Recognizing the Year’s Best Hotels
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) (the “Company”) today announced the
nominations for its Fourth Annual Pebby Awards. The Pebby Award nominees
were chosen for their outstanding accomplishments in 2015, as determined
by the Company.
The Westin Colonnade, Coral Gables received three Pebby nominations,
while Sofitel Philadelphia received four Pebby nominations, including
Best Picture, positioning these two hotels as leading contenders for the
Company’s top hotel honors.
“It has been another extremely competitive nomination process for 2015,”
noted Jon Bortz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. “Our hotel management teams have shown an
exceptional commitment to excellence and leadership again this year, and
the diversification of the nominations speaks to this far-reaching
success.”
And the nominees are…
Best Picture – For best overall performance by a hotel in
2015, based on operating execution and profitability, taking into
consideration the strength of the market in which the hotel is located.
- Hotel Modera Portland
- LaPlaya Beach Resort & Club
- Skamania Lodge
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Sofitel Philadelphia
- W Boston
Best Directing – For best overall leadership by a management
team in 2015, including revenue management, sales, marketing and
comprehensive expense management.
- Hotel Monaco Washington DC
- Skamania Lodge
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Sofitel Philadelphia
- Union Station Nashville Hotel, Autograph Collection
- W Boston
- The Westin Colonnade, Coral Gables
Best Production – For best overall hotel profitability
flow-through in 2015.The management team at this hotel generated
the greatest operating profitability improvement over the prior year
based on revenue growth.
- LaPlaya Beach Resort & Club
- Hotel Monaco Seattle
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Mondrian Los Angeles
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Sir Francis Drake
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Sofitel Philadelphia
- The Westin Colonnade, Coral Gables
Best Adapted Screenplay – For best overall forecasting
accuracy of actual operating profitability by an individual hotel.
-
Gardens NYC
- The Grand Hotel Minneapolis
- Hotel Modera Portland
-
The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland
Best Cinematography – For best implementation of energy
conservation programs and green initiatives in an effort to reduce the
hotel’s carbon footprint and energy expenses.
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Fifty NYC
- Hotel Vintage Portland
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Manhattan NYC
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Sofitel Philadelphia
Best Visual Effects – For best overall performance during a
major renovation, following the Company’s standard of “Relentless
pursuit of continuous improvement,” maintaining a pleasant and
professional demeanor while living through disruption, surprises and
great inconveniences.
-
Hotel Zephyr Fisherman’s Wharf
- Hotel Vintage Portland
- W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills
- The Westin Colonnade, Coral Gables
Honorary Achievement Award – For the most improved TripAdvisor
ranking in 2015 by an individual hotel.
-
The Benjamin
- Embassy Suites San Diego Bay – Downtown
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Fifty NYC
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Hotel Zephyr Fisherman’s Wharf
- Hotel Vintage Seattle
The Fourth Annual Pebby Award winners will be announced on Friday,
February 26, 2016 starting at 1:00 PM ET. Join us on Twitter
@PebblebrookPEB to receive live updates as the Pebby Winners are
announced. Please also visit our web site at www.pebblebrookhotels.com
to learn more about our hotels and the well-regarded management teams
leading them.
About Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment
trust (“REIT”) organized to opportunistically acquire and invest
primarily in upper upscale, full-service hotels located in urban markets
in major gateway cities. The Company owns 37 hotels, including 31 wholly
owned hotels with a total of 7,408 guest rooms and a 49% joint venture
interest in six hotels with a total of 1,787 guest rooms. The Company
owns, or has an ownership interest in, hotels located in 11 states and
the District of Columbia, including: San Francisco, California; Los
Angeles, California (Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Santa Monica and West
Hollywood); Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Diego,
California; Portland, Oregon; Buckhead, Georgia; Naples, Florida;
Seattle, Washington; Miami, Florida; Washington, DC; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Columbia River Gorge, Washington; Nashville, Tennessee;
Bethesda, Maryland and Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more information,
please visit us at www.pebblebrookhotels.com
and follow us on Twitter at @PebblebrookPEB.
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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Raymond D. Martz, Chief Financial Officer,
240-507-1330
Source: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust