AGUA CALIENTE CASINO RESORT SPA NAMED RECOMMENDED HOTEL AND SUNSTONE SPA NAMED FOUR-STAR SPA BY FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE IN ITS OFFICIAL 2019 STAR RATING ANNOUNCEMENT

Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa and Sunstone Spa Earn Prestigious Awards; All Ratings Showcased on ForbesTravelGuide.com

Rancho Mirage, Calif. (February 20, 2019) — Forbes Travel Guide today unveiled its annual Star Rating list, naming Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa as a Forbes Travel Guide Recommended Hotel and Sunstone Spa as a Four-Star Spa. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa and Sunstone Spa will be showcased with all of the Star Rating recipients on ForbesTravelGuide.com.

This is the second consecutive year that the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, a AAA Four Diamond property, has attained the Forbes Travel Guide Recommended rating, and also the second consecutive year that Sunstone Spa has attained the Forbes Four-Star rating. With the perfect mix of elegance and exhilaration, this luxurious destination resort located in the heart of Southern California’s beautiful Coachella Valley offers 340 spacious guest rooms, 71,000 square feet of the area’s best gaming, an outdoor oasis with sparkling pools and luxury cabanas, award-winning dining, world-class entertainment and more. The luxurious 10,500 square-foot Sunstone Spa features seasonal massage and skin packages, full-service hair and nail salons, fitness center, eucalyptus steam room and dry sauna, whirlpool, private outdoor swimming pool, and luxury spa cabanas.

In addition to the luxurious hotel accommodations and spa, the property features the award-winning fine dining restaurant, The Steakhouse, winner of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence consecutively since 2007 and a new recipient this year of the AAA Four Diamond Restaurant award, and The Show, the premier concert theater in Southern California that this year celebrates its 10th anniversary of playing host to a legendary lineup of performers.

“Our hotel and spa continue to receive accolades for the guest service our entire staff offers across all amenities at both of our resort properties located in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage,” says Saverio R. Scheri III, Chief Operating Officer of Agua Caliente Casino Resorts.

Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa continues for the second year with this auspicious inclusion in the luxury travel ratings that have been the gold standard in the hospitality industry since 1958.

“We are delighted to celebrate the 2019 Star Rating winners, an outstanding collection of hotels, restaurants and spas that demonstrates a strong culture of service,” says Filip Boyen, Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Travel Guide.

“In a time of information overload and fake reviews online, Forbes Travel Guide is the ultimate trusted source in luxury travel,” Boyen says. “Our objective, data-driven Star Rating list features properties that achieved an impeccable standard of excellence in hospitality. We congratulate everyone associated with the prestigious properties recognized today.” For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star ratings, click here.

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Forbes Travel Guide is the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. Our anonymous professional inspectors evaluate based on up to 900 objective standards, with an emphasis on exceptional service, to help discerning travelers select the world’s best luxury experiences. The only way to get a Five-Star, Four-Star or Recommended rating is by earning it through our independent inspection process. For our full award winners list, daily travel stories and more information about Forbes Travel Guide, visit www.forbestravelguide.com.

About Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa:

Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, a AAA Four Diamond and Forbes Recommended property in Rancho Mirage, ranked top 10 for “Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas” in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice 2018 travel awards, and Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs offer the hottest slots, a variety of table games, and high-limit gaming, plus fine dining and shopping, all in a gorgeous resort setting. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa is also home to the Forbes Four-Star Sunstone Spa and The Show, the premier concert theater in Southern California featuring a legendary lineup of performers. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa and Spa Resort Casino are owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which also owns the world-renowned Indian Canyons and Tahquitz Canyon hiking trails, and Indian Canyons Golf Resort.

Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, a AAA Four Diamond and Forbes Recommended property in Rancho Mirage, ranked top 10 for “Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas” in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice 2018 travel awards, and Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs offer the hottest slots, a variety of table games, and high-limit gaming, plus fine dining and shopping, all in a gorgeous resort setting. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa is also home to the Forbes Four-Star Sunstone Spa and The Show, the premier concert

theater in Southern California featuring a legendary lineup of performers. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa and Spa Resort Casino are owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which also owns the world-renowned Indian Canyons and Tahquitz Canyon hiking trails, and Indian Canyons Golf Resort.

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