Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Naval Station Pearl Harbor was announced Feb. 1 as one of 15 recipients of the 2009 Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Award for excellence in lodging management. The announcement was made by Robert Work, acting Secretary of the Navy.

Winners are graded on lodging operations, including facilities, service, finance and management and are accredited and evaluated periodically based on established performance standards.

Navy gateway inns and suites activities are awarded three, four or five-star ratings similar to commercial hotel industry quality standard ratings. Achieving a five-star rating is a significant accomplishment.

Other installations who achieved a five-star rating include: Naval Base Point Loma, Calif.; Naval Base San Diego, Calif.; Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif.; Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.; Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine; Naval Station Newport, R.I.; Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Maine; Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.; Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va.; Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Va.; Joint Forces Staff College; Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.; Naval Base Kitsap, Wash. and U.S. Naval Station Rota, Spain.