Awards & Accolades
Tourism
Gold List, Condé Nast Traveler (West Baden Springs Hotel) 2009, 2010, 2011
Top 75 U.S. Resorts, Condé Nast Traveler (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Zagat Survey, Top U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas, 2009 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
AAA Four Diamond rated hotels
Local Secrets, Big Finds®, Travelocity
"Best Day Trip from Louisville," Louisville Magazine, 2008
"Best Indiana Getaway," Indianapolis Woman Magazine Choice Award, 2008
Golf
No. 2 among the Top 10 Northern U.S. Golf Resorts, Conde Nast Traveler 2011 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Top 100 Best Public Courses, Golf Digest, 2011 (The Pete Dye Course & The Donald Ross Course)
No. 1 Course in Indiana, GolfWeek’s Best You Can Play, 2011 (The Pete Dye Course)
No. 2 Course in Indiana, GolfWeek’s Best You Can Play, 2011 (The Donald Ross Course)
America’s Best New Public Course, Golf Digest, 2009 (The Pete Dye Course)
Best New Course of the Year, Golf Magazine, 2009 (The Pete Dye Course)
Rated One of The Best New Courses, Links Magazine, 2009 (The Pete Dye Course)
America's Top 30 Casino Courses, GolfWeek Magazine, 2008 (The Donald Ross Course)
"18 Best Holes in Indiana," Indiana Business Magazine, 2008 (The Donald Ross Course)
Runner Up: Best Remodel in America, Golf Digest Magazine, 2007 (The Donald Ross Course)
Runner Up: 2007 Renovation of the Year, GOLF Magazine, 2007 (The Donald Ross Course)
#1 Value among courses in Indiana and Kentucky, GOLF Magazine, 2007 (The Donald Ross Course)
Best Courses You Can Play, GolfWeek Magazine, 2008 (The Donald Ross Course)
Excellent Rating, Zagat Survey Guide to America's Top Golf Courses, 2007/2008
Spa
Top 100 Resort Spas-Condé Nast Traveler2010
One of the Top Spas in the Midwest, Spa Magazine 2010
"Best Spa," Southern Gaming Magazine The Best Of Awards, 2007 & 2008
Meetings
Gold Tee Award, Meetings and Conventions Magazine, 2008 & 2009
Pinnacle Award, Successful Meetings Magazine, 2007 & 2008
Gold Key Award, Meetings & Conventions Magazine, 2008
Planner's Choice, Meeting News Magazine, 2008
Casino
Best Casino, First place winner Reader’s Pick, Fort Wayne newspaper 2010
Best Redesign of Casino Resort, Casino Design Awards
"Best Theme," Southern Gaming Magazine The Best Of Awards, 2008
Preservation (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Outstanding Preservation of a National Historic Landmark, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 2007
J.Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation for Best Historic Rehab or Adaptive Re-Use for Hotel/Hospitality, 2007
National Preservation Honor Award Winner, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1998 & 2008
Certificate of Appreciation, National Park Service, 1997
Gibson Award, American Institute of Architects, 1997
Orange County Historic Contribution Award, Orange County Historical Society, 1997
Distinguished Achievement in Historic Preservation Award, Ball State University, 1999
Official Project of Save America's Treasures, the Millennium Committee to Save America's Treasures, 1999
Outstanding Hoosier Preservationist Award, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 2000
Designations
Summit Hotels & Resorts (French Lick Springs Hotel)
Preferred Hotels & Resorts (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), by U.S. Secretary of the Interior since 1987 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, 2002 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Designated a Historical Hotel of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2008 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Designated on the National Register of Historic Places (French Lick Springs Hotel)
Designated on the National Register of Historic Places (West Baden Springs Hotel)