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Story and photo by Suzanne Nielsen and reprinted with permission of the
Daily Herald.
August 22, 2003
 Queen's Garden Resort will be the first
Diamond-Rated hotel on Saba in the American Automobile
Association travel guides, announced General Manager
Alieke Couturier.
Couturier said that a certain Mr. C. Bennett was
somewhat of a mystery guest, and only later introduced
the real purpose of his visit to Saba, which was to
review the island's tourist offering and its
accommodations for Triple A. Although Saba is
mentioned in AAA guides, there has never been any
information regarding island accommodations.
Bennet stayed three days at the resort, and toured
Saba and its other hotels. The Queen's Garden garnered
a total of three diamonds out of a possible five. AAA
has its own criteria, which may include things like
the availability of in-room kitchenettes, 24-hour
concierge service, bathtubs, on site recreational
activities, restaurant availability, ambiance, etc.
The AAA was founded in 1902 and serves the needs of
American car owners and travellers. The purpose of
Bennett's visit was to introduce the AAA customers to
a choice of hotels on Saba by listing them in the
travel guides of the American Automobile Association
and on-line at www.aaa.com. Rated hotels will also be
included in a global distribution systems called SABRE.
Couturier was delighted with the unexpected listing
and said, “We are extremely happy with a Diamond
rating within the AAA network, which will give us and
Saba exposure to the 43 million members of the AAA.
The hotels listed will also have the opportunity to
get booked through the 1,100 travel agents in the
United States that are linked to AAA. For our hotel it
also proves we are on the right track and we would
like to thank our staff, vendors and owner for their
continuing support.”
Couturier reported that an AAA representative will
call on Saba again to update the hotel listing.
Photo: Queen's Garden Resort.
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Story and photograph © Suzanne Nielsen, 2005.
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