AVON, Colo. (July 1, 2015) – The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain is pleased to announce that it has promoted Kristen Pryor to serve as General Manager of the award-winning resort.
With nearly 20 years of hospitality sales experience, Pryor has served as The Westin Riverfront’s Director of Sales & Marketing since the resort’s pre-opening in 2007. She helped position the resort to win numerous awards and accolades, including earning Colorado’s first Silver LEED hotel certification and being named Conde Nast Traveler’s #1 U.S. Resort for 2010. Under Pryor’s leadership, Starwood also honored The Westin Riverfront for “Sales Team of the Year.”
A member of HSMAI, Pryor is an active supporter of many Vail Valley organizations, including serving on Town of Avon’s 2014 re-branding committee and working closely with the Vail Valley Partnership, Beaver Creek Resort and the Vail Valley Foundation.
A graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Pryor previously served as the Associate Director of Sales at the JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek. Pryor started her hospitality career as a concierge at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa and also held sales positions at the Keystone Conference Center and the Omni Interlocken Resort & Spa.
“Kristen has a proven herself to be a creative, energetic and hands-on leader,” said Harry Frampton, Chairman of East West Resorts, which manages the property. “She has worked tirelessly to promote The Westin Riverfront and the Vail Valley and understands the East West commitment to delivering amazing guest experiences and strong community partnerships.”
Developed by Colorado’s East West Partners, the AAA Four Diamond Westin Riverfront features 230 finely appointed guest residences ranging from studio suites to three-bedroom condominiums, all featuring custom kitchens, five-piece bathrooms, gas fireplaces and Westin Heavenly Beds. The resort offers more than 7,500 total square feet of banquet and meeting space, including the 4,000 square foot Riverside Ballroom with floor-to-ceiling windows with stunning Beaver Creek Mountain views, plus a beautifully landscaped Wedding Lawn and a 2,000 square foot outdoor banquet terrace.
This fall, The Westin Riverfront will complete nearly $3 million in renovations, including a major revamp of all public corridors, guest residences, Ski Valet and the Kids Club, a new Spa Anjali lounge and an expanded pool bar.
Other amenities at The Westin Riverfront include the state-of-the-art Athletic Club at The Westin, a year-round outdoor pool, three infinity-edged hot tubs and Maya, a modern Mexican kitchen & tequila bar by Chef Richard Sandoval. Spa Anjali offers an extensive menu of treatments focusing on healing mountain traditions.
The Westin Riverfront offers direct access to Beaver Creek’s powder via the Riverfront Express Gondola in the winter and amazing fly fishing, hiking, whitewater rafting, mountain biking and golf in the spring, summer and fall.
For more information on The Westin Riverfront Beaver Creek, please visit www.westinriverfrontbeavercreek.com or call 1-866-949-1616.
