Mosaic Hotel Beverly Hills Named in Travel & Leisure Awards

The luxury, full-service Mosaic Hotel today announced that it was ranked among the top 10 small city hotels in the U.S./Canada with fewer than 100 rooms by Travel + Leisure World. The hotel is operated by Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, a full-service hotel management and asset management company that specializes in luxury and upscale urban hotels and complex, multi-faceted resorts. The property also is a member of the Preferred Hotel Group family of brands, featuring more than 185 exceptional hotels and resorts in the most desirable locations around the world.

The magazine's annual rankings are compiled using a questionnaire developed by Travel + Leisure Word and Harris Interactive, an independent research firm. The scores are indexed averages of responses concerning applicable characteristics. Respondents were asked to rate hotels on four characteristics: rooms/facilities, location, service, restaurants/food, and value, with two optional categories for business and for families. A minimum number of responses was necessary for a candidate to be eligible for inclusion in the World's Best Awards listings.

"This award is a testament to our philosophy of offering a truly unique guest experience that transcends the norm," said Matina Lapanaitis, hotel general manager. "Any property can provide a place to sleep. At the Mosaic, it is our belief that a hotel stay should provide our guests with one-of-a-kind experience, unique in every aspect -- from the hotel ambience and guest service to the furnishings, soft goods, design, and food and beverage. Apparently, our guests appreciate what we do."

The 49-room, luxury boutique hotel is located at 125 South Spaulding Drive, just steps away from the world-famous Rodeo Drive. The property was designed and is operated by Gemstone to provide a blend of luxury and intimacy not available at the much larger hotels typically found in Beverly Hills. Additionally, the hotel employs unique and proprietary guest recognition programs that create loyalty and extremely high repeat guest ratio.

The lobby is furnished with the highest quality fixtures, fabrics and materials, combining marble, mosaic tile, leather and Bergamo fabric in warm rich earth tones. Hush, a full-service restaurant, uses fresh ingredients to provide light, fresh and healthy California cuisine. The hotel also provides an outdoor pool and sports activity center.

Guestrooms are furnished with a Sealy Elite mattress, Italian 400 thread count Fili d'oro linen and double down surround pillows. Bathrooms are done in marble and granite with Moen rainforest showerheads and Kohler fixtures, as well as Frette terry towels and exclusive Spa Collection Frette Robes Standard toiletries include Au Vert Bvlgari shampoo, conditioner, bath gel and lotion.

Additionally, guestrooms are equipped with the most advanced Cisco hospitality telecom solution, providing two line VOIP phones with color touch screens, direct inward dial numbers, complimentary DSL and wireless service. The entire system is run through new Cat VI cabling, providing the clearest quality sound and fastest internet speeds. Each room is also equipped with Bose stereo systems and 37" HD flat-panel LCD monitors with tele-adapters allowing guests to plug in and play their own personal music, movies or television shows off of their MP3 devices or laptops.