EAGLE RIDGE RESORT & SPA RECEIVES ESTEEMED STELLA AWARDS

EAGLE RIDGE RESORT & SPA RECEIVES ESTEEMED STELLA AWARDS FROM NORTHSTAR MEETINGS GROUP IN THREE CATEGORIES

GALENA, Ill. (Oct. 16, 2023) – Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa, located in The Galena Territory, is honored to announce that it is the proud winner of the 7th Annual Stella Awards from Northstar Meetings Group. The destination resort received three Stella Awards – Silver Medal in the Best Renovation in the Midwest for Stonedrift Spa, Bronze Medal as the Best Golf Resort in the Midwest, and another Bronze Medal for the Best Sustainability Initiative in the Global category. The Stella Awards are the meeting industry’s highest honor, recognizing hotels, convention centers, conference centers, airlines, cruise lines, DMOs/CVBs and DMCs that consistently deliver quality service and innovation to meeting and event professionals.

“We are ecstatic to receive such a prestigious award again this year, as the Stella Awards reinforce the level of excellence that Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa delivers to all resort and golf guests each day,” said Colin Sanderson, director of sales and marketing at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa. “We’re especially proud of the Silver Medal for the Best Renovation in the Midwest for the new 12,000-sq. ft. Stonedrift Spa that transformed the resort into a true 21st century destination that is both luxurious and incredibly accommodating.”
This year, nearly 10,000 votes were cast from around the world for the 770 destinations, hotels and service providers nominated in 16 categories across six regions in the United States and worldwide. Winners were selected for achieving overall excellence, superb food and beverage, professionalism of staff, sustainability initiatives, and other critical aspects of the meetings and events experience.To learn about all of the winners of the 2023 Stella Awards, visit NorthstarMeetingsGroup.com/Stellas.

Eagle Ridge is also a proud recipient of several Stella Awards received between 2019 and 2022 including three Gold Medals as the Best Golf Resort in the Midwest, four Silver Medals – the Best Resort, the Best Golf Resort, the Best Resort Event Space in the Midwest, and the Best Sustainability Initiative in the Global category.

For more information about Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa, its award-winning golf courses, or to book a reservation, please visit www.eagleridge.com or call 800-892.2269.

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About Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa is located 150 miles west of Chicago within The Galena Territory, a 6,800-acre recreational, residential and resort community six miles southeast of the historic town of Galena, Ill. The resort’s grounds include 63 holes on four award-winning golf courses, and accommodations that range from quaint Inn rooms to over 100 villas and distinctive homes. Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa has 15,000 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting space and beautiful conference homes, which regularly accommodate corporate groups, banquets, and weddings. Other features include award-winning restaurants, the new golf complex with Highlands restaurant, Lounge 289, pro shop, Country Store and a gas station, the tranquil Stonedrift Spa, and an incredible selection of outdoor seasonal activities including miles of biking, hiking and horseback riding trails, as well as tennis, hot air balloon rides, boating and fishing on the picturesque 225-acre Lake Galena. For reservations or additional information, call (800) 892-2269 or visit www.eagleridge.com.