The Vero Beach Hotel & Club has been awarded the prestigious AAA Four Diamond rating. The hotel and club joins the ranks of North America’s exceptional accommodations offering incomparable service, first class amenities, impressive surroundings and attention to detail.

“The Vero Beach Hotel & Club is honored to be a recipient of this distinguished service award,” said Lee Weeks, CEO of Coral Hospitality, the hotel’s management company. “The AAA Four Diamond award is one of the industry’s highest honors and is a reflection of our employees’ commitment to provide a superior guest experience and the Heaton Companies vision of building a world-class resort. The award is even more gratifying considering our final phase’s completion and official grand opening took place just four months ago.”

The Vero Beach Hotel & Club joins an elite group of AAA Four Diamond Award winners and is the first and only hotel in Vero Beach to achieve this esteemed award. Approximately 3 percent of the more than 32,000 lodgings evaluated throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean are awarded the esteemed AAA Four Diamond designation each year.

Located on one of the country’s most exclusive and pristine beaches – within a few hours drive from major Southeast cities – the Vero Beach Hotel & Club provides the ultimate in luxury with an array of amenities including the signature Indigo Room restaurant and lounge, Heaton’s Reef Bar & Grill, private beach club, cabanas, heated ocean view pool and aquaspa, fitness center, golf privileges at the Indian River Club, an executive boardroom and private event room, concierge, laundry, valet parking and business center services. The luxurious 6,500-square-foot White Orchid Spa is scheduled for completion in late 2008.

The 83-all-suite boutique hotel offers one-, two- and three-bedroom meticulously appointed West-Indies style designer suites with dark mahogany woods, Jerusalem stone flooring, granite countertops, plasma and flat screen televisions, sumptuous bedding and linens and spacious balconies and terraces overlooking the spectacular Atlantic Ocean.

Vero Beach is conveniently located approximately an hour and a half from Palm Beach International Airport and Orlando International Airport and just 40 minutes from Melbourne International Airport.

Condominium hotel suites are available for purchase through the Heaton Companies starting at $795,000. Contact 561.833. 5500. The Vero Beach Hotel & Club also offers a private residence club, The Residences at Vero Beach Hotel & Club. Contact 888.301.3479.

The Vero Beach Hotel & Club is owned and developed by Heaton Companies and managed by Coral Hospitality. Based in Naples, Florida, Coral Hospitality is a full service management company with a diverse portfolio of resorts, hotels, condominiums, private golf clubs, marinas, spas and community associations. Currently managing 35 properties throughout the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean, Coral operates each with a core belief in providing thoughtful service in unique surroundings. Contact 239.449.1800.

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