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Best Western strengthens its position in Central Poland's hotel market

At the beginning of summer Top Hotel, from聽the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, will be be relaunched as Best Western hotel. The hotel is located in Nowy Dw贸r Mazowiecki and currently undergoing a general make-over (including air conditioning, room equipment and restaurant design) after which the facility will become the first 3-star hotel in the surrounding area. The cost of the renovation is estimated at 2,000,000 PLN.
The hotel will be a convenient accommodation for air-travelers, because of the proximity to the Modlin Airport and a good railway connection with the Warsaw Chopin Airport.

The hotel will offer 64 comfortable, air conditioned rooms and three 'junior suit' rooms. Each one will be equipped with in an LCD TV, a radio, a telephone, a desk, a safe and a bathroom with a shower. There will be also special facilities for families with children and disabled guests. Wireless Internet will also be available everywhere in the hotel.

During the last seven months, three hotels in the Tri-city and one each in the Dolno艣l膮skie, Lubelskie, 艢wi臋tokrzyskie and Ma艂opolskie Voivodeships have joined the Best Western hotel chain in Poland.

Currently, there are three Best Western hotels in Mazowieckie Voivodeship, located in different districts of Warsaw: BEST WESTERN Hotel Portos (Mokot贸w), BEST WESTERN Hotel Felix (South Praga) and BEST WESTERN Hotel Poleczki (Northern Ursyn贸w).

BEST WESTERN Hotel Ferdynand has passed Best Western descriptor assessment and is now officially approved to operate as BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel Ferdynand.

BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel Ferdynand is located in the city center, 100 meters from the railway and bus stations and 11 kilometers from the airport in Jesionka. It provides 39 rooms with individually controlled air conditioning and free Internet access. It takes less than 5 minute walk to reach the Old Town, bustling with entertainment and cultural life. The hotel also has a conference space.

"It is our strategy to provide our guests maximum satisfaction. We want the guests to choose BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel Ferdynand again when they arrive Rzesz貌w. That is why we care about every little detail. Nothing is more gratifying than to see how聽 group of regular hotel guests keep growing" says AnnaTadla-Szawan, General Manager of BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel Ferdynand.

Since the opening of the hotel in November 2010, its services and amenities have been constantly enriched. Among others, a second conference room, a restaurant and a coffee bar were opened last year. Recently, the room service has been launched, too. In the Best Hotel Award 2012 plebiscite the hotel was recognized as the best hotel in Rzesz贸w.

Currently, four hotels in Poland operate under BEST WESTERN PLUS descriptor. It has already been announced that by the end of the year Chomi膮偶a Park hotel, located near Bydgoszcz, will operate under the same brand as well.

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Best Western hotels succeeded in several categories in Traveler's Choice Awards 2013

The world's largest travel site, TripAdvisor庐 has published Travelers' Choice Awards 2013 for hotels. Best Western hotels in Finland, Lithuania and Poland have succeeded in the listings of top performing hotels in several categories.

In Finland, BEST WESTERN PREMIER Hotel Katajanokka 鈥� a former county jail turned into comfortably decorated modern hotel 鈥� got awarded in Top Hotels (6th position) and Best Service (8th position) categories. Also BEST WESTERN PLUS Hotel Haaga 鈥� with excellent meeting facilities and longest indoor pool in Helsinki region 鈥� was listed both in Best Service category (24th position) and Best Bargain (3rd position) category. The two Finnish Best Western hotels are located in Helsinki.

In Lithuania BEST WESTERN Hotel Santakos was one of the best liked hotels in both Top Hotels (8th position) and Best Service (13th position) categories. This hotel once operating as Russian tsar's wine cellar has been modernized with great taste and has good location for guests interested in the old town of Kaunas. Kaunas is the second biggest town in Lithuania after Vilnius.

Three Polish Best Western hotels won the award for being Best Bargain hotels. RT Hotel Galicya 鈥� that will open as Best Western hotels within two months 鈥� secured 17th position in the list followed by BEST WESTERN Hotel Zubrowka from Bialowieza (18th position) and BEST WESTERN Hotel Felix from Warsaw (20th position).

"Receiving Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards is great honor for the hotel. Winning means that the listed hotels have been tested in the real life 鈥� and the hotels are recommended to the others. Tripadvisor's influence in hotel business cannot be denied. We recommend the hotels connect with guests also online and participate in the discussion in Tripadvisor", says Saija Kekkonen, CEO of Best Western Hotels Finland, Baltic States and Poland.

