Davenport & Dubuque, Iowa October 21, 2016 – Bart T. Baker, Owner of the Best Western Plus SteepleGate Inn & Best Western Plus Dubuque Hotel & Conference Center in Davenport & Dubuque, IA has been named the Best Western International Heroic Hospitality Stars award winner as Voting Member/Owner of the Year. Mr. Baker was honored with the award, the highest individual award within the company, at the Best Western® Hotels & Resorts’ 2016 North American Convention and Global Conference held this month in Phoenix, Arizona, in front of approximately 2,500 industry peers.
The Heroic Hospitality Stars Award is a special honor that recognizes and celebrates individuals who provide exceptional customer service and demonstrate superior professionalism in their everyday line of work. Winners must also be associated with the top performing hotels within the brand.
“Bart has an incredibly strong business acumen, is a man of great integrity and he is an exceptionally strong and well respected leader,” says Dan Huber, CEO and co-owner of Frontier Hospitality Group. “He has built high performing and award winning hotels, coached and mentored hundreds of employees and had sustained success over many decades. Bart has also been a dynamic leader in his community and within the hospitality industry,” says Huber. “Everything he has done has been with grace and integrity. There has never been a more deserving winner of Best Western’s Heroic Hospitality Award in the Voting Member/Owner category than Bart Baker,” says Huber.
Bart was one of only seven hotel employees to receive this award, out of all staff at the brand’s more than 2,100 properties in North America.
“The Heroic Hospitality Stars Award celebrates some of the most exceptional owners and employees in the Best Western family who are committed to providing superior customer care,” said Terry Porter, Chairman of Best Western Hotels & Resorts. “I applaud the efforts of Bart T. Baker who has gone above and beyond to create positive and memorable experiences for our guests.”
Located at 100 W. 76th Street, Davenport the Best Western Plus SteepleGate Inn features 118 rooms and an onsite restaurant named Prairie Grille, and lounge named 1 Hundred West. Located at 3100 Dodge Street, Dubuque the Best Western Plus Dubuque Hotel & Conference Center features 150 rooms and onsite restaurant & bar named Champps Americana.
For reservations, call the hotel directly at 563-386-6900 for Davenport, 563-557-8000 for Dubuque, or call Best Western’s 24-hour, toll-free number at 1-800-WESTERN. Reservations are also available through bestwestern.com.
