The Hotel at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce that it has been honored with two of the Northstar Meeting Group’s 2021 Stella Awards. The Hotel has been recognized with the Silver Medal for Best Hotel/Resort in the Northeast Region and a Bronze Medal for Best Hotel/Resort Event Space (On-site) in the Northeast Region.
Presented by Northstar Meetings Group and its leading brands, Meetings & Conventions and Successful Meetings, this award honors hotel and service providers that consistently deliver quality service and innovation to meeting and event professionals.
“We are thrilled to have received this honorable recognition after a year of unparalleled challenges,” said Linda Westgate, The Hotel’s general manager. “Our team has worked so hard to ensure that all event, meeting, and guest experiences receive superior service and attention, and earning this award and recognition is a tremendous honor for our team.”
This year, more than 6,000 votes were cast from around the world for the 603 destinations, hotels, and service providers nominated in 17 categories across six regions in the United States and worldwide. The Hotel and other winners were selected based on overall excellence, superb food and beverage, professionalism of staff, sustainability initiatives, and other critical aspects of the meetings and event experience.
After nominations closed in 2021, finalists in each category were determined by meeting planners during an open voting period. Winners were then selected by an expert panel of judges overseen by the editors of Northstar Meetings Group’s leading brands, Meetings & Conventions and Successful Meetings.
“All of the honorees truly represent excellence in the meetings and events industry as valued and respected suppliers,” said Loren Edelstein, vice president and content director for Northstar Meetings Group. “Thank you to this year’s winners for supporting meeting and event professionals so capably during such difficult times.”
To learn more about the winners of the 2021 Stella Awards and to view the Stella Awards Virtual Showcase visit NorthstarMeetingsGroup.com/Stellas.
ABOUT THE HOTEL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
The Hotel at the University of Maryland is an independent hotel offering business and leisure visitors elegant accommodations, an array of dining choices, and world-class service and amenities. Located directly across the street from the main entrance to the University of Maryland, College Park campus, the AAA Four Diamond hotel and conference center is convenient to Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia. LEED Gold certified, The Hotel is committed to sustainability and wellness for guests and the planet, and its thoughtful design and fine interior finishes make guests feel like they’ve stepped into a high-luxury residence. For more information about The Hotel at the University of Maryland, visit www.thehotelumd.com or follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheHotelUMD, Instagram @thehotelumd, and LinkedIn @The Hotel at the University of Maryland. The Hotel is owned and managed by Southern Management Companies (www.southernmanagement.com).
ABOUT NORTHSTAR MEETINGS GROUP
Northstar Meetings Group is the leading B-to-B information and marketing solutions company serving all segments of the business meetings, events, sports and incentives market – including full- and part-time meeting planners, as well as corporate, association, sports and not-for-profit decision-makers, and incentive professionals, facilitating their professional development and achievement of business goals. The company’s influential brands – Meetings & Conventions, Successful Meetings, Associations Meetings International, Meetings & Incentive Travel, Meeting News, Incentive and SportsTravel – currently serve over 350,000 active meeting and event planners and incentive professionals, across an integrated suite of data, digital, events and print products. For more information, please visit NorthstarMeetingsGroup.com.
