Alabama Resort Receives Critical Acclaim from National Media

    /24-7PressRelease/ - BIRMINGHAM, AL, April 16, 2008 - From Travel + Leisure to Golf magazine to Golf Digest, Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa has been praised in several national publications recently. Both the resort as a whole and the on-site Birmingham, Alabama golf course, have received accolades from the national media.

"We focus every day on enhancing our guests' experience at Ross Bridge," said Steve Miller, General Manager at the Hoover, AL hotel. "Ross Bridge offers a unique blend of great golf, luxurious accommodations and world-class amenities in a picturesque setting. With easy access to Birmingham's airport and the Interstates, we hope to attract even more guests to Birmingham through the recent positive national exposure."

Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa was featured in the following publications:

Travel + Leisure magazine - "Top 500 Hotels in the World" (January 2008). Ross Bridge was the only hotel in Alabama featured in this high-profile list.

Golf Digest magazine - The Ross Bridge Clubhouse was named "One of the Top 50 19th Holes" in the Country (March 2008). After playing the 8,191-yard course (one of the world's longest), the hospitality will bring you back from exhaustion; it's "clean, open and comfy" (fireplace and plasma TVs); "gotta try the shrimp and grits"; overlooks the resort's pool, "so try not to stare."

Golf magazine - Best Golf Resorts Silver Award (April 2008). One of 45 silver award-winning destinations from Hawaii to Hoover.

Golf magazine - Best In Your Area (April 2008). The best lodging in the Southeast included: Sea Island Resort; Ritz-Carlton Lodge - Reynolds Plantation; Pinehurst Resort; Kiawah Island Golf Resort and Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa.

Golfweek -Top Public-access Courses in the Country. (March 8, 2008). The Lake Course at the Robert Trent Jones (RTJ) Golf Trail at Grand National in Opelika also made the list.

This Birmingham hotel offers a complete resort getaway, sure to excite, relax and challenge guests.

About Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa is part of the Resort Collection on Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Nestled among a quintessential resort town, this hotel in Birmingham, Alabama offers casual elegance highlighted with balconies overlooking stunning grounds and a signature pool featuring waterfalls and fountains. Boasting the third longest golf trail in the world, this Birmingham, Alabama resort features a Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail course highlighted by sweeping views of the surrounding foothills. A 12,000 square foot European spa, exclusively designed to ensure complete relaxation and tranquility. For more information on this four-diamond resort, visit www.rossbridgeresort.com. For more information on the entire resort collection and the RTJ Golf Trail, visit www.rtjgolf.com.

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