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L’Auberge du Lac Honored By Readers of Meetings South Magazine, The Times of Southwest Louisiana and Southern Gaming Magazine
09/25/2006
Casino resort named ‘Best Of’ in numerous categories including Best Overall Property, Best of the South and Best Place to Gamble
LAKE CHARLES, La. — L’Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino, a $370 million Texas Hill Country-themed resort in Lake Charles, La. which opened in May 2005 is garnering top honors from guests for its wide array of amenities and excellent customer service.
Meetings South magazine recently named L’Auberge Best of the South. The national publication asks its meeting planner readers to vote via mail-in ballot on an annual basis for their favorite properties at which to hold meetings and conferences. The awards are based on the following criteria: quality of meeting space; guest rooms; guest services; amenities; food and beverage service; high-tech services; recreational facilities; efficiency and helpfulness of staff; and overall value and experience. L’Auberge is featured in the publications September issue.
Southern Gaming and Destinations Magazine honored L’Auberge in numerous top categories during its 2006 Best of Southern Gaming Awards. L’Auberge competed against gaming properties in Lake Charles, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Florida and all along the Gulf Coast to win the designation of Best Overall Property.
The resort casino also took top honors in the following categories: Best Rooms; Best Buffet for Le Beaucoup Buffet; Best Restaurant for Snake River Grill; Best Spa for Spa du Lac; Best Golf Course for Contraband Bayou Golf Club; and Best Promotions. L’Auberge posted second-place honors in the categories of Best Pool, Best Entertainment and Best Theme. The awards are featured in the September issue of the magazine and online at www.southerngaming.com .
The competition is always fierce when The Times of Southwest Louisiana holds its annual readers poll. In 2006, L’Auberge came out on top in numerous key categories. The property was named Best Casino and Best Place to Gamble by the publications readers. Jack Daniel’s Bar & Grill took top honors as the Best Bar Overall and in the categories of Best Live Music and Best Beer Variety.
Contraband Bayou Golf Course earned a second-place nod from readers as the Best Place to Play Golf and Jack Daniel’s Bar & Grill was a finalist in the Best New Restaurant category. The awards are featured in the publications September 6th issue.
“We are so appreciative of our loyal guests who voted in these readers polls in support of L’Auberge,” said L’Auberge Vice President and General Manager Larry Lepinski. “We will continue to focus on delivering extraordinary guest service and we thank all those who voted for helping to establish L’Auberge as the most successful entertainment destination in the South.”
About L’Auberge du Lac
L’Auberge is located on 227 acres of land in Lake Charles, La., two hours from the Houston metropolitan area. This premier facility is ideal for the business traveler or guest looking for the ultimate in hospitality and dining experiences, plus non-stop gaming action. The property includes a 26-story hotel complex with approximately 750 spacious rooms and suites; an 18-hole golf course designed by Tom Fazio; 26,000 gross square feet of meeting space, including a business center and conference registration area; a pool with lazy river and private cabana courtyard; full-service salon and spa and cardio fitness center; retail stores; ten innovative dining outlets; and top-name entertainment. The casino is the largest single-level riverboat casino in the United States and the only single-level riverboat in Louisiana. To learn more about L’Auberge, call reservations at (866) 580-7444 or visit www.ldlcasino.com.
About Pinnacle Entertainment
Pinnacle Entertainment owns and operates casinos in Nevada, Louisiana, Indiana, Argentina and the Bahamas, owns a hotel in Missouri, and owns a casino site and has significant insurance claims related to a hurricane-damaged casino and hotel complex previously operated in Biloxi, Mississippi. Pinnacle also has two casino development projects under construction in the St. Louis, Missouri area, which are dependent upon final approval by the Missouri Gaming Commission. Pinnacle recently agreed to purchase a casino site at the heart of the famed Boardwalk in Atlantic City.
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PNK. To learn more about Pinnacle Entertainment, please visit www.pnkinc.com. |
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