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In two months, the World鈥檚 Biggest Hotel Family will be joined by the facility in Cracow 鈥� RT Galicya hotel. It will be the second hotel from the RT Hotels chain 鈥� a part of Satoria Group S.A. - operating under Best Western brand.

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Cracovian RT Hotels has decided to brand another hotel as Best Western because of the benefits that the company reported after BEST WESTERN Krakow Old Town (former RT Monopol) joined to the chain in October 2011. The RT Hotels representatives emphasize that cooperation with Best Western allows to meet the company鈥檚 business goals effectively.聽

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鈥� The functioning of BEST WESTERN Krakow Old Town hotel under Best Western brand has increased reservations by business and individual travellers. Because of Best Western brand,聽 international companies chooses us as their hotel partner 鈥� says Anna Stefa艅czyk, Managing Director of RT Hotels.

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The three-star RT Galicya hotel is located on the main route to Cracow, circa 3 kilometers from the city center and offers 63 comfortable rooms. The hotel also has a fully equipped, air conditioned conference room (up to 90 people) and a restaurant. Additionally it provides special amenities for families traveling with children.聽

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- RT Hotels is another company that on the basis of their own experience decided to extend the partnership with Best Western. For us it is the best proof that our business model works - says Gheorghe Marian Cristescu, Country Sales Director for Poland.

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RT Galicya will be the third property in Cracow operating under Best Western brand; the other two hotels are after BEST WESTERN Premier Krak贸w Hotel and BEST WESTERN Krak贸w Old Tow.

Quality has been one of the founding principles of Best Western hotel chain since its early days. All Best Western hotels are committed to the organization's brand and quality requirements. Each year, every hotel is assessed by trained quality assessor.

Best Western Hotels Finland, Baltic States and Poland, the affiliate office of Best Western International, rewards the best scoring hotels based on quality and customer satisfaction scores in 2012. The Best Quality Performance award goes to BEST WESTERN Hotel Apollo in Oulu, Finland. The award for the best quality and guest satisfaction score combination is given to BEST WESTERN Hotel Samantta located in Haukipudas, Finland. The BEST WESTERN Krakow Old Town earns award for the best improvement comparing the results to the previous year.

"With these awards we want to pay our guests and hotels attention to Best Western's quality program. Best Western continuously enhance the program and updates the minimum standards which products and services the hotels should provide. We are listening our guests carefully and monitor the development of the international hotel standards", comments Saija Kekkonen, CEO of Best Western Hotels Finland, Baltic States and Poland.

"Quality just does not happen. It requires systematic work and dedication. In Oulu, the hotel has invested in extra maintenance services to make sure that the quality standards are met. In Haukipudas, BEST WESTERN Hotel Samantta expanded their capacity with 12 new rooms. New room is always new, but Best Western quality assessment covers all facilities. BEST WESTERN Krakow Old Town has also worked hard to exceed their previous report. They earn their status as the Best Hotel in Krakow by Best Hotel Award 2012 plebiscite. We are extremely proud to award these hotels", continues Kekkonen.

Best Western in Poland starts year with 18 hotels - of which two are brand new members; one located in Lublin and the other in Kielce.

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Both 艁ysog贸ry Hotel in Kielce and Korona Spa & Wellness Hotel in Lublin, have successfully passed Best Western assessments and thus are accepted to operate under Best Western brand. The two hotels provide in total over 200 rooms and apartments. Additionally 艁ysog贸ry Hotel has been recently undergoing modernization to meet the international requirements of the chain and changed its name to BEST WESTERN Grand Hotel.

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"Last year was a time of intensive work for us. We managed to diversify our portfolio by adding facilities which have in their offers additional services like SPA or modern conference centers. We aim to satisfy needs of both business customers and individual tourists" says Gheorghe Marian Cristescu, the Country Sales Director for Best Western in Poland.

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Best Western, that is named the 鈥淏est Hotel Chain in Poland鈥� in the Best Hotel Award 2012 plebiscite, had estimated to announce eight new member hotels in 2012, but eventually the chain signed in total 13 new agreements with some hotels to open in 2013 and some in 2014. Best Western has also been successful to launch Best Western Plus category into Polish market. Best Western continue with its development plan in Poland with target to finish this year with 30 hotels in Poland.

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Hotelarz names Best Western the Best Hotel Chain in Poland

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Hotelarz, one of the most popular trade magazines in Poland, has published the ranking of the most important people and the major events within the hotel industry in Poland. Best Western has received the Chain of the Year title for the second year in a row. Additionally, Best Western Hotels Finland, Baltic States and Poland's Country Sales Director for Poland, Mr Gheorghe Marian Cristescu was awarded with the Person of the Year title.

