November 13, 2006

St. James Hotel Named Best Greater Minnesota Venue
by Twin Cities Business Magazine

(Red Wing, MN) – The St. James Hotel was named the Best Venue in Greater Minnesota by Twin Cities Business. The award was recently announced in the magazine, which published its readers’ favorite restaurants, hotels, caterers and event venues in the November issue, which focused on Restaurants and Hospitality. The 2006 Restaurants & Hospitality Poll acknowledged the top Twin Cities and Minnesota establishments in 18 categories. The St. James Hotel earned first place honors in the category of Best Greater Minnesota Venue. Second and third places went to Grandview Lodge and Maddens, both located in the Brainerd Lakes area.

“We are very honored to receive this distinctive award,” said Kevin Osborn, general manager of the St. James Hotel, “It’s a privilege to be chosen as the top venue in greater Minnesota, as our competition throughout the state is formidable. We’re pleased that the savvy readers of such a prestigious, regional business publication such as Twin Cities Business notice the attention to detail and customized service we strive to offer all of our clients. We appreciate the vote of confidence and will continue to offer the friendly, professional service that earned us this award.”

The historic St. James Hotel is located downtown Red Wing along the banks of the Mississippi River about an hour from the Twin Cities. It offers 61 guestrooms, 14,000 sq. ft. of meeting space and three full service restaurants; The Port, which serves dinner daily in an intimate wine cellar atmosphere, the Veranda, a bright, airy space overlooking the Mississippi River, open for breakfast and lunch and Jimmy’s Pub, a turn-of-the-century club, which serves a wonderful selection of appetizers, beers, wines and spirits, and offers entertainment on Fridays.

For more information on booking meetings and conventions, special packages or to make hotel or dinner reservations contact 651-388-2846 or from the metro area call 651-227-1800.