| Meeting & Conventions magazine recently | | | | quality of hotel guest services, hotel staff attitude, |
| announced the winners of its prestigious hotel | | | | banquet rooms, hotel restaurant food and beverage |
| meeting & convention Gold Key Award for | | | | service, proficiency of handling hotel room |
| 2005. | | | | reservations, availability of technical/support |
| Presented by Meetings & Conventions Magazine | | | | equipment and the range of hotel recreational |
| This annual award is bestowed upon the world's | | | | facilities. |
| finest meeting and convention hotel properties. | | | | "The dedication to quality has always been a |
| The downtown San Francisco Marriott Luxury Hotel | | | | trademark of M & C's readers who represent |
| was nominated for this award of excellence by the | | | | the highest level of meeting and convention planning |
| readers of M&C, who based their votes on the | | | | incentive professionals. The San Francisco Marriott |
| overall professionalism and quality of this San | | | | Hotel has met these tough standards by providing |
| Francisco hotel. This year, the readers honored 190 | | | | outstanding hotel services," said Bernard W. Schraer, |
| domestic and 20 international luxury hotels and | | | | Meeting & Conventions Group Publisher. "The |
| resorts as Gold Key winners. Meeting and convention | | | | entire M&C staff commends the downtown San |
| planners selected their winning hotel properties based | | | | Francisco Marriott Hotel for demonstrating the high |
| on strict hotel service industry criteria including; quality | | | | qualities to earn the Gold Key distinction. |
| of meeting room facilities and convention space, | | | | |