Oak Ridge Hotel & Conference Center Wins Readers' Choice Award

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. March 26, 2010

CHASKA, MN - (March 25, 2010) - The Oak Ridge Hotel & Conference Center here has been honored by professional meeting planners and the other subscribers of Minnesota Meetings + Events magazine, who voted for the fifth time to give it a 2009 Readers' Choice Award as their favorite conference center.

“Oak Ridge is one-stop-shopping at its best,” Minnesota Meetings + Events magazine said in its Spring 2010 issue. “This conference center truly has it all: an on-site ropes team-building course, 22,000 square feet of high-tech meeting space, modern guest rooms and a host of recreational activities.”

The hotel, situated on a 130-acre campus 25 minutes from downtown Minneapolis and the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, won the magazine's same award in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and last year won a Readers' Choice award in the category of team-building venue.

Carl Blanz, general manager, thanked the readers of Minnesota Meetings + Events for the honor, saying, “We are delighted to receive this outstanding recognition from the professional meeting planners and event organizations who we work diligently to serve,” he said. “I salute my staff, whose attention to detail and caring attitude enables us to deliver on our service promise.”

Oak Ridge's 35 meeting rooms and two ballrooms are certified by the International Association of Conference Centers. Oak Ridge additionally is the only conference and meeting destination in the nation with a Center for Strategic Team Development that is dedicated solely to encouraging teamwork to solve business challenges. All guest rooms and suites feature complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access, complimentary local calls, cable television and clock radios. The hotel offers fine dining at Season's Restaurant, relaxation at Lakeview Lounge and complimentary parking. Oak Ridge is a smoke-free property.

Recreational facilities include hiking trails, fitness center, volleyball and racquetball. Nearby attractions include golfing, boating, casinos, the Hazeltine Golf Course, Valley Fair Amusement Park, Canterbury Downs, Renaissance Festival and the Mall of America.

Dolce Hotels and Resorts, a privately held operator of 26 upscale hotels, resorts and conference hotels in North America and Europe, is majority-owned by Broadreach Capital Partners. The company, headquartered in Montvale, N.J., employs approximately 4,000 worldwide. Additional information is available at www.dolce.com.

Its portfolio also includes The Thayer Hotel, West Point, N.Y.; the Dolce Munich Unterschleissheim in Germany; Lakeway Resort & Spa, Austin, Texas; Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain; Seaview, a Dolce Resort, near Atlantic City, N.J.; Dolce Hayes Mansion, San Jose., Calif.; Dolce Chantilly in France; and Aspen Meadows Resort in Colorado.

Dolce, founded in 1981, pioneered the conference center concept and Complete Meeting Package, both now embraced as standards by the International Association of Conference Centers. The company's vision is to create inspiring environments that bring people together, and its mission is to delight its guests, challenge its associates, reward its owners and serve as a role model in its communities.