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The Only Long Island, NY Property to Receive 2005 Paragon Award from Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine

GARDEN CITY, Long Island, NY - The Garden City Hotel, Long Island's premier business hotel, has been awarded the Paragon Award from Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine for the second consecutive year. The award distinguishes top hotels throughout the country for corporate meetings, as voted by the magazine's readers. The Garden City Hotel is the only hotel on Long Island, to be bestowed this honor.

"The 2005 Paragon Award is a tribute to the high regard The Garden City Hotel has earned among our 32,000 corporate meeting decision-makers," commented Michelle Yelner, regional sales manager for the nationally distributed publication.

The hotel will receive an award plaque to be displayed in their executive office, and featured in the magazine's January issue as one of this year's commendable winners.

"Once again, corporate meeting planners cast their vote for The Garden City Hotel because of the personal interest we take in them and our commitment to help them succeed" said Patrick Smalley, executive vice president of the 280-room hotel. "It is always rewarding for us to receive such great compliments, and even more so to be nationally recognized with this honor," Smalley added.

Amongst the personal services that meeting planners are sighting as important for 2005, The Garden City Hotel is leading the way with WiFi Internet service throughout the hotel, online check-in, and an in-room technology feature that enables hotel guests and meeting attendees to print a document from their laptop with the ease of having it delivered to them wherever they are located within the hotel.

The Garden City Hotel, Long Island's premier luxury venue for corporate meetings and events, has established a tradition of excellence since 1874. Boasting 280 deluxe guestrooms and suites, 16 private meeting rooms (including three ballrooms), and more than 25,000 square feet of meeting space, the hotel features complete WiFi Internet throughout the property, award-winning culinary and meeting expertise, and superior service.

Easily accessible from two major metropolitan airports, The Garden City Hotel is located across from a local Long Island Rail Road stop with a 30-minute train ride to New York City. While in close proximity to Manhattan (18 miles), the independently-owned hotel is situated in a quaint village setting that offers elegance and seclusion.

To request an upcoming meeting date, planners may contact The Garden City Hotel Sales Department toll-free in the U.S.: (800) 547-0400; direct: (516) 747-3000; Fax: (516) 747-1414; email: meetings@gchotel.com, or on the Internet at www.gardencityhotel.com.

The Garden City Hotel is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, a global brand of 120 of the world's finest and most distinctive independently-owned luxury hotels and resorts.

Source: Garden City Hotel