Awards & Accolades

Tourism

2009 Gold List, Condé Nast Traveler (West Baden Springs Hotel)

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

Great Indiana Getaway winner, Indiana Office of Tourism Development

"Best Day Trip from Louisville," Louisville Magazine, 2008

"Best Indiana Getaway," Indianapolis Woman Magazine Choice Award, 2008

Industry

Development of the Year finalist, Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS)

Design

Best Redesign of Casino Resort, Casino Design Awards

"Best Theme," Southern Gaming Magazine The Best Of Awards, 2008

Golf

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

Most Underrated Golf Resort in Midwest, Travel & Leisure Golf Magazine, 2007

Spa

"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

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 forBest 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)