For Immediate Release
SCOTTSDALE RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER LAUDED AS ONE OF THE BEST FOR LEISURE TRAVEL AND DINING
Resort receives AAA Four Diamonds for the property and for its Palm Court restaurant
Scottsdale − (December 2009) − The Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center has received one of the travel industry’s most distinctive accolades: the 2010 Four Diamond Award from the Automobile Association of America (AAA) for both the resort and its Palm Court fine dining restaurant.
Located in the heart of scenic McCormick Ranch, recognized for the splendor of its lakes, greenbelts and golf courses, the 326-room Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center provides convenient access to both the dramatic beauty of the Sonoran Desert and the lively shopping, restaurant, gallery, and club scene of Scottsdale. The resort borders the McCormick Ranch Golf Club offering private golf views from rooms, patios and restaurants. The Palm Court serves classic American cuisine with Continental service in a casual yet elegant environment. Both the Palm Court and the resort are AAA Four-Diamond Award winners.
Benchmark Hospitality International is a leader in the management and marketing of resorts, conference centers, hotels, and Personal Luxury Hotel™. The privately held company, launched in 1980, is a founding member of the International Association of Conference Centers. Benchmark Hospitality is a worldwide organization operating properties in major metropolitan and resort destinations. Benchmark's international headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston, with regional offices in New Jersey and Connecticut. International offices are located in Tokyo, Japan, and Santiago, Chile. For the location of Benchmark's properties and additional information, visit www.benchmarkhospitality.com.
The resort is owned by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, Inc. ("Cornerstone"), a Registered Investment Advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. It maintains regional offices in Chicago, Hartford, and Los Angeles, and a REIT securities office in New York City. As of December 31, 2002, Cornerstone managed over $3.5 billion of equity real estate assets located throughout the United States, with a limited number of real estate assets located in Canada. Cornerstone was established in 1994, as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MassMutual") of Springfield, Massachusetts.
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