Pheasant Run Resort & Spa In St. Charles Now Represented By Prominent Venue Planners Hinton + Grusich
Representation by noted hotel marketing firm signals "coming of age" for this full-service meetings venue
St. Charles, IL - Pheasant Run Resort & Spa, which recently underwent a major $30 million expansion and renovation, is now represented by the prominent, Chicago-based venue-planning firm Hinton + Grusich. Hinton + Grusich specialize in assisting professional meeting planners and corporations in identifying high-quality/high-value venues for business and group events. All members of the Hinton + Grusich portfolio are independent hotel properties that meet the firm's stringent standards of excellence and value.
The new relationship offers a clear signal to meeting planning professionals that Pheasant Run is a "must-consider" venue for a wide range of business and trade events, both large and small. "When we visited Pheasant Run Resort & Spa and met with the excellent staff, we quickly realized that this is a vital, attractive property that's going places," said Bill Grusich, president. "They've been doing everything right. The staff is talented, committed and unpretentious-a joy to deal with. The property has excellent accommodations and facilities, with so much to offer under one umbrella. The business facilities are spacious and flexible. The entertainment, which includes the noted Noble Fool Theatricals theater company and a Zanies comedy club, makes it easy to enjoy an evening without leaving the premises. Considering what is offered, Pheasant Run is a terrific value!"
Pheasant Run has been, in fact, a vibrant place for meetings and conventions of all kinds for many years. In 2004, Oakbrook Hotels, Inc. the owners of the property, implemented a far-reaching plan to upgrade all of the facilities and services. The result is a beautiful, re-energized property that offers an outstanding combination of comfort, style, entertainment value and functionality.
This year, Pheasant Run once again received the Gold Key award from Meetings & Conventions Magazine. The resort was nominated and selected by the readers of M&C, who based their votes on the overall professionalism and quality of the property.
"We're proud of what we've been able to accomplish during our two-year renovation project," said Peter Chu, general manager. "The property looks terrific and we're committed to serving our guests in the best way we possibly can. We're very pleased to join the Hinton + Grusich family of outstanding properties. It is quite flattering to be represented by such a great team and we will strive to exceed their high standards of quality and value. Our goal is to build a reputation as the best meeting value in the Midwest region, bar none."
The resort offers 473 guest rooms with a wide variety of luxurious accommodations from spacious courtyard rooms with expansive golf course views to lavish penthouse level and two-story whirlpool suites. Amenities include timely in-room dining, use of three swimming pools and new fitness center, and WIFI wireless high-speed Internet access in every meeting and guest room.
Pheasant Run is spaciously equipped for business events of all sizes. There are 45 meeting rooms and more than 100,000 square feet of space. The resort easily accommodates groups from 10 to 4000. Facilities include two expo centers, four ballrooms, state-of-the-art training center and comprehensive on-site convention and audio-visual services.
Among Pheasant Run's other special attractions is a newly built 320-seat theater/performance center which houses Noble Fool Theatricals and can also serve as a venue for corporate productions. The on-premises Zanies Comedy Club features a nationally recognized entourage of talent. Other features include the beautiful Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa; Bourbon Street, the exciting boulevard-within-a-resort that features shops, nightclubs and a gala ballroom; the new contemporary restaurant and lounge, Harvest, which opened in 2004, serves seasonal American fare, and has been voted one of the top 20 restaurants in Chicagoland by citysearch.com. Harvest is popular with the locals as well as resort guests.
Pheasant Run's excellent golf program (open year-round) is designed specifically to enhance business events, conventions and trade exhibitions. This year Pheasant Run earned a third consecutive Gold Tee Award from Meetings and Conventions Magazine, thus making it one of the favorite golf and meetings destinations as voted by a nationwide panel of professional meeting planners.
Headed by PGA Master Professional Bob Jan, a two-time NCAA all-American, the resort's golf program features 36 championship holes of golf including the resort course and a links course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and comprehensive learning and instruction facilities. Pheasant Run is happy to design a golf outing program for any group-tournaments, competitions, instruction and so on.
"What's just as exciting as the resort is the surrounding area of St. Charles and Geneva," said Grusich. "These two quaint, charming towns are totally revitalized, with superb boutiques, malls, museums, flea markets, the fabulous Morton Arboretum and other attractions. There is so much to do in the area. Those people who have thought of St. Charles as simply too far away from Chicago to be exciting are pleasantly surprised at the opportunity for a great time in the St. Charles area-minus the big city pollution and traffic."
SOURCE: Pheasant Run Resort & Spa