 10 for outstanding Guest Satisfaction Index scores out of the 116 Westin Hotels in North America.

Since opening in April, 2008, the industry award comes with other recognitions for The Westin Huntsville including Best of the South awarded by Meeting South Magazine, an honor given by the readers of Meeting South Magazine. Also in 2010, the hotel received the Reader's Choice Award by ConventionSouth Magazine – a highly coveted award as it is nominated by meeting planners for top meeting sites. The Westin Huntsville’s Sage Grille Restaurant won best overall at the 2010 Taste of Huntsville. The restaurant was victorious over a favorite local restaurant that had won for the previous 3 years.

In addition to eight beautifully appointed meeting rooms and over 13,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, the Westin Huntsville hosts many of the areas brides for their dream weddings in the hotel’s perfectly manicured Bridal Courtyard overlooking Bridge Street’s lake. The hotel is able to blend sophistication, elegance, and classic southern hospitality within the unique surroundings of Bridge Street Town Centre. The hotel boasts 210 beautifully appointed luxury guest rooms and suites with all rooms featuring 32” flat screen LCD televisions. The signature Westin Heavenly Bed® provides the ultimate comfort in every guest room. To complement the bed, guest rooms also feature the highly acclaimed Westin Heavenly Bath®. The hotel also features an indoor/outdoor pool and a 24 hour accessible WestinWORKOUT® Gym.

The Westin Huntsville remains Huntsville and Madison’s only Four Diamond Hotel and continues as the favorite for its’ business travelers and local clientele.

For more information, contact the Westin Huntsville by phone (256.428.2000) or by e-mail ().