Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel

The Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel holds more guests attending events and meetings than any other hotel in Arizona. With 1,000 guest rooms and 80,000 square feet of conference space, the 31-story skyscraper expands on another 900,000 square feet for groups at the Phoenix Convention Center. Both owned by the City of Phoenix, the hotel and conference facility center the commercial and cultural capital of Arizona—near the Arizona Science Center, Symphony Hall, and Orpheum Theatre as well as other major museums and sports arenas.

Despite the big-city locale and sophistication, the hotel captures a sense of the desert with a color scheme of browns, oranges, and yellows to match the Valley of the Sun’s palette at sunset. The choice of comfortable and stylish guest rooms includes mountain, city, and stadium views. Club-level lodgings add a VIP lounge with complimentary workstations and food and beverage service.

Naturally, the 25 meeting and breakout rooms provide the latest in conference technology, including videoconferencing and audiovisual resources. While a business center and professional conference staff guarantee flawless operations for groups, the free-time options start at the hotel’s signature restaurant, District American Kitchen & Wine Bar, which features a wide selection of regional fare as well as wines, beers, and cocktails. Other on-site attractions range from a lively lobby bar in the Park Lounge and Sheraton Fitness Programmed by Core Performance to a scenic sundeck, pool, and rooftop herb garden. There are no packages available at this time. There are no hot dates at this time. Posted 03 Nov, 2011 by Shameka Alford Select Hotels and CVBs Earn Coveted Recognition PHOENIX – (October 26, 2011) – Smart Meetings magazine, the hospitality industry’s premier resource for meeting professionals, recently announced the winners of its eighth annual Platinum Choice Award. This prestigious award recognizes excellence in service and amenities among meeting facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. This year, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel, the largest hotel in Arizona with 1,000 guestrooms and more than 80,000 square feet of meeting space, was included in this prestigious award.

"We're honored to be named a winner in the 2011 Platinum Choice Awards," said General Manager Leo Percopo. "This award recognizes our team’s dedication to excellence and customer service. As a premier convention hotel in the area, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel serves as a leading entity in the hospitality industry.”

Out of thousands of qualified properties and organizations, only a few met the criteria, including Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel. Winners earn this recognition by setting exemplary standards in a range of categories, including ambience, amenities, breadth of resources, facility quality, guest services, meeting space, meeting packages, recreational activities, restaurant and dining facilities, staff attitude, and technical support. They’re chosen by Smart Meetings readers, who vote for their favorites during a two-month period, with additional input from editors and industry experts.

“Our 2011 winners set the bar high in every way, not the least of which is having staff with a positive, can-do attitude that allows them to exceed expectations across the board,” said Marin Bright, Smart Meetings founder and publisher.

The elite group of honorees will be celebrated in the December issue of Smart Meetings magazine and on the magazine’s website, smartmeetings.com.

About Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel opened on September 30, 2008, as the largest hotel in Arizona with 1,000 guestrooms located in the heart of downtown Phoenix and just one block from the Phoenix Convention Center. The hotel features signature services and amenities such as Sheraton Fitness® powered by Core Performance, which is an airy 3,500-square-foot fitness center, the Sheraton Sweet Sleeper™ Bed and the Link@Sheraton experienced by Microsoft®. Set in an urban oasis, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown offers guests a 4,500-square-foot outdoor pool and sundeck with an adjacent rooftop garden. The hotel provides more than 80,000 square feet of flexible, state-of-the-art meeting space and an 11,500-square-foot restaurant, District American Kitchen & Wine Bar, with bar and lounge. For additional information or for reservations, please visit www.sheratonphoenixdowntown.com.

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