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Superior Small Lodgings Recognized in Hollywood
Hollywood boasts one-third of all SSL quality-certified properties in Broward County
HOLLYWOOD, FL - Hollywood is home to 26 small hotels, motels and inns that were recently quality-certified as Superior Small Lodgings. Nine local properties also received the prestigious Donald A. Dermody White Glove Award for their perfect score for all components of the housekeeping inspection.
Hollywood's SSL members account for one-third of the 78 properties in all of Broward County with 50 or fewer rooms to be distinguished as a "clean, safe and well-managed small lodging establishment, offering friendly ambiance and personal service." The SSL certification is determined by an independently conducted property review process through the Superior Small Lodging Association, a statewide hospitality recognition program.
The Superior Small Lodging program benefits both the Hollywood destination and its participating properties, said Donna Boucher, SSL Executive Director and owner of the Manta Ray Inn, a Superior Small Lodging and White Glove Award recipient.
"Hollywood as a city benefits from the Superior Small Lodging program because it not only steps up the quality and the service of the small properties, but it also brings the tourists that we’re trying to attract to our destination," Boucher said. "And having that certification increases occupancy rates for the lodging operators."
"SSL is a great, great, great asset," said Pierre Picher, owner of two SSLs, Shell on the Beach and the Shell Motel on U.S. 1. "The inspections are very strict and they're up to date. I like that for the challenge."
"We're trying to set an example for some of the older properties," said Wendy Thorne, co-owner of Ocean Drive Villas, a new SSL and a White Glove Award winner. Ocean Drive Villas received a grant from the Hollywood Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Hotel Improvement Program to enable the owners to completely renovate their property.
Thorne added that as the former owner of another SSL beach property, "We had a lot of success as a reference."
A major benefit of the SSL program is that it offers "another set of eyes," according to Karin Valentine, owner of the Angelfish Inn on Hollywood Beach. "The inspector who came out was tough, and she pointed things out. Now that I am an SSL, I look at my property differently."
Hollywood's Superior Small Lodging properties are:
Angelfish Inn, 342 Buchanan St. (954-921-1099; www.angelfishinn.com)
Atlantic Sands, 310 Hayes St. (954-921-4123; www.atlanticsandsFL.com)
Bougainvillea on the Beach, 2813 N. Surf Rd. (954-925-1368; www.bougainvilleahollywood.com)
Charter House, 321 Minnesota St. (954-839-0744; www.thehollywoodbeachhotel.com)
Coronet Motel, 335 Desoto St. (954-927-5841; www.coronetmotel.com)
Curtis Inn, 1501 S. Federal Hwy. (954-922-5371; www.curtisinn.com)
Desoto Oceanview Inn, 315 Desoto St. (954-923-7210; www.thedesoto.com)
Grenier's on the Beach, 326 Nebraska St. (954-923-8771; www.greniersonthebeach.com)
Hollywood Beach Golf Resort, 1600 Johnson St. (954-927-1751; www.hollywoodbeachgolf.com)
Hollywood Sands Resort, 2404 N. Surf Rd. (954-925-2285; www.hollywoodsandsresort.com)
Manta Ray Inn, 1715 S. Surf Rd. (954-921-9666; www.mantarayinn.com)
Marine Villas, 810 S. Surf Rd. (954-923-1925; www.marinevillas.com)
Neptune Hollywood Beach Club, 2012 N. Surf Rd. (954-922-0459; www.neptunebeachclub.com)
Ocean Drive Villas, 1701 N. Ocean Drive (954-925-6939; www.oceandrivevilla.com)
Ocean Inn, 3405 N. Ocean Drive (954-923-0313; www.oceaninnhollywood.com)
Quality Inn & Suites, 4900 Hollywood Blvd. (954-981-1800; www.qualityhollywood.com)
Richard's Motel, 1219 S. Federal Hwy. (954-921-6418; www.richardsmotel.com)
Richard's Motel Courtyard, 922 S. 17th Ave. (954-921-6418; www.richardsmotel.com)
Richard's Motel Studios, 1770 Plunkett St. (954-921-6418; www.richardsmotel.com)
Riptide Oceanfront Hotel, 2300 N. Surf Rd. (954-921-7667; www.riptidehotel.com)
Sea Downs Apartments & Motel, 2900 N. Surf Rd. (954-923-4968; www.seadowns.com)
Shell Motel, 1201 S. Federal Hwy. (954-923-8085; www.shellmotelhollywood.com)
Shell on the Beach, 326 Minnesota St. (954-923-8085; www.shellmotelhollywood.com)
Tide Vacation Apartments, 2800 N. Surf Rd. (954-923-3864; www.tideapartments.com)
Villa Europa Hotel, 314 Cleveland St. (954-924-9430, www.villaeuropahotel.com)
WalkAbout Beach Resort, 2500 N. Surf Rd. (954-272-6000; www.walkaboutbeachresort.com)
The SSL properties that received the White Glove Award for exemplary professional housekeeping practices are the Atlantic Sands, Curtis Inn, Desoto Oceanview Inn, Grenier's on the Beach, Hollywood Beach Golf Resort, Manta Ray Inn, Ocean Drive Villas, Ocean Inn and Quality Inn & Suites.
For information on all Hollywood has to offer, call the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Office of Tourism at 1-877-672-2468 or take a virtual tour at www.VisitHollywoodFL.org.
About Hollywood, Florida
Situated between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Hollywood, Florida, the 2007 All-America City and one of Fodor's 2009 "Best Beaches for Families," is a desirable year-round destination offering more than 5,000 hotel rooms at a variety of hotels, resorts and Superior Small Lodgings. Minutes away from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airport and home to Port Everglades, the largest cruise port in the world, Hollywood visitors enjoy seven miles of Blue Wave beaches; a two-and-a-half-mile European-style Broadwalk lined with cafés, restaurants, boutique and full-service hotels and resorts as well as vacation apartments facing the ocean; a revitalized Historic Downtown Hollywood and new ArtsPark at Young Circle; and an array of activities including first-class shopping, waterfront, nature and dining experiences. For more information about Hollywood, FL, contact the Hollywood Office of Tourism at (877) 672-2468 or visit www.VisitHollywoodFL.org.
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