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ALHI expands portfolio

Addition of La Cantera Hill Country Resort in Texas, and Rancho Bernardo Inn in California.

WASHINGTON, DC – Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has expanded its exclusive portfolio of Four- and Five-Diamond quality meeting, convention and incentive hotels and resorts with the addition of La Cantera Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, Texas; and Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California. In addition to becoming the newest Members of ALHI’s worldwide portfolio and having excellent meeting and function spaces, the two resorts become the newest additions to “ALHI’s Golf Collection” specialty segment for meetings and incentive programs within ALHI’s portfolio, which now features 60 distinctive member hotels and resorts worldwide that offer championship golf in addition to exceptional facilities. The ALHI Golf Collection resorts now feature more than 100 championship golf courses, and over 3.5 million square feet of meeting space. The ALHI Global Sales Organization (GSO) sales force throughout North America now provides authorized and dedicated GSO services and sales support to organizations interested in conducting meetings, conventions, and/or incentive programs at these resorts.

La Cantera Hill Country Resort is a magnificent AAA Four-Diamond resort that is set atop one of the highest points of the scenic hill country in San Antonio, Texas. Featuring “Texas Colonial” decor that incorporates distinctive native textiles and artwork, the resort boasts 508 luxuriously appointed guestrooms in the hotel, and more than 25 suites and 38 spacious villa-style guestrooms in the resort’s exclusive Casita Village. The resort offers 40,000 square feet of flexible indoor function space, which includes a 17,000-square-foot ballroom that is divisible into two smaller ballrooms or into nine individual meeting areas. In addition, there is 25,000 square feet of outdoor space, which includes a grandiose pre-function foyer and terrace offering panoramic views of the resort’s two magnificent 18-hole championship golf courses. Also available at La Cantera Hill Country Resort are eight separate meeting rooms, three executive boardrooms, and a 3,100-square-foot Pavilion. The resort also features five lagoon-style swimming pools, eight unique dining venues, and the renowned The Castle Rock Health Club & Spa. Nearby attractions include historic San Antonio, the beautiful Texas Wine Country, SeaWorld San Antonio, San Antonio Riverwalk, The Alamo, destination shopping, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The resort is just 20 minutes from San Antonio International Airport.

La Cantera Hill Country Resort becomes ALHI’s second Member in San Antonio, joining the AAA Four-Diamond and chic 214-room Hotel Valencia Riverwalk. The La Cantera resort also becomes ALHI’s sixth Member in Texas, joining:  the elegant Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE, providing 244 rooms and 10,000 square feet of meeting space in Houston; the 528-room InterContinental Dallas, featuring 115,000 square feet of meeting space in the heart of North Dallas in Addison;  the magnificent and legendary Dallas landmark The Adolphus, offering 24,000 square feet of superb meeting space; and Houston’s 289-room, AAA Four-Diamond The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa, nestled amidst towering pines and majestic oaks.

San Diego’s breathtaking 280-acre Rancho Bernardo Inn, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013, offers 287 guest rooms and suites that feature custom furniture, 42” flat screen TVs, Wi-Fi, and private patios or balconies. The AAA Four-Diamond resort’s 45,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space can accommodate groups up to 1,000, and includes 22 meeting rooms. Rancho Bernardo Inn’s challenging 18-hole championship golf course, which has hosted both a PGA and LPGA event, was renovated last year and is just steps from the resort’s lobby. A major $28 million renovation of the resort was completed in 2007, which included the renovation of guest rooms; the addition of the Aragon Ballroom; and the building of The Spa, which features state-of-the-art treatment rooms, temperature-controlled outdoor treatment casitas, relaxing water features, and sunning lounges. In addition, the Southern California resort offers three swimming pools, 12 picturesque fountains, and such dining options as AVANT restaurant, Veranda Fireside Lounge & Restaurant, and Cafe Granada. In addition to its Membership in ALHI’s worldwide portfolio and the “ALHI Golf Collection,” the resort also joins the “ALHI Historic Collection” specialty segment, consisting of ALHI’s legendary Member hotels and resorts with more than 50 years of heritage. Nearby attractions include Safari Park, Legoland, SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego Zoo, and Southern California beaches. The resort is 35 minutes from San Diego International Airport.

Rancho Bernardo Inn joins ALHI’s portfolio in Southern California, which also features:  the vibrant AAA Four-Diamond Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, with 420 guest rooms and suites, and more than 40,000 square feet of meeting space; the historic, Victorian-style Hotel del Coronado, featuring more than 65,000 square feet of meeting space; the newly renovated Loews Coronado Bay, situated on a private peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Coronado Bay; Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, which recently completed a $50 million renovation, and has more than 100,000 square feet of meeting space; the exquisite The Grand Del Mar, nestled amidst Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve; and Surf & Sand Resort, perched above scenic Laguna Beach with stunning Pacific Ocean views, 100,000 square feet of indoor meeting space plus 10,000 square feet of outdoor function space.


Rancho Bernardo Inn in Southern California.

“ALHI is the one-stop resource for any planner seeking an exceptional Four- or Five-Diamond quality golf resort for their programs,” said David Gabri, CEO of ALHI. “We now provide GSO sales service with 60 incredible options worldwide in our Golf Collection, which includes these two impressive resorts, La Cantera Hill Country Resort and the Rancho Bernardo Inn.”

Meeting professionals have chosen ALHI for nearly 30 years, for reliable one-call professional sales assistance and access to their distinctive hotels and resorts for meetings and incentive/recognition programs. There is no cost to planners’ organizations to utilize the ALHI GSO services, expertise, and account advocacy, as its Members’ dues fund the Global Sales Organization to best serve planners with local professionals.

ALHI’s 160+ Member hotels and resorts include extraordinary Four- and Five-Diamond quality meeting, convention, and incentive resorts on land and sea, incomparable city hotels, exclusive smaller hotels, golf resorts, historic and landmark properties, island destinations, resorts with spas, properties in international destinations, and hotels with world-class gaming and entertainment.

With a worldwide portfolio of over 115,000 rooms and suites and nearly 10 million square feet of meeting space, ALHI provides planners and their organizations experienced Global Sales services with diverse options among its outstanding worldwide member hotels and resorts which specialize in meetings and incentive programs. ALHI provides reliable one-call professional sales assistance and access to their distinctive hotels, resorts, and venues for programs ranging from 10 to more than 6,500.

For a list of ALHI’s portfolio, visit www.alhi.com, and preview details of ALHI’s Membership, including useful information on the 12 defined specialty segments within the portfolio, which are designed to make it easy for planners to identify properties, destinations, venues, and/or ships that will best suit their programs’ objectives, unique desires and specific needs.

On the ALHI website, planners can quickly see details of the properties’ meeting, accommodation, recreational and dining offerings, as well as destination information and “Luxury on Sale” value opportunities. A photo gallery, meeting floor plans and specs, and a location map for each property are also easily available.

ALHI has 20 professionally-staffed Global Sales Offices to serve, with locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Louisville, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Richmond, Savannah, Southern California (3), Toronto, Washington, D.C., and Washington (state).

Photo caption: La Cantera Hill Country Resort in San Antonio.

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