The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Convention Center located at 185 Brainard Road in Hartford, Connecticut has received a four-star Certificate of Excellence Rating for 2010 from the prestigious TripAdvisor® for Business. The hotel’s general manager, Lisa Bublitz, commented, “We are very pleased that 80% of the travelers to our hotel and convention center stated they would recommend us to their colleagues and friends.”

Christine Petersen, president of TripAdvisors for Business, explained that, “Our program recognizes highly-rated hospitality establishments across the United States as reviewed by TripAdvisor. For a property to meet the Certificate of Excellence criteria, it must average more than four out of five stars since the beginning of a designated year.” The certification is awarded as a result of guest surveys conducted with a property’s guests during 2010.

Located within two miles of the Hartford Convention Center and the CT Expo Center, the re-launched Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Hartford features 85 rooms and 44 luxury suites with kitchenettes, complimentary hard-wired and wireless hi-speed Internet, complimentary shuttle service and a hot breakfast buffet. The hotel and conference center offers onsite meeting rooms which include a variety of customized room setup options, catering and top-notch meeting support.

The Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites’ Board Room seats 12 guests in a 23- by 12-foot space, with 9.5-feet ceilings. The popular Brainard Room features a comfortable U-shape capacity for 26 guests and theatre seating for 50 guests. The room is 23- by 28-feet with 9.5-foot ceilings.

“This notable ranking certification by TripAdvisor,” stated Ms. Bublitz, “reflects the high level of professionalism our entire staff strives for in every part of our hotel. We welcome guests from all across the United States, with a large percentage from the northeast U.S. and New England regions. It is very gratifying to learn that our accommodations received such a high approval rating from the overwhelming majority of our guests and visitors.”

The hotel also offers complimentary shuttle service to Brainard Airport and the Greater Hartford area, heated seasonal outdoor pool, fitness center, Jacuzzi/whirlpool spa, complimentary parking, dry cleaning, laundry services and a multi-lingual staff. Ms. Bublitz added, “Our free shuttle runs to the Connecticut Expo Center, XL Center, Comcast Theater plus several major businesses and Hartford hospitals.”

TripAdvisor® provides the World’s Most Trusted Travel Advice™. The company’s website, www.tripadvisor.com, provides more than 40 million travel reviews and traveler opinions. The site provides reviews of destinations around the world, hotels, cruises, vacation rentals, airline reviews, and things to do at each destination. Visitors to TripAdvisor.com will find travel advice for business, luxury and family travel; articles and reviews written by travelers; traveler’s photo slide shows; trip advice blogs; airline flight cost comparisons; airfare deals and travel tips.

For information, rates, package offers and more, visit www.hartford-hotel.com or www.wnwhospitality.com, or contact the sales division of the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Hartford at 860-525-1000.