Kensington Hotel president and general manager Matt Park said they are planning to keep their status as the best hotel in The Marianas, based on the feedback they collected from all of their guests.<\/p>\n
Kensington celebrated its second year anniversary last Saturday with public and private officials in attendance for the more than three-hour long celebration of fun, music, and dances that included a performance of South Korean all-girl musical group Odd Eye.<\/p>\n
Park, in an interview with the Saipan Tribune, said that Kensington has achieved the status in a short period of time. \u201cIn two years, I can proudly say that we are evaluated by our guests\u2014all travelers in Saipan and Guam\u2014where we get high scores.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you see online, we\u2019re already mentioned as the best hotel in our area. Our target is to keep that status, not only in the CNMI and Guam, but hopefully the whole [region],\u201d added Park.<\/p>\n
He said that the challenge now is to keep that status since a number of hotels would soon open to match the high room demand on the growing tourism market.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we have to keep that spirit, especially with a lot of hotels that are going to open. We will soon have plenty of competitors. We need to become better than them to achieve that goal,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He also thanked the community and their staff for their support. \u201cThis won\u2019t be possible without the community\u2019s support, all the people of Saipan and the CNMI. We\u2019re not here if not for you\u2014the community and our workers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur staff is our treasure. They give the best service possible to all our guests\u2014local and off-island like our Korean and Chinese guests. I can only say a huge thank you to everyone. And, with these hotels coming up, we\u2019re asking for your continued support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Park said E-Land, Kensington\u2019s parent company, would continue to invest and improve their facilities. \u201cIn terms of investment, we\u2019re planning to have a garden to educate the kids\u2014not only the children of our hotel guests.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to have a fruit and vegetable garden in the western side of our land. We had already started with the project and maybe next year you could already see that great garden here at Kensington.\u201d<\/p>\n
Park said that Kensington, despite its distance from the Garapan tourist district, continues to enjoy an occupancy rate in the 80s. \u201cI think that is really a satisfactory percentage for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Proud of their success<\/strong><\/p>\n Marianas Visitors Authority managing director Chris Concepcion congratulated Kensington and E-Land for their second year anniversary. \u201cThis is the first ever Kensington property opened outside of South Korea, so we are grateful that the CNMI was selected and are proud of their success.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Kensington Hotel has elevated the tourist experience in the CNMI because of the high-end amenities and luxurious rooms and dining options they offer our guests. They turned the former Nikko Hotel into something unique and inviting for locals and visitors alike.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that Kensington should also be commended for their contributions to the community. \u201cTheir corporate social responsibility team has adopted and maintained Paupau Beach and Coral Ocean Point Beach, they\u2019ve built bus stops for our children, amongst many other community service gestures they\u2019ve made in just two short years.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe work hand in hand with Kensington and E-Land to promote the CNMI in all our major source markets. We thank them and look forward to partnering with them to continue promoting the CNMI as a premier tourist destination,\u201d added Concepcion.<\/p>\n