- ACCESS is Voted San Diego’s Best Place to Work!
- Place your bets!
- Extreme Makeover…L.A. Edition!
- Something for everybody at the OCeanfront
ACCESS is Voted San Diego's Best Place to Work!
ACCESS Destination Services is proud to announce that ACCESS was named “ San Diego 's Best Place to Work”, in the small business category, by The San Diego Business Journal at an Awards banquet held at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina on February 23, 2006.
Candidates were evaluated based on several areas including company values, training & education, diversity, testimonials from team members, and employee benefits. Of the benefits, employees rate highest the annual incentive trip, guest included, which rewards goal achievement. General Manager, Jennifer Miller sums up ACCESS team sentiment, “In today's world, we tend to spend more time at work than we do with our loved ones and it is important to find that special work environment that both fosters contribution at all levels, and recognizes the need for work and family balance.”
Since 1970, ACCESS Destination Services has provided the highest caliber of full-service, professional destination management and event production services in the West, including the Los Angeles, Anaheim/Orange County, Las Vegas, Palm Springs and San Diego areas.
Las Vegas
Place your bets! When the chips are down, there's nothing anywhere near as hot as poker in Las Vegas. Thanks to ESPN, poker is no longer a taboo back-parlor game. Names like Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth are almost as well known as NFL Football players. With the increased exposure of the World Series of Poker, the game Texas Hold ‘Em has become one of the most popular table games in Las Vegas. As a result of the public's seemingly insatiable appetite for poker, many casinos have re-opened poker rooms for Texas Hold ‘Em and other poker variations such as Seven-Card Stud and Omaha.
Not quite adept with your poker skills? No problem! Let ACCESS Destination Services bring you up to speed at one of our “practice round” poker tournaments – just as fun as the real thing and the perfect training grounds for the big time. We will customize your tournament based on your group size, the degree of poker interest and your desired structure (or lack thereof) for rules.
The evening may begin with a “Texas Hold ‘Em Poker” tournament. This is a fully staffed event designed to bring out the best of the best. Each poker table features colorful chips and a professional Las Vegas dealer (the same dealers who call the ‘real' tournaments on TV). Pit bosses oversee the action in the room. For a tournament option, rounds are timed and winners advance to the next round, while non-winners can visit the bar, mingle with friends, or play informally at their tables. Play continues in this format until the final round ends with one Grand Champion!
Contact the Las Vegas Office of ACCESS Destination Services for your next theme event or team building program.
Los Angeles
Extreme Makeover…L.A. Edition! Talk about “facelifts”! More than just renovating, the prodigious City of Angels is re-inventing itself! At least five major hotel upgrade projects are underway or completed and the Planning Commission has approved a 300 room W Hotel, to be built in the heart of Hollywood. Contact ACCESS Destination Services for your next Los Angeles site inspection and we'll keep you posted on all of the exciting changes.
On the corner of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard sits the “Pretty Woman” location – the luxurious Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Approximately $35 million has gone into room reconstruction and renovations at this 395 room property. In addition Wolfgang Puck's new restaurant offers even more opportunities for celebrity-watching.
Home of the Golden Globe Awards, the 570 room Beverly Hilton Hotel has upgraded all of the guest rooms as part of an $80 million renovation representing the rebirth of this famed icon. The former Merv Griffin hotel has been reborn, evident from the moment one steps into the spacious, sparkling lobby.
Set amidst seven acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza is an urban oasis featuring 728 guestrooms and sweeping views of Los Angeles and the ocean. This property will embark this summer on a 90 day multi-million renovation that will include all guest rooms, suites, and common areas.
The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa, located in one of Pasadena's most prestigious communities, has completed an exciting $19 million renovation including the guestrooms in the main building, all meeting and historic ballroom space, the Lobby Lounge and the exterior grounds and Courtyard. The design honors the classic architecture, yet adds a dramatic flair to the traditional style.
The Sofitel Los Angeles remains open while undergoing a $35 million dollar total transformation scheduled to be completed this spring. This chic Beverly Hills hotel has location, location, location with its proximity to the sights of Hollywood, the Beverly Center, Restaurant Row, Santa Monica Beach and more.
For your next special event or site inspection, contact the Los Angeles Office of ACCESS Destination Services.
Special note: The Los Angeles Office of ACCESS congratulates team member Steve McCleave, Senior Sales Manager, for achieving his DMCP designation.
Orange County
Something for everybody at the OCeanfront! With 42 miles of uninterrupted beaches, no wonder it is challenging to select the ideal OC property from among the many fine resorts along the breathtaking coastline. Long established in Orange County, ACCESS Destination Services has its finger on the pulse of each of the seaside villages and can help you determine which “personality” best suits your overall meeting or incentive goals.
Is it the artists' haven, Laguna Beach, home to the Pageant of the Masters and an eclectic mix of fine dining, galleries and boutiques. The Montage Resort and Spa offers luxury amenities balanced with the warmth of a cozy Craftsman-style inn. The surfside Surf and Sand Resort features guestrooms with private balconies and breathtaking views of the coastal wave breaks.
Maybe Dana Point, bordered by dramatic cliffs and the azure waters of the Pacific Ocean, with its two marinas offers the type of nautical adventures and themes your guests would enjoy. Dana Point properties include the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, a Tuscan-inspired masterpiece with contemporary interiors and warm earth tones. The Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, as its name denotes, sits atop the cliffs and features coastal décor in the spirit of Dana Point. The recently remodeled Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, high atop a bluff, allows for panoramic white-water views and recently premiered Restaurant 162, appropriately named for its awe-inspiring location 162' above sea level.
Huntington Beach, with its historic pier and reputation as a haven for surfers is poised to be a premier location for meeting and event facilities with several new projects underway. In the fall of 2006, completion is expected on a 3.5 acre multifunction development overlooking the pier called the Strand. Pacific City another OCeanfront project is due to be completed in the spring of 2007. Pacific City will include a 200-room boutique resort and spa, a retail promenade, health and wellness center, and a dedicated live entertainment venue. Pacific City will link the 517 room Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach and the 290 room Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort with the burgeoning downtown scene.
Contact the Orange County Office of ACCESS Destination Services for your next OCeanfront site inspection and for all your corporate event planning needs.Newsletter Sign up
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