Press Release: Best Western Plus Drayton Valley All Suites 2017 M.K. Guertin Award Winner!

 

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BEST WESTERN PLUS DRAYTON VALLEY ALL SUITES RECOGNIZED WITH THE BRAND’S HIGHEST HONOR AT BEST WESTERN’S 2017 CONVENTION

 

Edmonton, AB November 20, 2017 — The Best Western Plus Drayton Valley All Suites in Drayton Valley, AB was recognized with the brand’s highest honor, the M.K. Guertin Award at Best Western® Hotels and Resorts’ 2017 North American Convention held recently in Nashville, Tennessee. The award was presented in front of approximately 2,500 Best Western hoteliers and staff.

The prestigious M.K. Guertin Award is held in high regard as hotels that receive this award best represent the vision of Best Western’s founder and demonstrate exceptional levels of quality, guest satisfaction and dedication to the brand. The hotels must also meet other brand standards and membership requirements to qualify for this award.

The Best Western Plus Drayton Valley All Suites is one of only 41 hotels out of more than 2,100 properties in North America to receive this award.

“Named after our founder, the M.K. Guertin Award is our brand’s most esteemed honor – recognizing Best Western hotels that consistently demonstrate superior levels of service to our guests,” said Terrance Bichsel, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Best Western Hotels & Resorts. “It’s a privilege to award the Best Western Plus Drayton Valley All Suites for their commitment to excellence and being a leader within our brand.”

Located at  2252 50 Street, Drayton Valley, AB, the Best Western Plus Drayton Valley All Suites features 90 suites and is designed with the long term guest in mind, giving each traveler the freedom to enjoy a break from the routine that most travel offers.  In place of a pool, this Drayton Valley hotel features an entertainment lounge including high-speed wireless Internet, ping pong, foosball and pool tables. Enjoy gaming stations, a sports simulator that offers golf, baseball, hockey, football and soccer, and a virtual Formula 1® racing simulator. Outdoor heated summer patio areas with BBQs and seating are the ultimate place to relax. The fitness center features cardio and strength workout equipment as well as a revolutionary Bodo Inada® Sogno Dreamwave massage chair. Take advantage of a complimentary deluxe hot breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausage, made-to-order waffles and a gluten free section. A huge parking lot is ideal for large trucks and crews, on this 90 room property, this Drayton Valley hotel has everything guests need.  Choose from two queen or king studios, or one or two-bedroom rooms and suites. All suites have full kitchenettes with a two-burner stove top, full size refrigerator, dishwasher and convection microwave oven. The location right off Highway 22 within the Horizon Travel Centre makes traveling easy. The property is surrounded by many travel conveniences such as a truck lube shop, Petro Canada Service and Bulk Gas Station.

For reservations, call the hotel directly at 1-780-621-2378 or call Best Western’s 24-hour, toll-free number at 1-800-WESTERN. Reservations are also available through bestwestern.com.

 

About Best Western® Hotels & Resorts:

Best Western Hotels & Resorts headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is a privately held hotel brand with a global network of  4,200* hotels in more than 100* countries and territories worldwide. Best Western offers 11 hotel brands to suit the needs of developers and guests in every market: Best Western®, Best Western Plus®, Best Western Premier®, Vīb®, GLō®, Executive Residency by Best Western®, BW Premier Collection®, and BW Signature CollectionSM by Best Western; as well as its recently launched franchise offerings: SureStay® Hotel by Best Western, SureStay Plus® Hotel by Best Western and SureStay CollectionSM by Best Western. Now celebrating more than 70 years of hospitality, Best Western provides its hoteliers with global operational, sales and marketing support, and award-winning online and mobile booking capabilities. Best Western continues to set industry records regarding awards and accolades, including 64 percent of the brand’s North American hotels earning a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award in 2017, Business Travel News® ranking Best Western Plus and Best Western number one in upper-mid-price and mid-price hotel brands, and Best Western receiving seven consecutive Dynatrace® Best of the Web awards for its leading hotel website. Best Western has also won nine consecutive AAA®/CAA® Lodging Partner of the Year awards, recognizing the brand’s commitment to providing exceptional service and great value to AAA/CAA’s nearly 58 million members in the U.S. and Canada. Best Western-branded hotels were top ranked in J.D. Power’s 2017 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study – ranking first in breakfast (food and beverage category) for midscale; and second in overall guest satisfaction. Over 32 million travelers are members of the brand’s award-winning loyalty program Best Western Rewards®, one of the few programs in which members earn points that never expire and can be redeemed at any Best Western hotel worldwide. Best Western’s partnerships with AAA/CAA and Harley-Davidson® provide travelers with exciting ways to interact with the brand. Through its partnership with Google® Street View, Best Western is the first major company of its size and scale to launch a virtual reality experience for customers, setting a new industry standard and reinventing how guests view hotels.

* All Best Western and SureStay-branded hotels are independently owned and operated.

* Numbers are approximate, may fluctuate, and include hotels currently in the development pipeline.