The Chattanoogan hotel, a AAA Four Diamond-rated upscale property, has been honored with two of the highest awards given in the meetings industry. The hotel was awarded the prestigious 2009 Best of the South Award from Meetings Media as well as the 2009 Pinnacle Award from Successful Meetings. There are only three hotels in Tennessee that received the Best of the South Award, as determined by readers of Meetings South magazine. The Pinnacle award was presented to just two properties in Tennessee this year. Readers of Successful Meetings magazine choose the winners of Pinnacle awards.
“We are extremely proud to receive these two very prestigious awards,” said Tom Cupo, general manager of The Chattanoogan. “This recognition honors our outstanding staff and the services we provide our clients to ensure that they have the most productive meeting experience possible.”
The Best of the South award is presented annually to select Southern hotels, which are determined by meeting planners to be the very best in the industry. The 2009 Best of the South Awards recognized 55 hotels in 14 states, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands. Meeting planners rate hotels by quality of meeting space; guest rooms; guest services and amenities; efficiency and helpfulness of staff; food and beverage service; availability of technical equipment; recreational facilities and activities as well as overall value and customer experience. Each September, Meetings South publishes results of the evaluations.
The Pinnacle Award is given each year to a select group of hotel properties within the U.S. who excel as a meeting destination. Award recipients are those properties that have consistently performed in an outstanding manner throughout the year servicing and supporting meetings. Successful Meetings readers judge four categories: accommodations, amenities, meeting facilities and services and food and beverage.
The Chattanoogan is a 210,000-square-foot, five-storey hotel with 198 guest rooms and suites, along with three restaurants, a day spa and a 25,000-square-foot conference center. The conference center offers comprehensive meeting planning and audiovisual support services. Twenty rooms are available with five general session rooms that can accommodate 25 to 100 guests. A Chattanoogan features a 16-seat circular boardroom with a flat data screen, 12 breakout rooms, an amphitheater with seating for 88 and a 7,500-square-foot ballroom.
Just two hours from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville, Huntsville, Ala., and Birmingham, Ala., the Chattanoogan is within walking distance of The Tennessee Aquarium and numerous shops, galleries, retail stores and restaurants.
The Chattanoogan is managed by Benchmark Hospitality International. Benchmark manages various resorts, conference centers, hotels and Personal Luxury Hotelsª throughout the world.
Source: East Tennessee Business Journal
