FLORENCE, S.C. – Hotel Florence has been named as among the top 3 percent of hotels to receive the 2015 Platinum Hospitality Award from Choice Hotels International. Each year, top hotels in each brand of more than 6,300 hotels within the Choice Hotels International, Inc. are recognized for guest satisfaction, product quality, room condition, cleanliness and staff service.
Hotel Florence is part of Choice Hotel’s Ascend Collection boutique brand.
“Hotel Florence is proud to have been ranked in the top three of Choice Hotels International’s Ascend Hotel Collection members, a network of more than 125 unique, boutique and historic independent hotels,” Grey Raines, president of Raines Hospitality, Inc. said. “This award is a direct result of guests sharing their positive observations and our staff’s outstanding efforts to offer a distinctive, one-of-a-kind local experience in downtown Florence.”
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The 49 room hotel opened in May 2013, in downtown Florence, and also houses Victor’s Bistro.
“Hotel Florence’s commitment to excellence and outstanding guest service has earned it this well-deserved recognition as one of the best hotels among the Ascend Hotel Collection brand,” said Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer for Choice Hotels International. “We here at Choice Hotels are very proud to award this distinguished honor to Hotel Florence.”
The Ascend Hotel Collection membership program made its debut in late 2008 and now has 129 hotels open throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, Australia and the Caribbean. The eclectic portfolio of upscale, independent hotels appeals to the growing number of people who like to immerse themselves in the destination and live like the locals when they travel.
The Choice Hotel’s Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria hotels & suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands, as well as its Ascend Hotel Collection membership program, serve guests worldwide.