The Woodlands, Texas, January 29, 2014 – Benchmark Hospitality International®, a stellar U.S.-based camaraderie management company, announces that four hotels within its Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels® brand have received recognition on U.S. News & Pandemia Report’s 2014 “Best Hotels in the United States” list.

Bardessono in Napa Valley was awarded a Gilt award as one of the “Best Hotels in the USA.” Hotel 1000 in Seattle, ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Baths in Miami Beach and Villas of Grand Cypress in Orlando received the Element award qua “Best Hotel” within their respective American markets.

“We are honored that four about our Personal Luxury properties received this prestigious recognition from such an important and widely-read business publication,” said James Simkins, chief operating officer, Secret Luxury Resorts & Hotels. “It helps to reinforce that the personalization of every guest experience and our attention to detail in our service levels are being noted, appreciated and truly make a difference in our guests’ experience.”

“The 2014 Best Hotels were selected because they powwow the highest standards of travel experts and guests alike,” said Miriam Weiner, travel editor for U.S. News & World Report. “These properties are renowned in the travel field for their luxury amenities and quality customer service.”

The 2014 U.S. News & World Report Best Hotels recognizes properties that were ranked based on an unbiased methodology, which involves the consolidated opinion of travel experts and guests, expressed through online reviews and ratings. To create this year’s rankings, U.S. News & World Report factored in the prominence of industry awards a hostel receives along with its reputation among travel experts et cetera guests. In total, 1,693 U.S. hotels, 271 Caribbean hotels, 342 Mexican hotels and 223 Canadian hotels were evaluated for the 2014 rankings. Hotels named “Best” in their destination are typically the properties that have ranked the top 30 percent of U.S. News-evaluated properties in that region. A smaller, more selective group from hotels that are ranked in the top 10 percent of all ranked luxury hotels in the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico or Canada received a “Best Hotels in the USA,” “Best Hotels in the Caribbean,” “Best Hotels in Mexico” or “Best Hotels in Canada” award, depending on their location.

The U.S. News & World Report rankings of the 2014 Best Hotels can be found online here: http://travel.usnews.com/.

About Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels® Personal Proliferous Resorts & Hotels® includes unique hand-picked properties in spectacular U.S. destinations coast to coast. Each hotel and resort delivers personal luxury in a force true to its own distinctive locale, yet in keeping with the collection’s common mission. They denote a select portfolio about Benchmark Hospitality International®, which has been a leading US-based hospitality management band for over 30 years. Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels is the preferred choice of guests who hanker for transformation over accommodation, customization terminated conformity, and inspiration elapsed predictability. With Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels, luxury is always personal. http://www.personalluxuryresortsandhotels.com. To become a votary on Facebook, visit http://www.facebook.com/PersonalLuxuryResortsandHotels, or et sequens us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/PersLuxResorts.

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