15 May 2007

NSW top hotels awarded - Congratulations!


THE Westin Hotel in Sydney has received top honours at the Australian Hotels Association NSW Annual Awards for Excellence taking out the award for Deluxe Hotel of the Year.

Amongst the other major award winners were Lillianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa (Regional Property of the Year—Deluxe) and Novotel Northbeach (Regional Property of the Year—Superior), Quay Grand Suites Sydney (Aparment-style Hotel of the Year), and Courtyard by Marriot Parramatta (Mid-market Property of the Year).

The annual awards celebrate excellence in the state’s best three, four and five star hotels. The winners go on to compete in the AHA’s national awards later this year. The awards were held at Star City which is home to the restaurant named Restaurant of the Year, Astral, and its chef Sean Connolly, who received the award for Chef of the Year.

Regional restaurant of the Year was the acclaimed Darleys at Lillianfels Blue Mountains Resort. The awards cut across all aspects of the operation of hotels with the role of concierge recognised with the Concierge of the Year Award, which went to Victor Baraya at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, Sydney, and housekeeping with Maureen Jolowicz—also from the Radisson—being named Housekeeper of the Year.


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