MIAMI, Oct. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The James Royal Palm is the third James hotel to announce its partnership with Stash Hotel Rewards®, the largest loyalty program for independent hotels in the United States. As the newest hotel in The James portfolio of luxury hotels, The James Royal Palm will join sister properties, The James Chicago on the historic Magnificent Mile and The James New York in Soho, Manhattan, in offering this independent, hotel loyalty program. During its inaugural year, The James Royal Palm is attracting even more guests with this extensive, flexible, hotel rewards program, as Stash members can now earn and redeem points that never expire toward free nights at this luxurious oceanfront Miami hotel.
"With The James Royal Palm joining Stash Hotel Rewards, our customers can now earn points towards stays at all three James hotels," said Lisa Zandee, Senior Vice President of Brand Management at Denihan. "This partnership with Stash Hotel Rewards helps increase awareness around The James Royal Palm, The James Chicago and The James New York to even more guests who can turn each overnight stay into an investment, true luxury liberated."
Located in the heart of South Beach on historic Collins Avenue, The James Royal Palm offers luxury resort-style amenities in a boutique hotel and boasts a total of 393 guest rooms with the majority offering ocean views. Ideally situated with access to the coveted and culturally-rich area of South Beach, the Miami hotel provides an array of accommodations, activities and event spaces for leisure and business travelers. Like all of The James Hotels, guests of The James Royal Palm oceanfront retreat will find personalized comfort, generous complimentary amenities, custom-designed modern furniture and impeccable service.
The James appeals to guests who seek true quality and prefer an authentic, superiorly crafted residential experience. At each hotel, guestrooms and public spaces reflect an artful balance of form and function that embodies the brand's commitment to luxury liberated from tradition. The brand conveys a guest-centric ethic reinforced by unconventional attention to detail, intelligent in-room amenities, socially accommodating, residentially-styled private spaces and interest-specific cultural recommendations from friendly and informed staff members. The properties' offerings blend comfort and high-tech amenities to meet the needs of the modern traveler. As a globally minded brand, The James is also strongly committed to supporting an environmentally thoughtful lifestyle through a variety of programming and initiatives.
Guests of The James can enroll with Stash at no cost at www.stashrewards.com. Stash members earn five points for each dollar spent on eligible room rates and can redeem them at great independent hotels across North America, including the Caribbean and Hawaii. Stash points never expire, and redemption is simple, without blackout dates or category restrictions found in many chain programs. Stash partner hotels also provide members with exclusive travel deals.
The Stash Hotel Rewards program is well-suited for guests of The James - those travelers who want to stay at hotels with more memorable, personalized guest experiences, but who also want to earn points for each of their visits. With this new partnership, The James Royal Palm joins a distinguished group of boutique hotels including The Lenox Hotel and The Hotel Veritas in Boston, The Hotel Wilshire and Sunset Marquise in Los Angeles, as well as The James in Chicago and New York.
ABOUT THE JAMES ROYAL PALM
The James Royal Palm is The James brand's third location and first hotel in Florida. Joining sister properties in Chicago and New York City, The James Royal Palm is an ideally situated, oceanfront beach retreat with interiors designed by Lauren Rottet of Rottet Studio. The hotel is a modern tribute to the Royal Palm Hotel's rich history, keeping intact many signature elements of the original architect's design. In continuation of the brand's support for the arts, The James Royal Palm features a carefully curated art collection, "An Ocean Apart," as well as a local, cultural collection of artistic partners. The James Royal Palm feature signature restaurant, Florida Cookery, and CATCH, a globally influenced seafood dining destination, in addition to two swimming pools, a plunge pool, poolside bar, lobby lounge, coffee bar, renew the spa with salt-infused treatments, lil' james offerings for children, Give the shop and more than10,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. For more, visit http://www.jameshotels.com/Miami
ABOUT THE JAMES
In the realm of hospitality, The James Hotels, with ideally situated locations in Chicago, New York and Miami, are authentic, warmly modern, residentially-styled luxury hotels that deliver an artistically inspired blend of exquisitely hand-crafted design surrounded by environmentally thoughtful details. The James defines luxury liberated from tradition; this core philosophy is evident in the properties' residential yet social environment and personal, intuitive service. For more information, follow James Hotels on Twitter, twitter.com/jameshotels, Facebook facebook.com/JamesHotels, and Pinterest pinterest.com/thejameshotels/, in addition to jameshotels.com.
ABOUT STASH HOTEL REWARDS
Stash Hotel Rewards frees travelers from the uninspired offerings of existing hotel reward programs by making it easy to break free from big, bland hotel chains and stay at amazing hotels. Stash was founded on a belief in the happiness-producing power of traveling to places that convey a unique and interesting story – places with soul. It's a belief that is shared with the independent hoteliers and the independently-minded travelers the company was created to serve. Launched in May 2010, Stash was founded by a team of travel and e-commerce veterans from Expedia, Amazon, Microsoft, and Zillow. Stash is headquartered in Palo Alto with offices in Seattle and Miami. Travelers can easily sign up for a free account at www.stashrewards.com.