The
Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco and The Dining Room Capture 2009
Mobil Five-Star Awards, Remaining the Only Property in California
to Win Coveted Twin Hotel and Restaurant Accolades
January
21, 2009 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA. The Ritz-Carlton,
San Francisco is celebrating the announcement
today of two prestigious 2009 awards. The Mobil Travel Guide
has bestowed upon the hotel and its Dining Room coveted Five-Star
hotel and restaurant designations, making the 336-room San Francisco
landmark one of only nine hotels in California and 44 hotels
in the United States and Canada to achieve Five Stars. The
Dining Room remains the only restaurant in San Francisco
to hold a 2009 Five-Star rating, presented
to only 20 dining establishments in the United States and Canada.
"We
are honored to have again received this important award, which
was earned by an extremely dedicated, customer-focused staff
of Ladies and Gentlemen," said Edward A. Mady, vice president
and area general manager for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.
"The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
team is especially gratified that Mobil Travel Guide
has recognized us in a year when our landmark building will
celebrate its 100th anniversary. This recognition by Mobil
Travel Guide inspires us to raise the service bar ever
higher as we begin our year-long anniversary celebration."
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco is
located on scenic Nob Hill, just blocks from Union Square, the
Financial District and Fisherman's Wharf. The acclaimed Dining
Room, open Tuesday through Saturday, features modern French
cuisine with a Japanese influence created by America's first
Iron Chef, Ron Siegel. For reservations or information, please
contact Hotel Reservations at (800) 241-3333, Restaurant Reservations
at (415) 773-6198, a travel professional, or The Ritz-Carlton
Web site at www.ritzcarlton.com.
Since 1958, the Mobil Travel Guide's ratings
process has been based on more than 750 standardized criteria
for hotels and 250 criteria for restaurants, making it the most
rigorous and comprehensive in the industry. To achieve Mobil
Five-Star status, properties must meet or exceed Mobil
Travel Guide's bar-setting service standards, which
are determined through an unannounced, undercover service evaluation
conducted by Mobil Travel Guide's expert inspectors.