The Westin La Paloma has received overwhelming national recognition through the presentation of numerous prestigious industry awards. The first came just eleven months after La Paloma opened in February 1986. The resort was presented with the FOUR DIAMOND AWARD from the American Automobile Association TourBook. AAA usually does not rate a hotel until two or three years after opening. The resort has been awarded this honor each consecutive year to date. This award is the most respected endorsements innkeepers can achieve. The AAA Four Diamond indicates a property is “exceptional... significantly exceeds requirements in most physical and operational categories.” Plus, it reflects “luxurious accommodations as well as extra amenities.”
Readers of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine have bestowed not one but three distinct honors on The Westin La Paloma Resort. CONDE NAST TRAVELER'S READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS have placed The Westin La Paloma among the world’s Top 100 elite names in travel as well as among the Top 20 Best Resorts in the Continental United States and have named La Paloma one of the country’s Top 100 Golf Resorts.
Successful Meetings Magazine, beginning in 1987, has annually recognized The Westin La Paloma with the PINNACLE AWARD. Readers of the magazine select properties having the best overall service, meeting rooms, recreational facilities, quality of food and beverage and accessibility. The award is based on the votes of the industry's toughest critics: meeting planners. The same readers have acknowledged the resort’s Jack Nicklaus golf course as one of the Top 100 golf and meeting facilities in the United States with the ACE AWARD.
Meeting planners also have repeatedly selected The Westin La Paloma for the GOLD KEY AWARD from Meeting and Conventions Magazine. The Gold Key symbolizes a hotel has shined in service for meetings held during the year in which the award is given. The Westin La Paloma is recognized as a member of the Hall of Fame which signifies the resort has been awarded the Gold Key for a minimum of 12 consecutive years. In addition, readers of Meeting and Conventions Magazine have recognized the resort’s golf course with the GOLD TEE AWARD and the quality of the resort's food and beverage with the GOLD PLATTER AWARD.
Corporate and incentive travel planners have continuously rated The Westin La Paloma as “excellent”. Readers of Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine annually recognize The Westin La Paloma with the AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. Additionally, subscribers have bestowed the GREENS OF DISTINCTION AWARD on La Paloma for excelling in servicing golf incentive travel programs. Readers of Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine honor the resort with the PARAGON AWARD.
The 27-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course is continually singled out for excellence. GOLF DIGEST has named it one of the “Top 75 Resort Courses” in the United States and one of the “Top 10” courses in Arizona. GOLF Magazine acknowledges it as among the finest in the country with their SILVER MEDAL AWARD. Readers of Golf Week Magazine have named the course among “America’s Best”. Plus, the Golf Resort Guide has selected it as one of the “Top 25” courses in the U.S. and Mexico. Furthermore, Golf For Women Magazine has recognized La Paloma as one of the country’s Top 100 women-friendly golf courses. Not to be left out, La Paloma Golf Shop has been ranked among the “Top 100 Best Golf Shops” in the country by Golf Shop Operations Magazine.
Guests of The Westin La Paloma agree with all the industry praise. They rated the resort number one within Starwood Hotels & Resorts for guest satisfaction a total of five times since 1989.
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