[San Luis Obispo, CA] -- The BEST WESTERN PLUS Shelter Cove Lodge in Pismo Beach, California received the Best Western Champion Design Award at Best Western International’s Convention held recently in San Antonio, Texas.  The award was presented in front of more than 2,000 industry peers.

The select honor is bestowed upon a member property whose design and aesthetic is deemed most impressive by an independent panel of judges, comprised of professional members of the American Society of Interior Designers and the American Institute of Architects.

The BEST WESTERN PLUS Shelter Cove Lodge was one of only 12 hotels out of more than 2,400 properties in the U.S. and Canada to receive this designation.

“The Best Western Champion Awards recognize those Best Western hotels that truly demonstrate the highest levels of service, design and commitment to our loyalty program,” said Julie Montmaneix, Chairman of Best Western International’s Board of Directors. “The BEST WESTERN PLUS Shelter Cove Lodge’s design is one of the most outstanding among Best Western’s North American properties.”

Located in Pismo Beach, the BEST WESTERN Shelter Cove Lodge, a Martin Resorts property, features 52 ocean view rooms and recently completed a floor-to-ceiling renovation to meet the high standards of BEST WESTERN, the company, and of its guests. In addition to a new beautifully appointed breakfast room that offers a full complimentary breakfast, the guest room renovation was designed to reflect their guests’ sophisticated tastes with specific attention to modern amenities.

Last year during the BEST WESTERN convention, sister property BEST WESTERN PLUS Shore Cliff Lodge, also located in Pismo Beach, was awarded the 2012 Champion Best Western Rewards Award and won the award for quality and customer satisfaction. Not only is the oceanfront BEST WESTERN PLUS Shore Cliff Lodge award winning, it also received a complete renovation similar to its sister property, Shelter Cove Lodge.

Owned and operated by Martin Resorts, the parent company has invested approximately $2,000,000 in these traveler-favorite hotels. Noreen Martin-Hulburd owner of Martin Resorts in San Luis Obispo, takes the BEST WESTERN PLUS branding and accreditation seriously. “We are so proud of our BEST WESTERN PLUS hotels in Pismo Beach, our international and domestic visitors know what the brand stands for and we take it a step beyond with our stunning California beach-town setting.”

 
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About Martin Resorts

From oceanfront hotels in the popular beach towns of Pismo Beach and Avila Beach to an historic garden inn located in the heart of Paso Robles wine country, each Martin Resorts hotel is a unique experience for California weekend getaways, family vacations, and business meetings, when companies want to meet halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. California’s best beaches, breathtaking ocean views and stunning sunsets, exceptional golf, an abundant wine country and farm-to-fork dining experiences, and historic Hearst Castle are within easy reach.  For more information and hotel reservations, visit www.MartinResorts.com.

BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Best Western International, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., is a privately held hotel brand made up of more than 4,000* BEST WESTERN®, BEST WESTERN PLUS® and BEST WESTERN PREMIER® hotels in more than 100* countries and territories worldwide. Now celebrating 67 years of hospitality, Best Western welcomes hundreds of thousands of guests nightly. Best Western provides its hoteliers with global operational, sales, marketing and promotional support, and online and mobile booking capabilities. More than 20 million travelers are members of the brand’s award-winning loyalty program Best Western Rewards®, one of the few programs in which members earn points that never expire and can be redeemed at any Best Western hotel worldwide. The brand’s partnerships with AAA/CAA, race car driver Michael Waltrip, and Harley-Davidson® provide travelers with exciting ways to interact with the brand. In 2012, Best Western won a record number of awards, including AAA’s Hotel Partner of the Year, CAA’s Partner of the Year, TravelClick’s eMarketer of the Year and Compuware’s Best of the Web Gold awards.

For more information or to make a reservation, please visit bestwestern.com.

*Numbers are approximate and may fluctuate.

Press Contacts: Lori Keller, VP, Sales and Marketing, 805-547-2711, lorik@martinresorts.com