concierge-of-the-year

Concierge of the Year Award Dinner, Oct. 17, 2016

Site Staff Social Scene

concierge-of-the-year
Sally Yates of Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells holds up her Concierge of the Year award.
PHOTOS BY LORETTA VLACH

Sally Yates has been chosen the Concierge of the Year at an event hosted by Palm Springs Life Oct. 17 at The Nest in Indian Wells.

Yates, a concierge of the Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, received the prestigious honor at the 22nd annual Concierge of the Year Awards from Mayor Pro Tem Richard Balocco of the City of Indian Wells. Balocco commended Yates for her outstanding service.

Raju Mehta of El Paseo Jewelers provided Yates with a lovely diamond pin, and Palm Springs Life Community Relations & Events Director Michael Mathews presented her with a check for $1,000.

The elegant event featured hors’ doeurves and a gourmet dinner hosted by Dodi Henry of The Nest. The nominees, which included Joe Diaz of the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort and Spa and Celina Adame of The Club at PGA WEST, were selected for this honor by their peers.

Event judges included Mahasti Islami, marketing and sponsorship director at The Gardens on El Paseo/El Paseo Village; Maggie Mares, owner of Mares Menswear of El Paseo; Erin Scott, marketing and public relations director at The Living Desert; Heather Raumin, owner of The Café at Shields Date Garden, and Willie Rhine, co-owner of Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge in Palm Springs.

Nicky Faeth, representing the Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, thanked concierges for their roles as special ambassadors for the valley’s tourism-dependent cities. She presented all three finalists with congratulatory red rose bouquets.

The Nest
75-188 Highway 111
Indian Wells, CA 92210
760-346-2314
www.gotothenest.com

Photography By: Loretta Vlach