Spa My Blend by Clarins at The Ritz-Carlton Toronto Receives Top Honors in The Travel + Leisure 2013 World’s Best Awards

TORONTO–(Marketwired – Jul 8, 2013) –
Hospitality is a thoughtful, artistic balance of
service and quality — not only providing what is anticipated and
required, but going above and beyond to deliver a tremendously
positive, unforgettable experience. Each year,
Travel + Leisurereaders rate hotels and hotel spas, among
other travel companies and destinations, in a range or categories
in the annual
Travel + LeisureWorld’s Best Awards survey that recognizes
the very best in travel around the globe. The 2013 World’s Best
Awards list includes

Spa My Blend by Clarins at The Ritz-Carlton, Torontoas the

Top Hotel Spa Overalland The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto among the

Top City Hotels in Canada.

The 2013 World’s Best Awards hotel rankings are based on
readers’ rating in five categories ranging from rooms/facilities to
location to service. For the hotel spa category, properties were
rated by readers on ambience, treatments, service, and value.

Combining the incomparable service guests have come to expect
from

The Ritz-Carlton, Torontowith the revolutionary face and body
treatment concepts from Spa My Blend by Clarins, the award-winning
hotel is able to offer a one-of-a-kind spa oasis in the heart of
Toronto’s downtown. The hotel’s on-site spa experience offers some
of the finest health and beauty professionals and places guests at
the centre of their very own, fully customized wellness
program.

With a remarkable array of relaxing, luxurious spas for guests
to choose from, it’s no small feat to be the best hotel spa in
Ontario. It’s decidedly more difficult to be the best in Canada.
But to be recognized as the top hotel spa overall — over thousands
of spas worldwide — is a testament to Spa My Blend by Clarins’
attention to detail, outstanding service, and unmatched guest
satisfaction.

“The
Travel + LeisureWorld’s Best Awards represent the best
travel experiences in the world as chosen by guests,” says Tim
Terceira, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto. ”There
is no greater recognition than that of your guests, and the Ladies
and Gentlemen of The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto are proud to be one of
the World’s Best for 2013,” he says.

This recognition is just one of the luxury downtown hotel’s
accolades. The two-time AAA-CAA Five-Diamond Award winner (and the
only Toronto hotel to win the award) The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto was
also recognized by
Travel + Leisureto be among the Top City Hotels in Canada,
for the second year in a row. 

About The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto

As Toronto’s only five-diamond hotel, The
Ritz-Carlton, Toronto welcomes guests to the heart of the city’s
bustling financial and performing arts districts. Located across
from Roy Thompson Hall and only steps from the Toronto
International Film Festival Bell Lightbox, the downtown Toronto spa
and hotel features

267 elegantly appointed guest rooms and hotel suitesthat offer
magnificent city or lake views from floor to ceiling windows.

Along with its legendary service, luxury amenities and offerings
including North America’s only SpaMyBlend by Clarins, the spacious
outdoor terrace at DEQ Lounge, signature Ritz-Carlton Club Level
service and the impeccable dining experience of TOCA restaurant, a
top choice among downtown Toronto restaurants.

About The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. of Chevy
Chase, Md., currently operates 80 hotels in the Americas, Europe,
Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. More than 30
hotel and residential projects are under development around the
globe. The Ritz-Carlton is the only service company to have twice
earned the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
which recognizes outstanding customer service. For more
information, or reservations, contact a travel professional or
visit the company website at

www.ritzcarlton.com. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. (
NYSE:
MAR)