Hotels Managed by Sand Hospitality Receive Honors
February 23, 2012 - Nine Country Inn and Suites by Carlson hotels, managed by Sand Hospitality, LLC, have received awards, as announced February 16 at the 2012 Carlson Hotels Worldwide-Global Business Conference. The following is a complete list of awards won.
The following hotels received the President's Award for “best in class” in overall guest satisfaction and quality assurance at the following locations:
Albertville, MN
Billings, MT
Boise West, ID
Chanhassen, MN
Denver International Airport, CO
Mankato, MN
St. Cloud East, MN
West Bend, WI
The following hotels received the Be Our Guest Award for “best in class” in guest satisfaction, employee engagement, training and recognition at the following locations:
Albertville, MN
Denver International Airport, CO
St. Cloud East, MN
Albertville, MN won the highest “Brand Standards Compliance” score, with 96 percent, within all Country Inn & Suites by Carlson hotels. Boise West was recognized for their efforts with “Responsible Business” with local volunteer efforts. Tiftonia, TN and Mankato, MN were awarded two of the four Crystal Hearts, recognizing the most meaningful guest testimonials throughout all of the Country Inn & Suites by Carlson hotels.
About Sand Hospitality, LLC and Sand Companies, Inc.
Sand Hospitality, LLC, a Sand Companies Inc. subsidiary, currently manages 22 hotels in 10 states. Sand Companies, Inc. has been in the hospitality business for 20 years.
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