L’AUBERGE DE SEDONA SNAPS UP TRAVEL, HOSPITALITY HONORS

Travel & Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Zagat Survey Applaud Arizona’s Elite Retreat

SEDONA, AZ (June 2007) L’Auberge de Sedona, one of Arizona’s foremost retreats, has been named, for the third time, one of the “Top 500 Hundred Hotels in the World” by Travel & Leisure magazine, one of the world’s most prestigious travel publications. The intimate creekside property nestled on the banks of Oak Creek in the heart of Red Rock country also secured a top spot on this year’s “Gold List” (for the eighth time) as one of the best places to stay in the world and one of the top 100 hotels in the country, as chosen by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler. Additionally, the property has been rated one of this year’s top U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas by the Zagat Survey.

“To be named among Travel & Leisure’s top 500 hotels and placed on Conde Nast Traveler’s “Gold List” is a great honor for us,” says Joe Mottershead, general manager of the Arizona-based property, “and to also achieve this year’s Zagat Survey rating makes it even more rewarding. Our team works extremely hard to anticipate and exceed the needs of our guests, so it’s truly an honor to be recognized by such prestigious publications, and we now look forward to continuing to provide exemplary service while creating lasting memories for our guests.”

L’Auberge de Sedona has consistently been the recipient of many other awards in recent years, including the “AAA Four-Diamond Award” from the American Automobile Association, the “DiRoNA Award of Excellence” from Distinguished Restaurants of North America, and the “Best of Award of Excellence” from Wine Spectator magazine. The property also has been named one of the “Greatest Hotels in the World” by Travel & Leisure, the “#1 Country Hotel by Departures magazine, one of the “50 Most Romantic Retreats in the World” by Travel & Leisure, one of the “Top Hotels in Arizona” by Ranking Arizona, and the "Best Place to Have a Unique Wedding” by Phoenix Wedding Pages. Additionally, Conde Nast Traveler placed L’Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek among the “Top 250 Restaurants in America.”
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About L’Auberge de Sedona
L’Auberge de Sedona is an intimate creekside retreat surrounded by the stunning Red Rocks of central Arizona. The Inn’s 11 acres of lush forested grounds offer 56 king bed accommodations; including 19 guest rooms and two junior suites in the European style Lodge, 31 private Cottages and four rooms in the expansive Creek House. Recently, the property was included on Conde Nast Traveler’s Gold List as one of the world’s best places to stay and as a Top 500 hotel by Travel + Leisure. The AAA Four-Diamond L’Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek features the culinary artistry of Executive Chef Jonathan Gelman with breakfast, lunch and dinner services along with a popular Sunday brunch. L’Auberge de Sedona’s luxurious, new spa opened in mid-September of 2006. Guests of L’Auberge are treated nightly to an informal complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres reception in the Lobby of the Lodge. For more information, please call 800-905-5778 or visit www.lauberge.com.