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鈥� This year was a time of extremely intensive work for us. Within 12 past months we have opened a local Best Western office in Warsaw and signed 13 new hotel contracts of which five is already operating as Best Western hotels and two are to be opened still by the end of this year,聽 says Gheorghe Marian Cristescu.

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All in all, the year 2012 has been extremely successful for Best Western in Poland. During the year, Property forum 2012 chose BEST WESTERN Hotel Portos as the Best Hotel Investment of the Year and Gheorghe Marian Cristescu as the Personality of the Year in the commercial real estate/hotel market in Poland. Propertynews.pl is the popular Polish website featuring news regarding the commercial real estate market. Its editorial office is the organizer of the Property Forum - the biggest commercial property industry conference in Poland.

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In the second edition of the Best Hotel Award plebiscite, Best Western won the first prize in the "Best Hotel Chain" category. Additionally, BEST WESTERN Krakow Old Town, was recognized for second year in a row as the best hotel in the category of 1-3 star hotels in Krakow. Furthermore, BEST WESTERN Hotel Ferdynand won the first place in the "Best Hotel in Rzeszow" category. Last but not least, Best Western hotels located in Katowice, Warsaw, Bialystok and Osjakow have been ranked at second positions in their categories. Best Hotel Award 2012 plebiscite was organized by the Global Hotels & Travels, the owner of rezerwuje.pl booking service, under the patronage of the Polish Tourist Organisation and the Polish Chamber of Tourism.

Best Western named "Best Hotel Chain in Poland"

The World's Biggest Hotel Family has confirmed once again its strong position on the Polish commercial real estate market. In the second edition of the Best Hotel Award plebiscite, Best Western has been appreciated by its guests and won the first prize in the "Best Hotel Chain" category. Additionally, Best Western Krakow Old Town, has been recognized for second year in a row as the best hotel in the category of 1-3 star hotels in Krakow. What's more, Best Western Hotel Ferdynand won the first place in the "Best Hotel in Rzeszow" category. Last but not least, Best Western hotels located in Katowice, Warsaw, Bialystok and Osjakow have been ranked at second positions in their categories.

"So many titles are the best proof of our guests' satisfaction. We have been operating on the Polish market for relatively short time, which makes this achievement even more meaningful", says Gheorghe Marian Cristescu, Country Sales Director, Best Western in Poland.

Best Hotel Award 2012 plebiscite was organized by the Global Hotels & Travels, the owner of rezerwuje.pl booking service, under the patronage of the Polish Tourist Organisation and the Polish Chamber of Tourism.

Browar Mariacki (former 艢l膮ski Hotel) will join Best Western after renovation

Te Browar Mariacki Hotel is currently under renovation and it is to be open in 2013 as a three-star Best Western hotel. The hotel will have 46 rooms and a conference area. Its main attraction will be the brewery, connected with a restaurant, serving the regional food. The hotel will be located in an old town house in the center of the Katowice city (on the Mariacka Street) - one of the oldest and most popular parts of the city. It attracts both citizens and tourists, who come there to join artistic events or visit clubs and restaurants.

Before the World War II the building was occupied by the best and most popular hotel in the city 鈥� Europejski Hotel (later known as 艢l膮ski Hotel). After years the building fell into ruin and was closed in the 90s. The tender for the constructor will start at the beginning of 2013. Costs of the modernization process are estimated at nearly 10 million PLN.

The first Best Western opens in 艢wi臋tokrzyskie Voivodship

At the end of the year the World's Biggest Hotel Family will be joined by the biggest conference center in the 艢wi臋tokrzyskie Voivodship 鈥� the three star 艁ysog贸ry Hotel.

The hotel, located in the city centre of Kielce, provides guests nearly 150 rooms (including 4 apartments), 2 restaurants, a caf茅, 2 car parks, a shopping arcade and a wide offer of additional services. Besides hotel offers a car rental, a casino, a music club and a SPA zone with fitness and massage zones and a steam bath.

The main advantage of the hotel's offer is the biggest in the region conference center with 4 fully equipped rooms (up to 1000 people). The experience of the hotel staff has already been appreciated by organizers of several big, international conferences, like the first edition of "Eastern Poland Business Forum".

In recent years the 艁ysog贸ry Hotel has undergone a process of modernization. Costs of its last stage are estimated at nearly 10 million PLN. The part of the amount came from the funding from the Regional Operational Programme of 艢wi臋tokrzyskie Voivodship, that hotel got in 2010.
The 艁ysog贸ry Hotel will start operating under Best Western brand at the end of December 2012.